PRESS

“Calling to mind Mudvayne’s combination of new-pop and alternative rock with elements of heavy metal, Livid’s debut album Aoaé runs the gamut of intensity, smoothing out its more vigorous and violent tendencies with twinkling guitars, pretty vocal harmonies, ambient soundscapes and ethereally haunting, almost cinematic passages. Rather than sticking to singular musical expressions, the band attempts to fuse a number of sonic styles, resulting in a fresh, eclectic combination and sonic balance.”

(4 out of 5 stars)
- Sasha Lee

Sasha M. Lee is a Los Angeles-based freelance art & music writer and currently the Associate Editor for Beautiful/Decay Magazine. She is a regular contributing writer for DailyServing.com and WeAllMakeMusic.com, and regularly collaborates with a wide range of artists and musicians from around the world to create custom artist bios, catalog introductions, interviews, website content, press releases and more. In addition to her work as a writer, she is the singer & songwriter behind her band, Alexandra & The Starlight band.

“Livid has talent abounding in every direction… All of their songs are lyrically sound and each one is instrumentally intricate in its own way. The gentlemen of Livid are clearly extremely skilled musicians with a vast knowledge of music in various forms… Livid can do great things with what they’ve got, which is a lot of talent, some excellent lyrics, and the artistic and emotional drive to make it happen. The world awaits them.”

(4 out of 5 stars)
- Rhonda Readence

Rhonda Readence is a freelance writer based in Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA. Formerly a writer for Exciting City Magazine, Rhonda has interviewed many bands and written about genres ranging from punk to metal to classic rock to jazz.

“Given the commercial success of much less talented metal acts, Livid should have no problem proving themselves to audiences. While heavy metal die hards will dismiss the band as Top 40 material, they do so disregarding the fact that the band is great at what they do. If Disturbed and late-era Metallica can become poster boys by playing heavy enough for collegiate boys but pop enough as not to offend the teenage girl demographic, then Livid are set to take their place mainstream metal based solely on a debut record.”

(3 out of 5 stars)
- Ian Wise

Ian Wise has been an active participant in underground music for the past decade, helping book tours for bands from the U.S. and Europe as well as running his own small label. He ran the Going Through the Motions web zine and podcast, covering the gamut of underground music, and his writing has also been featured in American Music Press, Hails and Horns, and Razorcake.

“Unlike their forebears in Taproot, Sevendust and other quintessential examples, Livid, while maintaining a straight forward trajectory in terms of simpler song structure and riffs, up the ante with Aoaé by producing an album that rises above the grungy beginnings of the genre. Livid’s debut effort is a collection of heartfelt hard rock that is a quintessential example of bridging the gap between the mainstream and artistic integrity. Whether featuring the down tuned rhythmical power assault of Paul Noia and John Vitellaro, or the incredibly talented voice Christe Ross, who brings a whole new level of vocal quality, Livid are truly at the brink of promulgating their presence to the masses.”

(3 out of 5 stars)
- Cody Plucker

Writing about music is a passion, and Cody Plucker has a penchant for it. He started running his own blog, AllMetalResource.com, simply for the passion of it with no professional background or intention of receiving much attention. Yet, it has grown to become a staple in the heavy metal blogosphere. His blog is listed by About.com as a top 10 metal blog, an AllTop.com blog, a Mog Music Network associate, and many other accolades. Cody has also written for well established e-zines such as Metal Hammer Magazine, Metal-Rules.com, Metalreviews.com, TheLiveLine.com, Noisetrend.com and KillerTours.com, among others.