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16 - Bridges To Burn



7.3 | 12 votes |
Release date: 20 January 2009
Style: Sludge metal

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01. Throw In The Towel
02. Skin & Bones
03. Me & My Shadow
04. Man Interrupted
05. Flake
06. You Let Me Down (Again)
07. Monday Bloody Monday
08. Permanent Good One
09. So Broken Down
10. Thorn In Your Side
11. What Went Wrong?
12. Missed The Boat

Additional info
Lineup:
Cris Jerue - Vocals
Bobby Ferry - Guitar
Tony Baumeister - Bass
Jason Corley - Drums

All music created and produced by 16.
Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Jeff Forrest at Doubletime Studios, San Diego, California.
All lyrics written by Cris Jerue.
Mastered by Scott Hull at Visceral Sound.

Staff review by
Lucas
Rating:
7.3
16 (Sixteen) is angry, pissed off and drunk. They're American, released albums with titles such as Drop Out and songs with titles as 'Skin & Bones' and 'So Broken Down'. So what does that tell us? Sludge. Sludge bloody sludge.

Bridges To Burn is their umpteenth release and the first in six years. It comprises twelve medium to fast-paced tracks spanning over three quarters, filled with vicious and ferocious yelling, rough riffs and a rhythm section that could very well be the soundtrack of any vicious beating. It's also a bit standard, without any adventurous ideas. You could argue that all exotic excursions would diminish their the strength of their bleak message and you would be perfectly right. Still, music is more than a message and in the case of 16 the music falls short after half an hour or so. Too bad for them. It would have been better if they'd have cut a song or two or turned this into an EP only.

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