For a 2-track demo, I probably wouldn't have gone with an epic intro of nearly a minute and a half, but once the wanking about is over with, the music kicks in. And fucking hell does it kick in. Simple, fat power chords and a short guitar solo and we're straight into the good stuff. The vocals are massively strong, at times rough and gravelly and then they'll slip into fist-raising euphoric long notes. There's a lot of work gone into creating layers with these vocals and they weave in and out of each other with great effect. Epic seems obviously what A New Day are all about, the breakdown in the first track leads to a slow gangshout sections that carries us through til the end.

The second track is generally more of the same and everything I mentioned before still applies. There's not quite so much innovation gone into this one, but it's still a solid tune in their distinctive style.

Enjoyable stuff.

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