Album Review: Chambers get heavy with 'Old Love'

Chambers- Old Love

Union, NJ

Self-Released 

Release Date: June 22, 2010

By Star Child

When I first saw Chambers open for Gallows in a outrageously, but to be expected, pipping hot basement in New Brunswick last July, I thought the band was pretty good for an opening act. The door guy nicely handed me a wrist band for myself and fellow friends to attend the show. I had no idea that the guy was Chamber's Dan Pelic and he lived at the house. I also  had no idea that my first time seeing them was the band's first show. I impressed. The band has been playing shows locally ever since and in less than a year's time has its first full-length out. So enough background, let's get to the review. 

Metal fans. Hardcore fans. Punk fans. Rejoice. Jersey locals Chambers delivers an album to satisfy all your tastes. On Old Love, the band maintain the heaviness of metal, the attitude of hardcore, and the edge of punk. Simply put this is a heavy album with angry undertones, driving rhythms, and chuggy riffs with an anthemic vibe. "Ripper" is a  good example of the band's fueling sound. Heavy riffs. Beasty vocals. "Old Love" squeals on. Singer Pelic screams "You're fucking dead to me." "Crap Out " is driving with some clean vocals. "The Nest" is on the heaviest and angriest songs on the albums. There's a chuggy riff midway through the song and one of the most  notable lines goes: "I lived to hurt you/And my chambers are your fucking vice." These 11 songs don't let up. These songs rip.

Old Love is available across digial retailers: I-tunes, Rhapsody, MySpace Music, Amazon, EMUSIC, LALA, IMVU, Amie St, Shockhound.com, Nokia Music Store and the Lime Wire Store.

Also, make sure to call up WSOU 89.5 FM and request "The Ripper." 973-761-9768 (WSOU) 

Chambers w/ Blacklisted, Gods and Queens @ Cake Shop NYC on March 6

New Jersey's hardcore up-and-comers, Chambers are playing with Blacklisted, Gods and Queens, and Tiger Flowers at the Cake Shop in the lower east side of NYC on March 6th. Tickets are only $10 for this intimate show. You can get tickets here. Also, check out the band's MySpace for a new layout, other shows, and new merch here.

Last Days of Empire, The Casting Out (ex-Boy Sets Fire), and Chambers @ Court Tavern on Friday

South Amboy, New Jersey's Last Days of Empire will rock at the Court Tavern this Friday night with Chambers and The Casting Out. The 21+ show is $9 and begins at 8pm. Come see the band's last show for a while. More on that from the band:

Hey guys, just letting you know that this will be our last show for a few months, as I will be having a surgical procedure on my foot and ankle due to an injury I sustained on stage a few months ago. Anyway, it would REALLY mean a lot to us to see a ton of you there. We are also playing with our friends Chambers and The Casting Out, which is Nathan Gray from Boy Sets Fire's new band. There will also be a DJ spinning in between sets, and during the after party. So come out, and let's get nutty. Thanx.---Mike and ldoe

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Gallows & Chambers @ Death City, New Brunswick NJ 7/20- review, pics

It was a "smashin" time cramped up in a small basement for a hardcore/punk show on Monday night, as lead singer Frank of Gallows said. The UK punk band performed a "secret show" in New Brunswick, New Jersey with Chambers and Total Wreck. However, due to some transportation issues I missed Total Wreck from Virginia. But I saw Chambers from New Brunswick who fit the bill nicely. The flier sums them up as, "new, dirty, r 'n' r-influenced hardcore." It was driving, angry, and a head thrasher. I was impressed and pleased with the band's energy. You can visit their myspace for a free 6 song demo, lyrics, and more.

Gallows went on a little after 9pm. There was much talk from the singer who seemed really pleased to be playing this show and not Warped Tour. He seemed to like being away from the Tour environment which he said has been the worst experience of his life and noted that Millionaires, Brokencyde, and Jeffree Star are "the biggest fuckin' wastes of space." They played "London is the Reason," "I Dread the Night," "Abandon Ship," among others, and closed with "Crucifucks." Frank played in the back of the basement, in the middle of the crowd, on the top of the crowd- he was all over the place.

I couldn't blame the band for stopping almost after every song. It was hot in the basement and I'm sure the band needed a little time to relax. Early in the show Frank said that the last basement show they played was in Scranton, PA and that this show has out beat it already in two songs. He also called the crowd to circle pit and thanked Dan for putting on the show and even told us to buy merch from the openers to support them and not from them.

The basement show experience is one that uplifts me so much that I can't help but venture out to see my favorite bands in hub city. It's an experience that's mostly reliant on trust and good people coming together for a good time. It's awesome that a band from the UK would play a basement show on their day off from a big festival. It was the band's third time in Jersey in less than a week and I think they capped off their stay well.

Some comments from show go-ers via twitter:

iamgorse: so tired. gallows were great tonight. i don't think i've ever sweat so much at a show, unless i was playing it. so rowdy

JohnnyKlix: first brunswick basement show was fucking amazing. gallows ripped shit up(litterally)

xIANxSCISSORSx: Gallows,Chambers,Total Wreck.so good. Blood,Sweat, falling ceiling!... The best house show ever.

Also, check out the NJ Underground's story and pics of the show here.

Chambers Upcoming Shows:

8/11 @ Death City, New Brunswick NJ w/ Dr. Manahttan. 6pm. $6
8/14 @ I.M. Automata Chino, Jersey City NJ w/ Last Days of Empire, Brock Murdoch. 8pm. $7
8/15 @ TBA venue, Jersey Shore

Pics below.