"Dear Sounds Like Violence, you are fucking awesome. You do emotional post-hardcore they way it was intended: loud, ferocious, passionate, bitter, touching; driven by a natural, all-encompassing vehemence. Your vocalists sounds like he's constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown and every time he wails in our direction tonight it's impossible not to be moved. Tonight, you are note-perfect, providing rush after rush of intricate, sorrowful but defiant outpourings. The opener is jarringly lovely, encore At The Sea is a wondrous, crescendo-tastic end to a near perfect set and everything in between is exquisite. Dear everyone else, go and see Sounds Like Violence. They will blow your ears off." - Kerrang

"With Blood On My Hands by SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE is seriously the best rock album I heard in the last couple of years...a mix between The Hives and The Killers, with a touch of Interpol's dark sounds, but better and with more fury and conviction. Masterpieces do not come often...this is killer!" - True Punk

"With Blood On My Hands is pure rock with fantastic lyrics, great melodies, raw guitars, excellent drum work and amazing effects. I can't compare the Andreas Soderlund's voice to any other singer. You won't believe how huge Sounds Like Violence's bass lines are. I can't really pick the best song because this record is a slamming masterpiece which deals with many different themes. Sounds Like Violence is a pure rock machine." - Punk76

"Throbbing, bloodstained rock with a dark heart. Sounds Like Violence's debut long player, With Blood On My Hands, is just under 45 minutes of passionate rock music with raw nerves exposed and sinister, shadowy edges. Sonically, the band evoke the crashing, ringing chords of The Posies and The Afghan Whigs and on occasion the chilling post-punk of Interpol, while retaining an explosive intensity throughout. If the evidence here is anything to go by, Sounds Like Violence promise to be a formidable live band." - Guitarist Magazine

"Already being talked about in the same tones as the late, great Refused, Sweden's Sounds Like Violence have been carving a niche for themselves as purveyors of rock 'n' roll fury, and on new album With Blood On My Hands they've harnessed something completely different. An alternately ice-covered tundra and burning pit of an album, the quartet's frantic explosions of sound are the base for vocalist Andreas to leap from, struggling with the demons of 'black love' as he himself describes it. Sounds Like Violence? Sounds like a plan to us." - Big Cheese

"Fusing The Edge's epic early guitar sound around Pearl Jam's riffs and a vocalist who sounds like the love child of Gaz Supergrass and Morrissey, Sounds Like Violence's long-awaited debut is raw, uncompromising and bloody good...enough to give The Killers a run for their money as the new Kings of Indie." - Total Guitar

"Those in the know have been waiting with baited breath for the debut album, With Blood On My Hands, by Sweden's Sounds Like Violence. The scary-sounding name might lead to assumptions that these guys play roughneck metalcore or glamboy screamo, but that's way, way off. Instead, the foursome is doing its own thing on the whole way: it's a sound rooted in indie rock and emo, but with added texture unseen in bands of this genre. Glad I'm Losing You, for example, sounds like a whacked-out Talking Heads, while album closer The Greatest has a droning riff that's different from anything a tie-and-suspender-donning band has ever delivered. Then there are the lyrics, teeming with disturbing imagery that are really just clever metaphors for romance, affairs, breakups and all the heart-wrenching stages in between. Listening to Sounds Like Violence is never a safe experience, which is why it's one of the best bands playing melodic music today. There, I said it. And guitarist / vocalist Andreas Soderlund's pained howl helps a lot, too." - Chord

"Post-grunge quartet Sounds Like Violence come off as eminently likable, their jagged-yet-understated Jawbox-meets-Archers Of Loaf sound not so much reinforcing global hype-rock stereotypes as undermining them. As abrasive as it gets, the band's debut full-length, With Blood On My Hands, is as much an exercise in subtlety, restraint and dynamics; but perhaps more importantly, at their most basic level, Sounds Like Violence's songs forgo the usual Swedish practice of signifying to exude direct emotional honesty. Not to belabor the point, but if The (International) Noise Conspiracy rocked with half this much passion, they might actually be able to convert people to Socialism...or at least sell a few records. Sounds Like Violence is Sweden's first honest rock band of 2007." - Alternative Press

