Dark New Day "New Tradition"

This is not going to be a New Tradition, writing a review seven years after its seven year delay, but it felt like a necessary one to write considering the supergroup's debut, the connection to their music, and the anticipation of an album that didn't appear possible twelve years ago. Nearly every track that they had premiered on myspace at the same time made the cut, as it should be.
The outset of the album is the continuum of the "calm before the storm." "Fist From The Sky" is not only a synergy of their talents, or an example of audio gestalt, but proof that a hook does not need to be sacrificed for a heavy riff.
The only other tune of the same name that stimulates a similar smile would be a song released five years before by the Foo Fighters, both of equitable intrigue.
"I Don't Need You" can serve as a necessary notification to someone in your life who may believe they are essential to it, heavy and direct enough to dilute their delusion, yet not too abrasive instrumentally to alienate someone that is not a fan of heavier music.  While eponymous tracks can occasionally serve as novelties, "New Tradition" is not one of those tunes; it has an infectious groove that stews until the solo, to where it sizzles.
I find it "Tremendous" that this Lazarus of an LP came to be released after differences between the band and their record label arose, replacing some of the staff in their corner, causing them to shelve the disc before revitalizing it on their new record label. The song itself is good enough, and has enough adhesive to latch on to your memory bank, but not as likable as "Sorry."
"Straightjacket" debates more than a Maserati or Mercedes Benz, but contemplates whether it is best to pursue that passion that may catapult one into a life of fame, or pursue that passion, yet do it on a subtler scale; fame can be a flow of electrons that may subtly magnetize the participant's life to bouts of insanity before they realize that it might not be what they expect.
The next few songs are not lackluster, and you can "Take It From Me," or find out for yourself, but while the aforementioned is not as spunky as the track preceding, it is not without its own brand of attitude, yet not as much attitude or exceeding angst that "Fiend" may possess
One latter can make all the difference and alter the meaning and interpretation of the word; it is clear that the song is directed towards a person that incites tension and frustration, and the tone and vocal inflections reflect that notion. While the lyrics reflect the presumption that the subject could not care less about anybody else, and that the writer is reading a page from that book to take them closer to who they are meant to be.
Unrequited love has been a subject for many a song, and this admiration for another finds us in the place of a gaze of a woman on a pedestal; to love someone you know, or feel, is better than you, and surmise that the union is not a possibility could cause a  "Breakdown." The riff that precedes the eponymous aspect of the song recalls a perfect circle, and the chorus hints at the desperation the perspective presents without portraying weakness.