Band:	16
Album:	Bridges To Burn
Style:	Sludge metal
Release date:	January 20, 2009
A review by:	Lucas

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

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.

Whether or not you will like Bridges To Burn largely depends on your interest in the Sludge genre. Hardcore fans of the genre will surely dig this, and although I don't consider myself a hardcore fan I dig it too, but can't distract myself from the feeling that there's something missing. Nonetheless, pretty and angry music.