"Sounds Like Violence did it again and With Blood On My Hands should be on year-end lists for 07. With songs that run the gamut from chaotic and broken-hearted to driving and powerful, With Blood on My Hands has everything you could want from a band like this. Highs and lows, cynicism and naivete, optimism and pessimism, grandiosity and simplicity, predictability and unpredictability...this album hits every note. On With Blood on My Hands, Sounds Like Violence have proven themselves capable of catching lightning in a bottle whenever they please. They have managed to make raw, visceral emotion catchier and more tangible than ever before. You want this album." - Punknews

"With Blood On My Hands provides a very moving experience and Sounds Like Violence has taken an overused theme and given it new life. The anger is white hot, passionate and communicated well through their explosive sound and cleverly-worded lyrics. Sounds Like Violence are similar to both The Killers (with their Euro / indie-rock undertones) and At the Drive-In (with their crunchy guitar riffs and gritty vocals). It is a unique combination and it works. Having said that, in a sea of copycat bands, Sounds Like Violence is a gem and With Blood on My Hands is an album not to be missed. Their sound is angry, bitter, gritty and captivating all at once. Sounds Like Violence are honest and real with a performance that comes from the (broken) heart and keeps you hooked." - Independent Clauses

"EDITOR'S PICK: Andreas Soderlund's pathos is something that all of us humans know all too well. Writing an album about a failed and wrecked relationship has been done over and over ad nauseam but rarely do the blithe tales of heartache and denial come through clearer with a firmer nod towards everyone's journal / diary that we all kept close to us on those dark nights when our teenage lives felt more misery than mankind was meant to feel. Sounds Like Violence shreds as heavy as Refused with explosive guitar riffs, melodic churning choruses, and jarring percussion that drives home a sharpened stake through the heart. But vampires aren't the only victims lining up for a second dose, their songs are so vital that it tears at the strands of your soul's very core. Perfect!" - Smother

"Addictive debut from Sounds Like Violence. Patently not a man enjoying a happy and contented relationship, Andreas Soderlund's broken-hearted outbursts fuel the majority of With Blood On My Hands. A fiery melange of post-hardcore, indie rock and kick-arse rock 'n' roll, it soars with choruses that seem to dazzle the more you hear them. Occasionally the lyrics veer a little too close to poetry, but when the emotion is so raw and honest, it's a forgivable sin. KKKK" - Kerrang

"On With Blood On My Hands from Sounds Like Violence, Andreas Soderlund's gritty vocals convey agony, revulsion and remorse so passionate you'll be convinced he's literally teetering on the brink of something destructive. Whether murdering a lover, being left by her or having been killed by her, most of the tracks reference parting ways and death and blood are prevalent themes. Motifs aside, slashing guitars and throbbing bass give SLV an emo-core sound that's very modern and melodic. Picture a more dangerous and disturbed My Chemical Romance, only you don't get the sense this Swedish quartet is acting." - Silent Uproar

"On The Pistol, Sounds Like Violence had the an uncanny ability of writing songs that were so raw, yet remarkably infectious . However, it's apparent when listening to With Blood On My Hands that the band has grown a great deal. They're much more intricate and subtle in their delivery. What has not left Sound Like Violence's repertoire is the band's penchant for creating an unrelenting energy within their songs. There is a nervous, raw sense of desperation that echoes throughout. Much of that has to do with the reckless abandon of frontman Andreas Soderlund's often unnerving vocals. Sounds Like Violence combine the dark post-punk of Interpol with the poppy cynicism of The Posies and the indie rock of the Archers Of Loaf into one exciting and restless sound." - Sound As Language

