I admit there are not many innovative elements a band can show in its music nowadays. In defense of the traditional Metal technique, the late 70's/80's bands had the luck of contributing whatever they wanted to the structure entitled Heavy Metal music. Then, consequently, things went a little bit tight, since you had to be e.g. Skyclad, Dream Theater, Pantera, Arcturus, System Of A Dawn or - recently - Shadows Fall to achieve pieces of early recognition with a personal current. Losa's The Perfect Moment is - on the other hand - a release rather following a certain formula; I wouldn't mind that but I doubt if I will ever remember this album in the near future...
The band hails from Texas, U.S.A. and has been breathing life for 3-4 years now. They lean mainly on the Metalcore side, with a 4-track live demo (2003) that was given for free at the band's gigs and to whoever was interested. Well, it seems that Metal Blade WAS interested; hence a record deal was inked in March 2004. Basic elements of Losa's music demonstrate aggressive guitars, a blend consisting of the usual Thrash/Death sharpness and the vivid HC force. Cut rhythms, specific bass lines, chord changes and a no doubt non-boring song flow, during this CD, present a band that is lucky to be featuring great chemistry between members. Not to forget the angry, core vocals of Hall referring to certain lyrical subjects like death, child abuse etc. This CD has - in my mind - the disadvantage of being...
...so following, not leading. I'm in no way a fan of this specific stream, still I easily came to the conclusion that Losa copy/paste many high-class bands of this style. I can foresee what dedicated Metalcore followers will say 'bout this. Even in a distinct, clear, furious production, The Perfect Moment may become - for some reason - radio friendly to guys who shake their heads to recent In Flames, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage and Dillinger Escape Plan releases or to any other bands who breathe this same fire. I just had in mind - after the test was over - that everyone now is well skilled as a musician and can release an album with at least a good production.
Add the fact that there's a huge database of ingredients to filter your music through and the sum is obvious. However, it's the band's achievement that The Perfect Moment features an extreme philosophy, not that noticeable from the beginning.
Rating an album is sometimes a hard task, so do not draw your conclusions just from the score below...