Ramallah is here to shove it all right down their throats.” And he does just that. People should be terrified and horrified and disgusted at what's going on in this world and in their name every single day. Lind says it best, “We live in terrible times. The lyrical content does not cover the usual hardcore bravado: I’ll-kick-your-ass-because-I’m-hardcore-and-, etc….The words here are a verbal onslaught directed at pop-culture and the political and social depravity of the world. The foundation of the music is of the old school, brutal hardcore nature. Throughout the album the keyboards and piano add some real dark elements to the music, creating an atmosphere not found on most in-your-face-type hardcore albums, sometimes even reminiscent of the Halloween movie theme music. “Days Of Revenge” isn’t the only song where this is present, either. I can’t recall another hardcore band that has used these instruments to such perfection. What first grabbed my attention on the song “Days Of Revenge” is the use of keyboards and piano. So let me put this right out in the open, make no mistake, this is a hardcore album, but it isn’t your every day hardcore album. Kill A Celebrity is Ramallah’s first full-length album following a 6-song EP called But A Whimper that was released in 2002. As it turns out Ramallah is a one-man side-project by Rob Lind (aka “White Trash Rob”), guitarist/vocalist of Boston’s now defunct Blood For Blood-one of my favorite hardcore bands (so much for me being a music expert…hmph!)-and Saints & Sinners. I picked this CD up after hearing this eerie, socio-political metal/hardcore hybrid song called “Days Of Revenge” on a Music Choice TV channel. Ramallah is a band that I knew nothing of until recently.
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