For a good chunk of his musical life, guitarist Josh Rand has been part of American alt-metal band Stone Sour. However, when frontman Corey Taylor announced the band was going on hiatus following the completion of a two-year touring cycle in support of their Hydrograd album, Rand found himself with the opportunity to finish up something that had been sitting on the backburner and so was born The L.I.F.E. Project. With a clear vision of what this new musical project needed, Rand enlisted the talents of Paralandra vocalist Casandra Carson and the first fruits of this partnership can be heard on their self-titled EP. Comprising of five tracks, the first thing you notice as opener “Ignite” wallops you right between the eyes is Carson’s enormous vocals. Instantly, Carson’s booming voice fills t...