The first song
that I heard from the resurrected/revamped solo band of Jeffrey Nothing
(ex-Mushroomhead), “Fragile Mind”, seemed to follow in the same vein that the
singer had pursued along with guitarist Tommy Church on the latest Mushroomhead
album, “The Righteous and the Butterfly”, metal/hard rock pushing the melodic
side of the spectre while maintaining an hint of sadness and rage underneath.
As such, “Fragile Mind” has melancholy yes, along with
a catchy guitar solo and several layers of vocals which seemed to intensify the
emotion brought up by the lyrics, also the use of piano was just perfect to coincide
with the desperate cries that echo them. It’s simple but yet, well executed and
with details that go beyond just another metal ballad.
This single,
was followed up by another (“Bead Space/Dead Inside”), and then after a few
live shows the project was silent with hints of another one surfacing in its
place (the industrial Doomcandy). One
can hope for a full-length album by Nothing
in the future, but until then both Jeffrey and Tommy have been putting out some
interesting music that deserves its own time. And this song definitely deserves
yours.
Band: http://www.jeffreynothing.com/?fbclid=IwAR3XYKJq_C4Jf3IlG-UH_WZpAs3MlKdJDFeOlJkoYWjTsCV5_qw0zn71emU
