Every Time I Die- The Big Dirty

Every Time I Die is one of the penacle bands of our decade as far as heavy music goes, and in my opinion, probably one of the most copied bands in the last two or three years. Hell, people don't even realize it, but Underoath almost carbon copied them on Define the Great Line.
There mix of noisy off beat time signatures, mixed with A-Tonal chords, and poppy sing songy hooks has been the bearer of poseur bad news since TDWP signed up for their MySpace profiles.
At any rate, ETID never fails to deliver, NEVER. The ultimate party-core band, ETID's ALWAYS witty lyrics are extremely aprarent on their latest release. Not really the bIGGEST progression from i've seen, but it is there. Since the last record, the band has become a little more serious with the tones of the record, but don't expect seriousness from this band for a second.
Musically, the days of the chorus are gone, replaced by the technical guitar work of their past releases.
This record reminds me mostly of Hot Damn but with the southern qualitites, and attitude of Gutter Phenomenon.
I think the best way to describe ETID is...

Hot Damn is like a high school kid crashing a college party
Gutter Phenomenon is the college party
and The Big Dirty is like a REALLY bad hang over, and the only remedy is more alcohol
Bottom line, great record from an iconic band.

FINAL GRADE: A-