Funeral for a Friend, 'Tales Don't Tell Themselves' (Atlantic)

In screamo, the trouble starts when the yelling stops.

Though they're superstars at home, this Welsh screamo quintet have yet to conquer the U.S., despite arriving here in 2003 with a thunderously melodic sound and a barge full of press clippings. For their third album, FFAF blatantly move beyond the aggressive scene that spawned them and focus on slicker ballads that hint at '80s heartland-rock melodrama. At its best ("Great Wide Open"), Tales recalls Foo Fighters' wimpier singles, but for the most part, it's just a reminder of why even Dave Grohl turns up the screaming now and then. 

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Funeral for a Friend - "Into Oblivion" WINDOWS MEDIA | REAL

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