Camilla, Georgia's Chasing Victory bring forth their sophomore effort, smashing sonic barriers and destroying scene obstacles. Relentless, yet tasteful, Fiends is a much-needed diversion from the glut of heavy music today. It is song-oriented without losing the band's signature riffs. This is the album that this band needed to make. Muse-like falsettos meet Stone Temple Pilots-esque chorus lines, and the occasional gang vocal, and Harrell's dirt-laden growls. The whole of the album is speedy, though diverse enough in tempo and guitar approach to avoid becoming stale. Consider the track "Wolves," as attitude-infused as the Wolfmothers of the world and as melodic as the Foo Fighters. The guitar lines are ambient, and Adam Harrell's vocals display great diversity, with an incessant chorus as the payoff. myspace.com/chasingvictory / freemvs.com