Seether - Karma & Effect

Blurb
Their first album 'Disclaimer' proposed, and this sophomore effort sealed the deal. Seether rock, and you better believe that. Shaun Morgan has great vocals, the band are melding their own sound with different rock genres, and they are definitely getting bigger and bigger.

Hailing from South Africa, they moved to the US and have since been busy wowing critics and fans alike. 'Remedy' was the first single off this album, and it's a punchy number, as are quite a few others - 'Because Of Me', 'Never Leave Me' and 'Burrito'. If they go on a summer tour they should go with Nickelback and Staind, two other very similar sounding bands. However, they get plagued by the same problem too, they have only two kinds of songs, the loud and angry-ish numbers, and the mellow vocal-acoustic combo types. This formula does get a bit worn after some time.

'Truth' and 'The Gift' are two of the better songs that are receiving massive airplay, and are more along the lines of 'Broken' and 'Driven Under' from the previous album. Maybe on their third effort they can explore their talents some more, write better lyrics and continue to grow. Their live show cannot be faulted however. Full of verve and energy, they are passionate performers and do not hesitate to play stuff from their fave bands too - Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails in particular!

Track Listing
1. Because of Me
2. Remedy
3. Truth
4. Gift
5. Burrito
6. Given
7. Never Leave
8. World Falls Away
9. Tongue
10. I’m The One
11. Simplest Mistake
12. Diseased
13. Plastic Man

Overall Rating
This is a solid effort from one of my favorite bands, nothing spectacular here though - 7.5/10 i'd say.