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“Opening band Shotgun Rules, from London, ON. I'd heard, but had never seen. I can honestly say this band was the highlight of the night for me..Their combination of tech, prog and emo just worked.” [Link] – Alyssa Caplin | Tangible Sounds | March 2006 “In all the record [Estimated Time of Arrival] is a piece of Canadian underground at it's finest, and sounds like something that would come off of the roster of Victory Records, Epitaph or even a bigger label...Shotgun Rules are a prime example, that just believing in your music and working your ass off to get it to the people that crave it most, that there will be a great reward in the end. Rock On guys! You have my support through and through! - Rating: 4/5” [Link] – Kiel Burwell | Review4U | December 2005 “...Estimated Time of Arrival blossoms into a truly spectacular offering. Through splicing spine-tingling vocal harmonies with metal proficiency and sincerely heartfelt musings, the group offer up a good example of what the early (or good) Taking Back Sunday might have sounded like had they culled more inspiration from Iron Maiden.” [Link] – Casper Neurotic | ThreeOhSix.org | May 2005 “This EP [Estimated Time of Arrival] is full of energy and is one of the best first efforts I have ever heard from any band...This is a band that has an incredible ability to write diverse flowing songs without any glitches or bumps along the way...Overall you can tell that SHOTGUN RULES are not held to the conventional methodology of song writing and are very open to explore new ideas and sounds.” [Link] – Paul Shaw | PunkCanada.net | March 2005 “...this band owned. I haven't seen a band with their style of punk/screamo whatever you want to call it, that pulls it off as well as them. They had really good stage presence and seemed to move in sync really well. Definitely enjoyed their set.” [Link] – Brian Garson | Junkedcamera.com | January 2005 “piec[ing] together bits of angry hardcore meshed with complimentary melodies in a distinct sound. They don't fall into the emocore genre but they aren't the typical melodic hardcore band either. The screaming definitely has the epic sound of a real hardcore band and the melodies are not derived from emo influences...a unique sound that doesn't fall into another one of the common genres.” [Link] – Louie Baribeau | SceneItAll.net | December 2004 “While only a five-song EP, the disc has more quality songs on it than most releases today. The music itself is very solid, but the strength of the band lies in vocalist John MacKenzie's lungs. His large range enables him to mix his growls with melodic singing that's similar to Chris Lewis of the The Kinison, yet he's still able to break out a ballad with "No Sense of Consequence." The lyrics are bursting with emo-riffic lines that will earn their way into the memory banks of indie rock boys and girls everywhere...” – Chris Tessmer | The Carillion | November 2004 “With London supporters pulsating from the neck over original catchy melodic tunes such as " See Ya Later Thomas The Carburetor" and a mosh pit giving more head-smashing reinforcement than ever before with the raging emotional tune "Like Helicopters," it's no wonder Shotgun Rules is starting to receive a significant amount of publicity...” [Link] – Jes Smallwood | The Gazette: Western University | September 2004 “Like Helicopters, the EP's phenomenal opening track, demonstrates a dazzling technical proficiency woven through tight songwriting and gut-wrenching vocal layering. The stand out here is the six-minute-plus closing piano ballad, "No Sense of Consequence", whose sonic restraint proves the band capable of producing strong music outside of the eardrum-wrecking range.” [Link] – Sam Sutherland | Exclaim! | August 2004 “Kids of all ages unite in a familiar cry: "Shotgun Rules!"...As one of the headliners, Shotgun Rules performed a mind blowing set with their straight-up mix of heavy instrumentals and thunderously loud lyrics.” [Link] – Gabriella Barillari | The Gazette: Western University | November 2003 |
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