Band:	Twisted Method
Album:	Escape From Cape Coma
Style:	Nu metal
Release date:	July 15, 2003
A review by:	Dream Taster

01. The End
02. Fled
03. Reach Out
04. Change Me
05. Inside Out
06. Mannequin
07. Awkward Silence
08. Panic
09. Shine
10. Rot
11. 125
12. Newborn
13. Faceless

Nowadays so-called Nu metal scene is overcrowded by moderately violent tunes, following the impact of bands such as System Of A Down and Slipknot. In that context, the band Twisted Method hailing from Cape Coral, Florida managed to get a deal from MCA Records and even played at the OzzFest in 2002. Twisted Method is a four-piece combo with Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett on vocals, Andrew Holland on guitars, Ben Goins on drums and Derek DeSantis on bass guitar. But don't get me wrong; this band is not another clone of any of the aforementioned bands.

Their music is hard to describe, successfully borrowing elements from SOAD, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and even more from Linking Park and Incubus. Twisted? Yes, indeed! The result is a brilliant album, featuring 13 tracks very varied and soothing success.

First element to take in consideration about Twisted Method is the killer voice of Tripp Tribbett, easily alternating screams and clean vocals with a level of interpretation of the vocals that, in my opinion, matches and even surpasses the best singers actually out there.

The music itself is in permanent evolution, Andrew Howard masters his guitar while Ben Goins and Dereck DeSantis create rhythm with a clocklike timing. The perfect example of that is the opener, cynically entitled 'The End', which is a powerful song and a great opener for "Escape From Cape Coma". 'Fled' has the same level of aggression but the chorus is more fluid, almost Limp Bizkit like.

With 'Reach Out', Twisted Method is at the same level as Incubus' best songs, and that is a very good thing to welcome! Tripp's clean vocals enhance the quality of the composition so much, it's unbelievable. To my entire satisfaction, 'Change Me' is in the same style and has the same appeal to me [save the backing vocals on the later].

'Inside Out' is clever mix between the two types of songs, at the same time very lyrical and full of anger. 'Rot' is another smart melting pot of aggression and lyricism. 'Awkward Silence' is similar to 'Inside Out' considering the vocal quality and the composition, but sounds more twisted than any other tracks so far. It's definitely one of the best tracks.

'Mannequin', '125' and 'Faceless' are more brutal, reminding me more of some French hardcore bands such as Watcha, adding more diversity to the album. Now, 'Panic' is my least favorite track on the album, a little bit too rapcore for my. Still, flawless execution. On the other hand, 'Shine' showcases the aspect that I like in rapcore, which is this type of semi-ballad with angry vocals toward the end of the song.

I keep the best for the end [as did Twisted Method]: 'Newborn' is the best song on "Escape From Cape Coma", and I hope their single to come. Everything this is good on this album is present in that song, save maybe the aggressiveness as shown on tracks such as 'Mannequin' and 'The End'. Still, the end of 'Newborn' has its lot of anger and once again Tripp Tribbett rules.

To sum things up, "Escape From Cape Coma" is so diversified that it would appeal to lots of metal fans, and not only nu metal fans. As for myself, I have to admit that songs such as 'Newborn', 'Reach Out' and 'Awkward Silence' are going to be on my mind for a while. Congratulations to Twisted Method, for a first album, it's a very good release and it will probably open doors for this band from Florida [hence the fitting album title].