Little Papers
Inside The World

Angry, young, and promising: if you're not a fan of metal, and in this case of the more ungraceful metalcore, you might want to skip this review altogether: it's tough stuff. Little Papers is a very Italian band, made up of four guys from a tiny village in the province of Vicenza, passionate metallers at the top of their game who, with this "Inside The World," unleash all their musical passion.

After an initial trial demo, LP debuted some time ago with this heavy album, composed of 9 mean and captivating songs. Songs that might seem similar to each other to the inexperienced listener or those too dedicated to seeking complex and clean sounds, but that are perfect for getting pumped with a good metallic mess. Even the infamous "melodic parts," typical of metalcore, are interpreted with aggressive meanness, giving the album a greater touch of maturity and rawness. The guitar riffs, mostly essential, are dirty enough and reach some interesting musical peaks; the bass also has its part, while the drums relentlessly pound with vigor and dynamism.

The album opens with "PICTURE," a ruthless growl urged by battering drum shots and a nice aggressive rhythm that also characterizes the "normal" singing part. Equally fierce is "BREAK," highlighted by some nice guitar riffs. Perhaps the melodic part slightly hampers the musical fury's advance. The third song is a pressing "INSIDE THE WORLD," the title track: engaging rhythm, powerful growl, and dragging riffs, for a nice musicality to which a decent melodic part is added. Curious is "LIERS," which starts with excellent "normal" singing that only later transforms into a roar. "PREJUDICE" is a kick in the face, extremely fast, violent, and overwhelming; in the end, the melodic/growl vocal alternation is beautiful. Similar to the previous tracks is "FRIEND," equally engaging and enriched by nice guitar riffs. The best track on the disc, in my opinion, is "THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE": the beginning is grandiose, extremely heavy: the drums violently beat the airwaves with powerful beats, the guitar takes off with robust and awesome riffs, while the singer oozes malice with a pressing vocal, which remains compelling even in the more melodic part. Next is "GRANDFATHER," harsh and extreme in the singing; the melodic part is very sad and touching, and suddenly grows into spectacular devastation. The concluding "WALK ALONE" conveys the usual anger, but then comes a nice solo which the sound literally takes you on a wave of.

Considering the band's young age, I would say it's a highly recommended album for fans of the genre. It's not classic and flamboyant metal, it's not the melodic and commercial emo-like metalcore that's very popular today: it's just spontaneous, overwhelming anger; it's a metallic vibration coming from the band's soul: it's their style, it's what they feel, without too many embellishments or cover frills. A recommended punch in the teeth for those who crave uncontrolled explosiveness, take it or leave it!