Riddle of Steel Got This Feelin’ Ascetic
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[Ascetic; 2005]  Rating: 2.5/5 2.5 / 5 (0)  Styles: angular
indie rock, post-hardcore Others: Shiner, Dirt Nap, Houston, The
Great Fire of 1666, Quicksand, Traindodge   After listening to
Got This Feelin', I found myself wondering if I hadn't already
heard the album before. The tight, muscled rock sound that
Riddle of Steel produce certainly has its antecedents, and while
they reach more deeply into the past, I find the most applicable
touchstone to be the mix of songs one would find circa-1997 on
an alternative rock radio station. "The Lovers of Nothing" and
"Our Guitars Are Haunted" strut and preen like post-grunge power
pop in the vein of Foo Fighters. "Deeper Still" moves with a
melancholy tension reminiscent of Hum or The Toadies. The
playing is of unquestionably good quality: deft drumming matched
with precision bass to create a solid rhythmic foundation,
virtuosic -- though not overly showy -- guita