This nu-metal quartet has little difficulty extracting bone-crunching riffs from the dark underbelly of the soul. East West makes heart-wrenching declarations on Hope In Anguish about the dangerous, fallen world we live in (murder, envy, nihilism, self-deception, and brutality dominate), noting that hope only comes from God above. GOD HELP ME! vocalist Mike Tubbs screams on the visceral For Every Way.
Harsh but true.
2.5 tocks
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Decapolis June 2003Reviewed by Chaz Murphy"Hope in Anguish" is the third album from East West and it is out on Floodgate Records. I really don't know all that much about this band except I saw them at Cornerstone Music Festival a while back and they really didn't do anything for me. "Hope in Anguish" is a mirror reflection of common fads of the mainstream circuit. "Nu-Metal" or whatever it is called. Heavy guitar tracks plastered all…The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Ryan LittleEast West is among the best Christian bands in music today. With songs on television stations, radios, and in the movie Extreme Days, the band's music is getting out there. In an industry full of hopeless, Godless music, East West and bands like them are a breath of fresh air. Bassist James "JJ" Jenkins put it in words perfectly when he said, "No matter what the circumstance-anger, sadness,…
