The Project – Death Of Me

Californian music outlet The Project returns with “Death Of Me,” another fine piece of sonic artistry that will immediately appeal to anyone who appreciates expertly assembled, flawlessly performed, and perfectly recorded music. Helmed by James Davis, an outstanding musician who was the lead guitarist for Shameless, and empowered with renowned musicians like Scott Shiflett (Face To Face and Eagles Of Death Metal), Dennis Hill (Face To Face), Jimmy DAnda (Bullet Boys), Erik Ferentinos (Stephen Pearcy) and Kevin Baldes (LIT), The Project is more than capable of delivering catchy, memorable, engaging music that tackles all the senses. Their latest composition showcases their collective experience, knowledge, talents, skills, and ideas, distilled into energetic and fascinating musical performances. Sonically, The Project combines several complementary subgenre styles of rock music. Perhaps hard rock comes to mind first, but you’ll also stumble upon some of the finest properties borrowed from glam rock, hard ‘n’ heavy, metal, etc. Still, the song carries subtle touches of pop included along the way, giving it an extra punch. “Death Of Me” carries all those qualities that meet all the trends in contemporary rock music yet there’s a subtle touch of nostalgia lurking around. The band spiced things up by incorporating some of the finest elements of the eighties and nineties rock, making this track suitable for anyone who appreciates all eras of this longevous music genre.

The Project always puts a lot of effort into their music. That’s the case with “Death Of Me” as well. As soon as you press play, you’ll hear how this composition shines with sheer quality. The entire band poured heart and soul in every vocal harmony, guitar riff, bassline, and rhythmic performance. Each instrument has its place and purpose here, making “Death Of Me” arrives with a perfect structure, garnered with profoundly detailed segments, brilliant ideas, and marvelous musicianship. Of course, the soulful, passionate, sincere, confident, emotional, powerful vocal performance is the first detail you’ll notice on this epic sonic journey. All these vocal maneuvers serve as a centerpiece, elevating everything to new heights, commanding attention, and guiding the listening apparatus from scratch to finish. The impressive vocal range seamlessly balances low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing everything these highly skilled musicians intended to achieve with this track. Besides decorating every segment and orchestration, these vocal harmonies also contribute more than necessary emotional depth and complexity over an already intricate structure. You’ll also hear the additional vocal layers, back vocals, and singalongs lurking around and giving “Death Of Me” a more anthemic vibe. In the meantime, the guitars shine throughout the entire song, creating a perfect backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon. You’ll notice, how the interplay between rhythm and lead guitars creates a lush ambiance that immediately wraps around the listening apparatus and refuses to let go long after this track ends. There here are raw, abrasive, gritty, catchy chord progressions and riffs resonating on one side while the other shines with memorable, engaging, beautiful leads, melodies, harmonies, accentuations, and other sonic maneuvers. Everything sounds so perfect.

Beneath all those vocals and guitars, basslines rumble with tremendous power and precision. These intricate, vividly hearable, warm-sounding low-ends offer more than necessary heaviness, clarity, and depth while simultaneously binding all those orchestrations with drums. You’ll hear how they resonate with rich, deep, dense, and heavy notes, providing groove, power, and detail to this track. The exceptional drumming based upon expertly arranged, flawlessly performed, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics keeps everything in line while dictating groove and tempo. You’ll hear how each hit of the snare, kick of the bass drum, and splash over the cymbals contribute more detail to this marvelous composition. The Project poured heart and soul into “Death Of Me,” crafting one of the finest modern hard rock songs you’ll hear this year. Their ideas and musicianship go beyond comprehension so many times throughout the entire track. Therefore, if you’re looking for a catchy, memorable, engaging modern rock ‘n’ roll experience, you should place “Death Of Me” on your music radar. These experienced musicians deserve your utmost attention. Don’t miss it!