Metal Underground.com

With the popularization of Evanescence emerges a wave of female-fronted rock bands, all riding on the success of Amy Lee & Co. Flyleaf managed to get ahold of the whirlwind and storm their way out their small town of Belton, Texas. Lead singer Lacey Mosley may appear tiny and quiet, but her angst-ridden screams packs a powerful punch that will leave you thinking otherwise. Her voice may be similar to that of Avril Lavigne and Tanja Lainio (of Lullacry), but Lacey possesses more vocal diversity, ranging from raw anger to sweet melody to tortured sorrow, and everything in between. The vocals are passionately beautiful, yet hauntingly chilling like Bjork. As for the music, it tends to be on the generic alt-rock side, following the footsteps of bands such as Staind, Audioslave and Breaking Benjamin. The guitars are chunky with a little too much nu-metal-influenced chugging at times. Unlike fellow Christian rockers P.O.D., but more like 12 Stones, Flyleaf does not get all preachy in their lyrics, save for the song "Cassie," which was written about Cassie Bernall, who was killed in the Columbine shooting for saying "yes" when asked if she believed in God. In short, this is a good album as far as debut albums go. The band does have potential and is worth checking out.