Revelry & Resilience

Personnel: Eric Harris (vocals); Erik Kluiber, Andrew Packer (guitar); Ian "P.P. Rider" Brown (drums).Recording information: Castle Ultimate Studios, Oakland, CA.After naming their first album Patience & Perseverance, Los Angeles-based heavy rockers Gypsyhawk christened their sophomore follow-up Revelry & Resilience -- see a pattern developing here? But as heartwarming as it is to learn that the band's "patient perseverance" has already left them feeling confident enough to "revel in their resilience" -- even though virtually no one outside discerning underground circles is remotely aware of their existence -- perhaps we'd better review the latest musical results before placing any bets on the a third album title (Satisfaction & Self-Indulgence? Suspicion & So-Long? Maybe Sense and Sensibility?). Well, on paper at least, Gypsyhawk possess all of the tools needed to succeed: a shiny new deal with Metal Blade Records, a very competent, if not exactly show-stopping lead si