I’M NOT CHARMED BY THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE

The first time I ever heard This or the Apocalypse, I wasn’t really into them. Then I found out that Chris Adler was producing their new album, Haunt What’s Left, and I was like, “Okay, well. If Chris Adler likes ’em, I’d best give ’em another chance.” I’m a Chris Adler fan, man. I even used his name as an example of the best seasoned veterans in metal earlier today.

Well, Mr. Adler, you and I are just going to have to agree to disagree, ’cause TOTA just released a song from Haunt, “Charmer,” and it doesn’t do anything for me. It’s not your production, fine sir; I just think the song is kinda generic. In the press release you say that song “gives me goose bumps and makes me jealous,” and I want so desperately to have goose bumps and think “Gee, Chris Adler should really be jealous of these dudes,” but I just don’t. I did get a little hungry when I was l listening to the song, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the music so much as it does that I forgot to eat lunch.

Listen to “Charmer” here and let me know what you think, gang. Haunt What’s Left comes out on Good Fight on June 22.

-AR