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If you hear a song on your local rock radio called "Selfish and Cold" and the DJ tells you, "that was ‘Selfish And Cold’ from Revelation Theory's Truth Is Currency," please pay attention. There's an evil twin of this song hitting the airwaves, an alternate version that features violins. That is a watered down version of the track you’ll actually find on the album. Call and demand the station plays the album version of "Selfish And Cold," for on this release there are no violins. Revelation Theory is not a wimpy ballad-only type band and the misconception must end.

Rather, Revelation Theory is more in line with the moody disposition of Staind -- if you appreciate them, Revelation Theory will defintely be a band for you to check out. To be clear, Revelation Theory is not a cookie-cutter band -- I offer the comparison just to give you a frame of reference. Their musical vision is unique and their attitude towards their material raises this material up a notch. The fact that Revelation Theory are not as well-known as Staind is a shame as this material is radio-friendly and compelling. You read it here first -- Revelation Theory are going to be a band you hear about in the future.

The album starts off on the right foot. Opener "M367 (Out Of Our Hands)" begins with guitarist Julien Jorgensen setting up the riff. Then vocalist Richi Uzzi belts out the lyrics with a gut-wrenching need to tell you about pain and suffering. The first lyrics of the track are "Pain troubles me, filled up, it lives in here" and delivered over a compelling driving guitar riff and an atypical snare pattern during the chorus.  "Slowburn" continues the momentum with a driving mid-tempo stomp. When Uzzi declares, "Wake up!" you can imagine the crowd going nuts when the band plays this song live.

"After The Rain" is a slower song and comes too early in the release, slowing momentum the band was building with "M367" and "Slowburn." To my ears, eighth track "Undone" would have been a better third track and would have melted into the ballad "Leaving It Up To You" better than "After The Rain." And yes, I'll admit it -- I think of Nelson when I hear the phrase "after the rain"… dammit.

Of all the material on this release, "Loathe" stands out as the best track. The moody bass riff from Matt McCloskey sets up the song and the interesting snare patterns from drummer Dave Agoglia expand it. Jorgensen's guitar riff is spacey and breathes with little licks that compliment the song. Uzzi delivers his best vocal performance with the lyrics, "I lie and loathe."  

In all, I think Revelation Theory is a very good band. I expect that if they latched onto a national tour that they could build a loyal following that would flood the rock radio phone lines with requests for the album version of "Selfish And Cold." So please, call and get the violins off your rock radio station!

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