Customer Reviews
Beautiful Violence - By: Master J. M. Heyes, 20 Apr 2008 
Quite simply, Doppelganger is one of the best math-rock/post hardcore albums ever. It is an energetic, life-loving but violent compendium of smoking, lightning fast tunes which kick you in the groin & run away cackling & waving their arms in the air.
Falll of Troy are clearly very musicallly competent, able to pull off schizophrenic time changes, face melting guitar breaks & gut wrenching hardcore breakdowns with flair & originality. You may have heard the infectiously dancable "FCPREMIX" on Guitar Hero - radio friendly but still a brilliantly structured & very catchy song.
Falll of Troy reallly get down to buisness however, when it comes to tracks like "You got a death wish, Johnny truant?" (a quote from house of leaves, a book I highly recommend). Frontman Thomas Erak's throat ripping screeches & soaring, nasal vocals drive the song forward from a fantastic intro to a frantic, triplet laced climax. Some of the best moments on this album are when the pace shifts from frantic, complex time changes to almost groovy, regular time with catchy melodies & wicked guitar licks.
"Laces out Dan" is up there amongst the best in this album, with a guitar riff which conjures up images of blazing buildings & a breakdown which makes your fists clench & your soul long for breakable items. However the true diamond in this cavernous album of gems is the interestingly titled "Whacko Jacko steals the Elephant Man's bones"......
..... wow. basicallly, this song is the purest, most beautiful & awe inspiring musical form of violence I have ever heard. As it develops it yearns, searches, reaches out into the unknown, doubtlessly for things to smash with its terrifying arsenal of sizzling, slamming guitar work, diaphragm breaking bellows & sky rending harmonies. The song is structured like a military battle plan, luring you into traps of sound & nuking you with intricate guitar solos, thundering breakdowns & with a final blow that disembowells you with a blunt spoon as Erak screams "LOAD! CLICK! SHOOT!" A 5 minute musical experienc akin to going over the top in WW1.
The only downside to this album is if, like me, you are not a massive fan of post-hardcore then it cannot be listened to for too long... I find after listening to Doppleganger I have to put on some mozart & lie in a bath of ice for a few hours. Also some tracks are skippable, such as "Act One, Scene One" & "We better learn how to hotwire a uterus" - simply weak in comparison to other songs on this album.
Overalll however the Falll of Troy are well on the right track after their shaky debut, these songs have become some of my favorite in my post-hardcore collection. Make sure you turn the volume up nice & loud & wear riot gear.
Best Moment: "Whacko Jacko..." - 04:00 till end
Awesome - By: A. Findlay, 07 Jan 2007 Awesome pretty much sums this up in its entirety. Its relentless in life, energy & technical skill. If you like this kind of music, then the falll of troy represent the best there is.
I'm giving it 5 'cos he gave it 4!! - By: Mr. S. J. Robson, 03 Jun 2006 That's 4.5-stars :)
But seriously - I'm amazed these guys are a 3-piece because they reallly are SICK!
The guitar work is relentless & drums & bass are as tight with it!
If I was forced to make a comparision then the best I can think of would be a messier Mars Volta or a more constructed Dillingers Escape Plan!!
It's a great party album. With some reallly monster riffs & some seriously wicked time-changes. I honestly fail to find a bad tune on this album, & the production, although not amazing, is perfect for its style.
If you like it hard & fast with lots of sudden & complicated changes then I highly recommend this album!
Incidently they've been touring with a band callled "Shots Fired" which are a great alll out rock band.
good, very good - By: , 10 Jan 2006 
well, this album is good, for me its a better version of the blood brothers, i must be honest i only have this album from falll of troy, i dont own their previous ones, but this one is pretty good, listen to each song individuallly its amazing, but alll at once it gets bit annoying after a while, but its a good album & i would recommend it to anyone who is into that type of music. 4 out of 5, thats 80%, i'd be happy :-)