"Despite the none-more-metal name, this Swedish four-piece sound nothing of the sort, opting instead for easy-on-the-ear melodic punk. A very promising debut." - Q Magazine

"If there is one thing that Sounds Like Violence doesn't do is disappoint. I haven't heard a single song that didn't blow me away. Maybe it's the combination of the unique vocals and the amazingly beautiful guitar tones; maybe it's the urgency of the drum beats; or maybe it's both. As a total package, I think that Sounds Like Violence could be one of the most important bands in indie rock today. They sound like a more angst ridden version of The Killers, or maybe like Q and Not U if they stepped it up to another level. Sounds Like Violence are deserving of all the praise in the world. One listen to this band and I guarantee that you will be as enthralled with them as I am. With Blood On My Hands is a must have for any fan of indie rock." - Rise and Revolt

"With Blood On My Hands is way powerful and can be an emotional roller coaster, but that's the sign of good music. Good song writing can move you. Good music can make you feel things, even when you don't want to. From the opening number to the final track, With Blood On My Hands is an ebb and flow of a passionate wave that will leave you equally exhausted and exhilarated in its wake. The year I had to wait for this album was so very worth it. A toast to Sounds Like Violence and Deep Elm records for taking their sweet time in putting out a haunting, yet hooky masterwork." - Feast of Hate and Fear

"Despite what many people may think, all blaring rock bands do not sound the same. Case in point: Sounds Like Violence. With Blood On My Hands is the band's debut full-length which features twelve intelligent, harsh rockers. SLV plays very hard but there is always substance lurking beneath the surface. The band's music is fueled by a super tight rhythm section, overdriven guitars and a vocalist who sounds rather nervous. Combining hard rock with catchy hooks is no easy task, but Sounds Like Violence manages to find a comfortable balance between the two." - Babysue

"An album of extremes, With Blood On My Hands has moments of pure pop perfection coupled with unexpected twists of the knife. Sounds Like Violence have hidden something between the grooves...something that plants a longing at the base of your heart. After a few days of neglect, the haunting swirls of The Greatest, or the rapture of Nothing, raise themselves until slowly, without warning, you find yourself playing the record every day and chanting the words back at your stereo with wild abandon. The cathartic nature of Sounds Like Violence could be the perfect jagged edged pill to relieve all associated tensions, capturing your heart like a high school crush and leaving you feeling as exhilarated and dirty as break up sex. This is one album that will stay in your heart long after the thrill of the first time." - Subba-Cultcha

"We've all been through love life missteps, traumas and coinciding heartaches, but maybe haven't the strength, tactfulness and lung capacity to channel them as brilliantly as Sounds Like Violence has on With Blood On My Hands. From the sound of his desperately yearning scream-singing, Andreas Soderlund sounds as though he may have been beaten daily in a burlap sack, force-fed shards of glass and shots of vinegar and left for dead in the frozen tundra of Antarctica. His spastically jarring delivery is accompanied by equally instigative and enlivened riffs, bass lines and percussion. Ranging from tension building, chug-thumping bass lines to stomping percussive runs and incendiary riffery, the record is piloted by the ever vulnerable martyr-turned-aggressor Soderlund. With Blood On My Hands is twelve tracks of uninhibited, catalyzing energy and raw emotion that's equal parts gut-wrenching pain and fist-pounding perseverance. Listen to it wherever...but allow room for thrashing about." - Aversion

"With a sound that runs the musical gamut from grungey garage-rock through frantic angular riffing and psychedelic indie, Sounds Like Violence have created an artful blend of dirt and delight on this, their long-awaited debut album. Sounding like the bastard son of J Mascis and David Byrne, singer Andreas Soderlund's soaring vocals cut through the musical maelstrom with an effective ease that provides SLV with a captivating focal point and the feeling that, although they might be scuzzy on the surface, they have the heart and sole to be truly uplifting. Tracks like Longing For A Warm Embrace and Favourite Son stand out from the pack but, really, there isn't a dud on here." - Rock Sound