I Hate Sally solidifies sound on 'Don't Worry Lady'
CD REVIEW
by RISA WASIK Assistant Copy Editor

I Hate Sally, the Canadian metalcore band from Kingston, Ont., has unleashed its second full-length album, "Don't Worry Lady," onto the music scene with a voice that demands to be heard.

The 10-song disc is the follow-up album to "The Plague" (2005), the four song EP released after Dee Prescott took over on lead vocals.

Prescott, seemingly more comfortable with her voice and her sound on "Don't Worry Lady," belts out lyrics to songs like "Martha Served" and "Song of Deborah" with conviction and purpose. I Hate Sally has something to say with its socially conscious lyrics - and Prescott is going to make sure you listen.

The album is rapid-paced and full of hearty guitar chords, leaving little downtime for the listener's ear. Lyrics such as "shouting at the demons who stand in control" ("Bathsheba of Seven") and "I could not stop death, so death grabbed onto me, picked me up by my throat" ("Anna's Empty Conscious for the Blessed") makes you wonder where the band pulls its inspiration from, and who, or what, is their muse.

The album does, however, use the guitar talents of Marc Garniss somewhat in excess, with lengthy intros and two fully instrumental tracks. Even so, the album will not leave I Hate Sally fans disappointed. The band, after several lineup changes, has solidified its sound and come out strong.

And, with the release of "Don't Worry Lady," frontwoman Prescott proves yet again that it's not the gender of the lead that should take precedence, but the strength of the lyrics and the power behind the vocals.

I Hate Sally also includes Dan Vokey on bass. Nick Steckiewicz, the drummer on the "Don't Worry Lady" album, has since left the band to pursue other options and has been replaced by Mark Mcgee.

"Don't Worry Lady" was released in the United States in June 2007 by Vagrant/Density Records.