Disown - Requiem Of One

Disown has had a special place in my heart ever since I saw them live in Cleveland last year. The performance instilled in me a lasting respect and love for this band, and their latest release has only encouraged my musical love affair with one of Ohio’s finest industrial acts.

One of my favorite aspects of this album is the phenomenal programming that sets Disown apart from the tragically mundane hard rock bands of today that lack creativity. Disown adds variety and movement to heart-stopping basslines and drum beats and creates a truly driving and impressive sound.

But they aren’t afraid of pulling back either into the softer melodies of songs such as “Mary Lies Bleeding” or “Undeniably So”. The entire album is very versatile, and the band certainly never has the problem of being locked into one sound or one way of thinking.

I’m totally impressed with the amount of depth of the music and lyrical content. Every time I listen I hear something new or understand something more. It’s in some ways a conceptual album, taking motifs and themes of religion and relaying more universal truths most expressively through Jae Rohrer’s wonderfully enchanting voice.

The songs that I originally fell in love with on the older demos are better than before, and I certainly have some new favorites. In fact I was so pleased with this album that I had to go back and buy their first release, “Angels and Atheists”, because I couldn’t get enough of Disown.

Suggested Tracks:
“Policy of Truth” (a phenomenal cover of Depeche Mode, and Disown’s current single hitting radio stations everywhere)
“Far Away From Here”
“INRI”
“Undeniably So”
“Epitaph”