Way Out
Make Your Choice

I Way Out are a band from Laives, South Tyrol (near Bolzano, Alto Adige) that plays melodic hardcore that is as catchy as it is moshable.

Their mix consists of dual vocals by Roberto and Alessandro (who recently left the band) who are also the two guitarists, the well-present bass in the background by Maurizio (who replaced Andrea at the beginning of this year), and Mirco's fast and rhythmic drumming. The two guitarists are capable of excellent speed riffs and equally good solos, while live they give you an incredible urge to dive into the crowd and mosh until you drop.

Let's talk about the album (I think it's fair to present almost unknown bands, but if you want to find more information and some songs to download, go to www.wayoutmusic.it and with a little search you'll find the link to download the songs from vitaminic): released in 2003, its title is “Make Your Choice” (the first LP after participating in some punk compilations and an EP), meaning make your choice, which they did by composing a 25-minute LP that leaves you breathless once it finishes playing because it went by so quickly.

The album starts with "Choice," a decidedly catchy track featuring two good guitar solos. Track number 2 is "The Last Beer" (the entire album strictly in English), faster than the previous one where, again, the guitars dominate. "Sweet" is perhaps the most interesting track of the album for its ballad intro that after a minute bursts into a speed hardcore (still melodic) that doesn't stop until the end of the song, moving through various choruses, fast riffs, and the solo that leads to the conclusion. It continues with “Sagat,” which is perhaps the best track on the album with its hyper-fast two minutes and the classic punk-rock 1-2-1-2-3-4 intro (in English). “Date” (which is also the video included on the CD) as a text is a good song and still keeps the CD on an excellent standard that engages with its soft and punk melodies. The following track is “Shorty” (as the name suggests, also the shortest with just about forty seconds). The penultimate song is “Rudy,” which is a beautiful song including ska-core hints, while “Random,” which concludes this work, is the hardest track on the album, although it always stays melodic. What seems to be a hidden track is actually a dedication accompanied by acoustic guitar.

In conclusion: this group, which I strongly recommend you listen to, represents one of the many valuable bands that will likely struggle to find success on the national punk scene, although I hope for the opposite. Now you just have to "make your choice": listen to them or ignore them.