Is there anything more meaningless and arbitrary than a genre tag? In this day and age, you're either hard-, nu-, -core, or just plain old confused. Ohio quartet My Ticket Home - Nick Giumenti (lead vocals, bass), Marshal Giumenti (drums), Derek Blevins (rhythm guitar), and Matt Gallucci (lead guitar) - proudly raise a middle finger to that concept and dub what they do as simply, "Puke Rock." "The term just describes whatever we do," affirms Matt. "We knew people would label us with genres that weren't even close to our sound, so we made our own. No matter what music we make, it's ‘Puke Rock', plain and simple. It's My Ticket Home."
What we have is guitar-driven metal with an independent edge and feel, bringing together thoughts of Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, with something more melodic and at times almost poppy. Muse have made an impression, but they don’t sound like any of the other bands, just hints and nuances here and there. This is their third album, and while they are just left of the mainstream, there are times when some of the songs, such as “Time Kills Everything’ that could end up on a very depressing playlist somewhere. This is polished music, and even when they put their heads down and riff, there is still the feeling that it is all planned as opposed to spontaneous. Not really for me.
