Much like the bondage-clad women on the Spinal Tap-inspired cover for Days of Darkness, Metairie rockers Misled seem to be going in two opposite directions at once. Their hard-rock sound trudges where it sounds like they want to soar, and lead singer Chris Rico’s voice growls and groans where it sounds like he should be shouting. (You can really hear this in the chorus of the opener, “Introspective Fool.”) And that voice doesn’t quite fit the proceedings in the first place; imagine the Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ grunting vocalist Dickey Barrett fronting a hard rock bar band and you get the idea. I sometimes thought Barrett’s voice risked sounding downright tiredin contrast to his band’s music, and the same applies to Misled, only the bandoften comes off sounding like it’s got a case of ennui. There are a couple of choice songs here, where the band sounds like they’re really into it (“Just One Night” and “Hands on You”), and Rico comes off sounding like Glenn Danzig in all his dark glory. Hopefully the next record will capture Misled with that kind of power and swagger throughout.