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(in no particular order)
"Feeling like a proud doberman whose brain is too large for it's ordinary skull, ivet play caged-animal rock with the soul intention of destroying all that is mundane about life. There's more conviction at work here than at any city courthouse."
Jason
Pettigrew,
Alternative Press
"A strong, doom ladden affair, with gritty guitar runs and explosive percussion. The "no frills" production lends an honest edge to this powerful release. Giving it the raw intensity that defines ivet's appeal. A disc full of gems."
Shane
Copher
Renegade,
Industry edition
"You know from
its unrelenting titles- "disease", "wake up in flames",
and "stillborn" -that failure boy isn't what you'd call a happy
pop album. The lyrics can be as heavy as the music - nothing pompous or
forced, just honest. Even more surprising is ivet's often sonic sophistication
like the jazz inflected, funky, "boy" and the seductively swinging,
elusively despairing "reign" have the forcefulness of their
heaviest songs with a different kind of punch."
Laura
DeMarco,
Magnet Magazine
"ivet went into the cd player as just another hardcore act, there seems to be a lot of them popping up lately, however, as soon as it started, the first thought ended and a whole new one began. This is a great band! While the hardcore sound sticks throughout the record, ivet mixes emo (emotional hardcore), funk, some metal, and even a little bit of the blues. The vocals have soft touch during the versus, but usually during the chorus they take a step up and are sorta a growl/scream. All in All, failure boy is put together excellently and is recommended."
Zack
Adcock,
Sliver Magazine
"My neck still hurts."
Shawn
Kamrad,
U.S. Marine, Corporal
Undercurrents '98
May 16th
"...Local favorites ivet put on their usual impressive performance
at the Symposium, and drew the attention of some of the record company
executives in attendance. We could use another high-profile signing in
the area, and who better to get the brass ring?"
John
Rothgery,
Scene Magazine
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LEAVE IMPRESSIONS
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Monday, May 15th
Section E, page 4
"....There was plenty of hard rock to be heard, too, thanks to groups
such as Chaos Theory from Columbus and Jonah Jesus & the Braid from
New Jersey. The best of the bunch was ivet, a Youngstown quartet that
insists on not capitalizing the "i". The lead vocals of singer-guitarist
Frank Silver, who proved he could croon as well as cauterwaul, and the
backing harmonies provided by gutiarist Mike Roberts went a long way toward
setting ivet apart from the rest of the postmodern metal crowd..."
John
Soeder,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The music created by the Youngstown band ivet is hard to describe. A casual listener might describe it as Henry Rollins meets Blondie- a mix of rage, disco, and contemplation. ivet music is unique. You won't hear Michael Bolton spewing their stuff (unless you put his hand in a blender first). Silver's songs are full of intensity, anger, and ultimately - truth."
R.
Allen Smith,
Editor, Dig Magazine
"...'failure boy' is Bush meets Metallica with evidence of a hint of heavy industrial and modern metal influences, all mixed cohesively into a catchy ivet sound (if you've gargled glass recently, you'll want to sing along to the heavy stuff!)"
Geoff
Wilbur,
Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter
"ivet are irreverent, raw, generally obnoxious and about as subtle as a groin kick - especially guitarist/frontman frank silver. He's a cocky little shit. too many bands try to project this image, but somehow with these guys, you can tell it's no act. Maybe that's why it works so well for them."
Lee
Barish,
Scene Magazine
"...BAND OF THE YEAR...A MUST SEE"
Pat "The Producer" Johnson
"...'failure boy' a pummiling new effort from the youngstown hardcore quartet ivet. and odds are, you'll never forget it, either. 'FB' is an unnerving bastard of a mongrel, recalling the dualism of tool at some points and bands like failure, helmet, and NIN (lyrically speaking) and others. Vocalist frank silver seethes with tention, backing the rest of the band's nihilistic, throttling-groove therapy... a report card with 12 straight A's... I'll call them outstanding... prepare for your sleepless nights."
Pete
Chakerian,
Scene Magazine
"...It didn't take long for ivet's huge, muscular sound and uptempo numbers to work both the band and the crowd into a sweat..."
Pete
Roche,
Scene Magazine
"...There's something about the playing and songwriting on ivet's second release that makes this talented band a group worth watching for in the future... they sing and play like they damn well mean it. In rock 'n roll, that's more than half the battle."
Michael
Morman,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
music critic
"An incredibly powerful live band whose wall of guitars violently attack the foundations till the roof crashes in."
Johan,
Cleveland Agora
"Lead singer, frank silver, looking like such a brat, seems equally capable of punching or kissing you, depending on his mood. And his voice, silver's voice sneaks up like a criminal before crashing down over you in waves. Raging, it'll make you growl even as it leaves you purring."
Cindy
Rutolo Dietrich,
PA Musician, March '97
