### Zebarges: Stay barges or die!

#### 13/02/12 || gk

In my short time here at GD I’ve come to view the stubs section with a certain amount of apprehension. I never really know what I’m going to get. The majority of releases range from bad to just bland. A few will be good and every now and then something utterly ridiculous will turn up. Zebarges is a French crossover band. “Stay Barges or Die!” is the bands third album and it’s completely ridiculous. It feels like the vocalist held the band at gun point, forced them to play their songs and then shouted the lyrics over the music. There’s a competent guitarist buried here somewhere. You have to pay attention. A song like “Testament” has some decent riffs but is utterly ruined by the vocalist who shouts out the lyrics with utter disregard for the music. Throw in an out of control drum machine, occasional swerves into acoustic tomfoolery and you’re left with an album that’s hilarious for the first few songs but is a big load of crap when the novelty wears off. Maybe this is a comedy band? For the first time in my life I’m wishing I knew French so I could figure out what this dude was shouting about. I suppose that’s a good thing.

2/10 with comedic value limited to a couple of songs.