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To Create A Cure by My Ticket Home (Rise Records)

After being signed to Rise Records, My Ticket Home from Columbus, Ohio recorded a promising EP prophetically titled The Opportunity To Be. Produced by Caleb Shomo of Attack Attack!, their Rise debut garnered a good deal of attention and admiration for the band, as well as an anticipation for even greater glories. And now To Create A Cure has been unleashed, a full-length effort that is sure to cement the bands fortunes as a sheer force to be reckoned with.

Once again produced by Shomo, To Create A Cure by My Ticket Home is a stunning collection of tunes showing a band that has developed into something truly exciting to behold. Even more diverse and ambitious that their previous EP, the 11 tracks found within are vibrant and awe inspiring.

A New Breed kicks off the disc on a thunderous note, exuding a mighty amount of passion and conviction right out of the gate. Who Is 67? starts off a real head banging thrasher before segue-waying into a memorable chorus. Atlas is big and bold, with spiraling vocals and intensive musicianship reigning supreme.

The Truth Changes If We Both Lie is a definitive highlight, showcasing some tremendously heartfelt clean vocals. This one would sound great on hard rock radio – if the airwaves were actually playing impassioned tunes this good! The pedal is placed back to the metal with a vengeance when Beyond is heard, followed by an intensive call to arms entitled Motion Sickness.

A Thief Of One, A Thief Of Many has the sing along choruses and heavier than hell metallic breakdowns to make this one a required staple in their live set. Awake: Create is a slamming burst of energy with an exhilarating chorus.

Another tremendously effective song contained on To Create A Cure is The Dream Code, showing just how remarkably gifted and ambitious My Ticket Home is. Presenting a haunting classic rock approach to a song, the results are nothing short of epic and mesmerizing.

Dark Days is a sonic burst of heaviness, and closing cut Fear Complex (with its introduction of sheer torment) slams at the listener like an unexpected kick in the head.

The resourceful My Ticket Home lineup consists of Nick Giumenti on vocals, Luke Fletcher on bass, Derek Blevins on guitar and vocals, Marshal Giumenti on drums, and Matt Gallucci on guitar. Former member Sean Mackowski (now in Attack Attack!) was also involved in the recording process.

The year has just begun, and My Ticket Home has started it all off it with an enormous blast to the senses. To Create A Cure is nothing short of a triumph and will surely become their first class ticket into the big leagues!

(Review by Kenneth Morton)

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