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Invitation to the Dance

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Well, i dont like nu-metal and i never will but i quess i can get into 40 below summer because their music is much more then just nu-metal! I heard bout 40 below summer on the radio they played falling down--awsome track! Over-all,realy surprising and well done stuff with an original sound...40 below summer outshines with every song sounding perfect. Buy it!

This cd is one of the best Ive heard in a while. Some good tracks on it are Rejection, We the People, Rope, Falling Down and my favorite STEP INTO THE SIDESHOW. I recommend this cd to anyone who likes Ill Nino or Grade 8. It a rock/metal cd.

There are really no words to tell you how much I love this album. When you first pick it up you expect the music to be too much, almost like a hardcore band, but that's not the case. I'm not sure how to explain it. I like loud music, but not to much of it all at once, and this album satisfy's that. "Falling Down" is the perfect example of what 40 Below is really all about. It's loud, but than gets mellow and then loud again. I can't compare it to any other band, because they don't sound like any other band I've heard. They are their own sound. Just check it out, garateed that it won't disappoint you.

I have to say that this is without a doubt, one of my favorite cds. 40 Below Summer is an amazing band on so many different levels. their musical style is similar to few. try to picture a sound with a mix of old school (hed)p.e. and mudvayne. their drummer has extreme talent. he can keep time very well.

what's great about the cd is the style changes so much and the patterns in the songs change so much; it's frantic...yet, seemingly well organized. the guitar players thrive off each other, you can tell by their in-your-face guitar riffs that just go back and forth from player to player. they feed off each other and it works. their vocalist is also insanely talented. i think he holds back a little with his melody, but he has a great voice. whether he's singing, screaming, or flowing...it sounds good.

1. We the People: good opener. good live song. "we the people must jump" it's an in-your-face nu-metal anthem that Slipknot fans everywhere should love.

2. Rope: great song. the lyrics are quite depressing, but the song is great. their are some bad attempts at voice alters in this song...it's actually the only semi-weak song on the cd and it's not even that bad really, just when the voice alterings come in at the very end.

3. Still Life: this is a cool song. these guys have this cool sound that rap-rock SHOULD sound like. he's rapping, but he's screaming while doing it; so it sounds tough.

4. Wither Away: this song, i always thought, should've been a single. it's catchy. it's not as heavy as the other songs, so it leaves a lot open. this is the most radio-friendly song on the cd, this or "we the people."

5. Step into the Sideshow: this song is intense. live, it's insane. it has a punishing double-bass, anthem feel. it's sure to leave mosh pits everywhere jumping.

6. Falling Down: my favorite song on the cd. it's the definition of their sound. deep, honest lyrics, double bass, killer riffs, that crazy scream-rap sound. it's great. the bridge is amazing and really shows off this guys vocal chops.

7. Smile Electric: i used to not like this song, but it grows on you. it's great stuff. it's insanely heavy. "don't you give up your smile"

8. Rejection: the other favorite song on the cd. it's a song about, duh, rejection...mainly the "why" part. it starts off very slow and the singer just kinda speaks through some kind of effect and talks of the addiction to the person the song is written for and slowly begings singing then it busts apart after the chorus. this song is a great introduction to their sound.

9. Power Tool: this is a really great song. more melodic than most. still very good though. this is a good intro to the sound of their next cd, The Mourning After.

10. Drown: a dark, slow, creepy song about depression. it picks up towards the end. this shows off the singers talents as a writer and his chops. amazing stuff. lots of potential.

11. Minus One: crazy, in-your-face guitar riffs that thrive off each other. back and forth. seriously, it's like these guys were born to play guitar in the same band.

12. Jonesin: this song starts off sounding kinda like "minus one" but evolves into a more melodic song towards the middle-end of the song. makes a good closer to the cd.

FAVORITE SONGS:
1. Rejection
2. Falling Down
3. Step Into the Sideshow
4. Minus One
5. We the People

THE BOTTOM LINE: if you are a fan of ANY nu-metal, hardcore, or even rap-rock group...check these guys out. they blend it all together and pull it off better than just about anyone else i've heard to it. i would also reccommend their first cd, Side Show Freaks, if you can find it; and their new cd, The Mourning After.

I was getting gas, and who did I see come out of a camper? these guys, they looked hardcore so i started chatting up with them, and i find out they are 40 below summer, so i went home, looked em up, went out and bought the cd.. most amazing things ever on that cd.. sometimes it sounds like Mudvayne, but of course thats a great thing! If the guys from 40bs are reading this.. just remember Elkhart,IN and the gas station...

GO BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!

These guys are pretty bad@ss. The vocalist has a pretty tight voice reminiscent of old school deftones stuff. There is an amazing variety of styles on this cd to soft almost ballad type stuff (such as wither away) to harsh screaming all out frontal assaults (such as welcome to the sideshow, which is the best song on this cd). Some of the songs on here are a bit sub-par, but all in all this is worth it. And, since no one has heard of these guys, it's cheap, so it's even MORE worth it.

this is one of those cds that takes awhile to get into.but once you start grooving, you wont be able to stop.this cd is jam packed with heavy riffs, and the amalgum of acoustic guitars and heavy vocals keep me entertained.the album tends to become a let down after the first 6 or 7 songs,but its still a pretty darn good cd.

I must admit I've only liked a few numetal songs such as Wait and Bleed and Not Falling but I heard about 40BS from a buddy of mine and they're simply amazing. One dissapointment however, is the fact that Invitation to the Dance doesn't include some of their best songs. Anyone who bought this CD and likes it, go grab "Letters to God" and "Faces". You'll love it!

If you like numbers (those in the names of the bands like 36 Crazyfists), if heaviness altogether with a melodic base is what you value much then 40 Below Summer may easily be of your big interest.

The heavier (and screamier) tunes are what they do perfectly: starting from We The People, the great opener for the cd, going further with Rope, one of the most original songs here, and Step Into The Sideshow, the heaviest and fastest track to impress even the Slipknot fans, and never stopping until the last one Jonesin', the songs are all great, originally sounding, and really memorable due to both vocals and instruments playing.

The slower ones are hardly much worse at the same time: Whither Away, or Drown, or even Power Tool, all have the heavier moments and the proper screams, being very melodic and catchy, and only emphasize the good sound of the rest fo the songs.

A really good collection of the nu-metal pearls, a really nice debut. Where are you guys now?

I heard about this album from a magazine so I just went out and bought it on a whim. It's much better than i expected but not spectacular. Its def worth owning though. 40 Below Summer is a very original sounding band, which is hard to do nowadays. I give them credit for somewhat setting themselves apart from the rather bland nu-metal scene. They are a very good blend of intensity and melody. Most bands today claim they are but 40 Below Summer actually delivers. Songs are somewhat repetitive but theyr still good. The cd also flaunts some hard hop influences most notably on Step Into The Sideshow and Rejection. My favorite songs are Drown and the opener We The People. We The People just makes you want to get up and jump and scream and let out aggression. Drown is fairly slow but it has an epic feel to it. You goootta love it. This is a very good CD to own and it is a very good release, fun to listen to when you are [ticked].