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Amen seem to be from a long line of angry shock-rock bands coming out of America at the moment. But unlike similar band Marilyn Manson, they lack the energy, intelligence and most importantly tunes. The first thing that hits you when you listen to any of the songs on this four track EP is how dated and unoriginal they sound, they could have been around in the mid eighties with the likes of Iron Maiden. With shouted lyrics like "abortion holiday" and "razors and knifes" rhyming with "ending my life", they don't have the intended shock value, rather they sound like uninspired sixth form poetry. Lead singer Casey Chaos has a vocal range that shifts between sounding like Marilyn Manson, Jello Biafro and Bruce Dickinson but sadly he never seems to find his own style. Amen will probably go on to be hugely successful in the rock scene at the moment along with bands like Slipknot and X-Static, with The Price of Reality propelling them upwards. But being successful is never going to change the fact that as soon as one of these songs finishes, you'll be hard pressed to remember anything about it. I'm sure that Amen are all really, really angry at something and have issues with the world, and think that screaming about them over recycled metal riffs is a worthwhile thing to do. But next time remember to write some tunes.