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Burning Brides
12+ albums
hard rockStoner RockGrungealternative rockrock
about
Four albums and a decade into their career, L.A. by way of Illadelphia rockers Burning Brides have practiced their own brand of parapsychology while utilizing what frontman Dimitri Coats has communicated as an ability to “find pleasure in the pain”. On the trio’s latest offering, Anhedonia, the Brides once again display the methods to their madness via a cadre of sugary hooks and blistering riffs. As with their previous releases, Burning Brides demonstrate the ways in which the different aspects of their musical vision benefit from their mutual inclusion, as the Brides’ ability to pummel with brute force contrasts nicely with the pop sensibilities that they continue to hone. Coming on the heels of 2007’s bruising Hang Love, the newest Brides album plays as a heavy yet sun-kissed portrait of a band whose continued evolution has allowed them to access unbridled levels of energy and confidence. The Brides have compiled a freakishly good catalogue and sterling reputation for ripping it up live in the years since their inception, but the bond and resulting comfort level between singer/guitarist Dimitri Coats and bassist Melanie Coats have never been more evident than on Anhedonia. The album stands as further evidence of the band’s unique talent for incorporating some of their favorite influences while producing a signature sound that remains the backbone of their sonic exploits even as the Brides explore some new facets of that blueprint. Two elements primarily define Burning B
