Album Review: New Found Glory - 'Tip Of The Iceberg EP/International Superheroes Of Hardcore'

30 May 2008 | 5:53 pm | Staff Writer
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I love everything New Found

Glory has released, although record sales would indicate that my

enthusiasm for their last studio record (From The Screen To Your Stereo

Part II aside) Coming Home wasn’t shared by the masses. Still,

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maybe things have turned out for the best because free from the constraints

of a major label contract the Florida five piece have written a record

that is filled to the brim of all the trademark NFG elements

that we have come to love. The vocals are whiny, the beats are fast

and the choruses were custom built to have crowds jumping. 


For those of you that haven’t

been reading your monthly music publications (or even the news section

on this here website) this NFG release boasts two discs, the

first containing three original tracks and three covers (more on that

shortly), the second being the tongue in cheek debut  from the

InternationalSuperheroes Of Hardcore.  


The Tip Of The Iceberg’s title track starts things off with a fast pace, something we haven’t

really heard since Sticks And Stones… the gang vocals and mosh

parts being the icing on the cake. “Dig My Own Grave” is a more

groove friendly tune, one that no doubt slots perfectly into the New Found Glory live show. The video is pretty funny as well! The

third and final original tune on show is “If You Don’t Love Me”,

a pop punk tune that is so catchy that it puts NFG’s countless

imitators to shame.  


Covers usually go one of two ways…

they are either incredibly well done or they are downright fucking horrible.

I think it’s safe to say that it’s a job well done when it comes

to the Gorilla Biscuits penned “No Reason Why”, the Hare

Krishna friendly “Here We Go Again” (sick Shelter tattoo Corey)

and the Lifetime classic “Cut The Tension”.  


Now, the International Superheroes

Of Hardcore… what can I say except this CD is hilarious. If you

don’t have a sense of humour then you should probably keep moving,

however those of us who enjoy a few laughs will thoroughly enjoy this

CD. Whether it is the public stab at eyeliner-clad bands courtesy of

“Screamo’s Gotta Go” (cheers Agnostic Front) or having our safety

threatened by Madball, each of the twelve songs on offer are

musically solid and lyrically amusing. Oh yeah, Chad has swamped

his guitar for the mic to show that he’s still got the same set of

pipes that first put him on the map with Shai Hulud and the ripe

age of sixteen.

It’s New Found Glory. There are eighteen songs, there are pogo mosh parts and the artwork

is awesome. If you’re still not sold then you’re never going to get it. Whatever… I love it.


Tip Of The Iceberg EP 


  1. Tip Of The Iceberg
  2. Dig My Own Grave
  3. If You Don’t Love

    Me

  4. No Reason Why (Gorilla

    Biscuits cover)

  5. Here We Go Again (Shelter