The Bottom Line
Emotional metalcore.
Pros
- Excellent guitar work.
Cons
- Could use more vocal diversity.
Description
- Released April 4, 2006 on RocketStar Recordings.
- Produced by Steve Carter.
- This is the band's debut album.
Guide Review - Hell Promise - Aim For Hell
This is not a metalcore project from AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, it is the metalcore project from the former Himsa guitarist Brian Johnson. The band's debut album is a nonstop barrage of thrash riffs, breakdowns and angry lyrics.
This is pretty standard metalcore, but Johnson's guitar work makes it stand out. He comes up with some really memorable riffs and a few catchy choruses. Johnson is also the vocalist for Hell Promise. His vocals are angry and emotional, but could use a little more diversity. His former Himsa bandmate John Pettibone does backing vocals on one track and wrote the lyrics for another.
Hell Promise grabs you by the throat from the opening barrage and doesn't let go until the final note.
