Unfisted is from Florida and has played at Warped Tour. They have released their second album, "Define Strength" on Burning Records.
Unfisted uses this release in an attempt to search for the new hard rock sound (Incubus, Creed etc), only they use more screaming. "Define Strength" is plagued with problems. The vocalist fights a losing battle against singing flat and the tempo of the songs is very inconsistent. Listening through the album, mistake after mistake jumps out. The recording leaves a lot to be desired with flat sounding guitars in some songs and just plain awful sounding guitars on the breakdowns (in such songs as "Who I was Meant To"). The drum has a very hollow sound to it and the high hat sounds more like rattle than a cymbal. "Define Strength" is a poorly written, poorly recorded, and poor sounding album.
D+
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #96Reviewed by Earl CampbellJason Milburn's Burning Records recently released what is arguably their best record to date. The very strong 9-song LP by Unfisted, Define Strength, features guitar driven, crunchy emocore. And their sound is beneficially much more akin to bands like Hot Water Music, Fugazi, early Brandtson, and the Crucified than, say, Thursday, Dead Poetic, or any of that really processed stuff of late. Very…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Dan SingletonDefine Strength is a thoroughly enjoyable album, especially for an artist just arriving on the hardcore scene. My head alternated bobbing and banging throughout. Unfisted's bass (Jesse Bellar) alternates between giving friendly support to shredding guitars (Ernie Martinez) and providing its own driving groove. They've got two vocal themes scrambling through the tracks and weaving around each…Similar sounding releases
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