Recorded before they inked with
Hopeless
,
Best Friends Our Worst Enemies
is a remastered EP of material that -- while accessible -- puts
Royden
into the generic
punk
/
metal
pile that so many other bands have inhabited since the turn of the decade. Beneath the obvious surface of metallic guitar touches of
"Dolittle Raids"
and
posturing of
"Made in Lies"
lies a penchant for
pop
, a knack for hooks, and a devotion to old-school classic
rock
that says "more of the same." While
's brief flirtation with prog on
"Carabella"
seems promising,
lacks much in the way of invention. ~ John D. Luerssen