Love Don't Live Here
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22nd January 2016 |
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2015 |
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| Label (s) | LHHC Records ( United States ) Beatdown Hardwear ( Europe , Asia ) |
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11 |
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27 min 31 s |
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Love Don't Live Here is the fourth studio album by the American hardcore punk / beatdown band Lionheart from Oakland , California .
It was released on January 22nd, 2016 through their dedicated label LHHC Records in the United States and through Beatdown Hardwear in Europe and Asia . The album contains eleven tracks with a playing time of 27 minutes and 31 seconds. To Love Do not Live Here two singles were released.
background
At the beginning of September 2015 it was announced that Lionheart was working on a new album, which should be released at the beginning of next year. In the middle of October of the same year the name, the track list and the cover of the album were presented. It's called Love Don't Live Here and it was announced for January 22nd, 2016. In order to be able to release the album in the United States , the musicians founded their own record company, LHHC Records . The band also signed a record deal with the German label Beatdown Hardwear in order to be able to release the album in Europe and Asia .
The album was recorded by Cody Fuentes at Rapture Recording Studios in Hayward , California . Love Don't Live Here was finally released on January 22nd, 2016. It is the first album in four years. Undisputed , the previous album was released in 2012.
The title of the album is based on the song of almost the same name by the funk band Rose Royce , which was successful in the 1970s . Rob Watson chose this name as this song is one of his favorite pieces.
promotion
On November 23, 2015, the main single of the album, Pain, was released along with a music video. The music video was produced by Will Darosa and was first released through Loudwire . In addition, the pre-order phase started on the same day. Four days before the official release of the album, it was streamed in full length at the English Metal Hammer . Three days after the release, Love Don't Live Here , the second single named after the album, also with a music video, was presented.
From February 4 to 28, 2016, Lionheart completed a European tour that included 25 concerts in ten countries, including Germany , France , Spain and Austria , and was accompanied by Desolated , Kublai Khan and Fallbrawl . On May 27, 2016, Lionheart surprisingly announced its dissolution. Four days after this announcement, the tour dates for a farewell tour between July 1 and 31, 2016, which also took place in Europe and included festivals such as With Full Force , Vainstream Rockfest and the Free & Easy Festival as well as first-time appearances in Serbia and Greece included, exposed to the public. This was continued in mid-August, so that the group will play their very last concert in Germany on November 5, 2016 in Chemnitz . In addition, concerts are to be played in the United States .
Track list
| # | title | length | Remarks |
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| 1. | Pain | 2:35 | 1. Single |
| 2. | Keep Talikin ' | 2:13 | |
| 3. | Witness | 2:44 | |
| 4th | Bury Me | 3:20 | |
| 5. | Love Don't Live Here | 2:53 | 2nd single |
| 6th | Rewind | 2:06 | with Andrew Mastiff |
| 7th | Quiet | 2:16 | |
| 8th. | New enemies | 2:32 | |
| 9. | Lock jaw | 2:39 | with Cameron Grabowski from These Streets |
| 10. | Dead Wrong | 2:49 | with Richard Mathews |
| 11. | Going back to the bay | 1:18 |
The songs were all written by singer Rob Watson and are about personal experiences and feelings:
- Pain was written when Watson was in a vicious cycle and his life was stuck in a kind of "loop".
- Keep Talkin ' is an outstretched middle finger, according to Watson. He wanted to say "fuck you" to the world with this song.
- Witness is a song composed on a personal level and is about his single mother and growing up in bad circumstances.
- Bury Me was inspired by the choices Watson made.
- Love Don't Live Here is described by Watson as his most personal song and describes a time in his life when he was particularly bad.
- Rewind is about Watson's childhood and his path to music.
- Still describes life in a band, especially his own group, Lionheart .
- New Enemies is also a song about his life as a child and the hardships of growing old.
- Dead Wrong is directed against the local music industry , against former bandmates and mediocre label owners.
- Going Back to the Bay is about his love for Northern California .
Reviews
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| revolver |
 
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Taylor Markarian from US American Revolver describes Love Don't Live Here as a robust and to the point bold hardcore album. Songs like Pain or Rewind honestly spit tough lyrics, are good for stomping and throwing down. Still, the music on Love Don't Live Here has lost a bit of its ingenuity. It is clear that the musicians are proud of their hardcore roots, as they proclaim it in the song Still , and the album remains true to its 90s hardcore sound without going too far.
Andreas Steiner from the online music magazine Stageload is of the opinion that the album rushes forward like a thunderbolt and pops straight out of the boxes, powerful and uncompromising. Love Don't Live Here generally benefits from the musical hardness and determination that soak the songs, which also benefits the qualities of shouter Rob Watson. Although the record is not a quantum leap, it is described as a good reference album for the hardcore . One flaw that is addressed is the playing time, which the author found too short. Nadine Schmidt from the German Metal.de is less impressed and comes to the conclusion that the album is not “the fuck of your life”, but a “well-made Quicke that you remember from time to time”. The production of the album and the guest singer part by Cameron Grabowski are praised, but the group ruined the album with trivialities. The author describes the song Keep Talkin ' as a "straightforward and sharp-edged Metal -Hardcore-Board", which catapults itself into the sidelines due to the uninspired lyrics. Jens Kirsch from Ox-Fanzine, on the other hand, names the album as a half-hour soundtrack of “metallically touched concentrated hardcore aggression.” Due to the fact that the group musically forego speed, a heavy groove is guaranteed, which “especially for the Bollo faction Kirsch also praised the production and came to the conclusion that Love Don't Live Here is in no way inferior to the current releases by Hatebreed and Born from Pain .
Individual evidence
- ^ John Bazley: Alternative Press : Lionheart to release new LP in early 2016
- ^ A b John Bazley: Alternative Press : Lionheart announce new album 'Love Don't Live Here,' launch record label
- ↑ Melody Thomas: RockRevolt Magazine : Lionheart Announce Love Don't Live Here
- ↑ Jenny Josefine Schulz: FUZE Magazine # 56 (Feb / Mar '16): From ups and downs and the love of musical diversity , p. 36: JJ Schulz: “Love Don't Live Here - the title of your new album is ajar to an old Motown song by Rose Royce. "R. Watson:" Right. I am glad you mentioned that. It's one of my all-time favorite songs. "
- ↑ Chad Childers: Loudwire : Lionheart, 'Pain' - Exclusive Video Premiere
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Metal Hammer : Lionheart premiere new album Love Don't Live Here
- ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Lionheart release new album and music video, 'Love Don't Live Here'
- ↑ joe: Tourdates.de : Lionheart on European tour in February!
- ↑ Dark Lord: Stormbringer.at : LIONHEART: reveal European tour dates; including Vienna concert!
- ↑ a b Alex Sievers: Kill Your Stereo : Lionheart announce they are breaking up
- ↑ Markus Tils: Smash Mag : LIONHEART: Farewell Tour!
- ↑ Allschools Network : ALLSCHOOLS PRESENTS: LIONHEART - FAREWELL EUROPEAN TOUR PT. 2
- ↑ Mix1.de : Lionheart - Love Don't Live Here
- ↑ a b Taylor Markarian: Revolver : Lionheart - Love Don't Live Here criticism ( Memento of the original from August 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Andreas Steiner: Stageload : Lionheart - Love Don't Live Here criticism
- ^ A b Nadine Schmidt: Metal.de : Lionheart - Love Don't Live Here criticism
- ↑ a b Jens Kirsch: Ox-Fanzine : Lionheart - Love Don't Live Here criticism
