Album Review: Job For A Cowboy-Gloom

A lot of metal bands get shit talked about them, but few bands get more than Job For A Cowboy. "TrOO" metalheads always talk about how are they are deathcore garbage because of their first EP and the scene kids are pissed that they have evolved from their pig squealing beginnings. Job For A Cowboy has silenced their critics with their furious new EP Gloom.

Gloom is straight death metal. I have to say I absolutely love the new direction Job For A Cowboy has gone in. Their earlier stuff really wasn't anything special, but between this and their last studio album Ruination, they have become a pretty damn good death metal band. Gloom is the heaviest and fastest thing they have ever done. When album opener "Misery Reformatory" kicks in you know Job For A Cowboy has gotten even better. The bands sounds tighter than ever and everybody is at the top of their respective games. "Misery Reformatory" is just a small sample of what Gloom has to offer. The next two tracks "Plastic Idols" and "Execution Parade" are the two best songs Job For A Cowboy has ever made. These tracks have crazy blast beats, solid riffs, and guitar solos galore. If there were two songs to silence Job For A Cowboy' critics, these would be it.

Job For A Cowboy has made a damn fine EP. Despite it's short length (it's fifteen minutes long), This is the best material they have made. They have proven over the past couple of years how much they have improved as a band. This is not the same band that made Doom in 2005. They have evolved from the pig-squealing deathcore record to become a legitimate death metal band. I hope some of the legions of Job For A Cowboy haters, check out Gloom. This is a strong, straight death metal EP. I am very excited for the next full-length, Job For A Cowboy keeps getting better and better.

4/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.Plastic Idols
2.Execution Parade
3.Misery Reformatory