Search - Emmure :: Goodbye To The Gallows

Intense

Tony Brandvold | 09/05/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard the song "ten signs you should leave" like 3 months ago or more, and i'm not gonna lie, i hated it. I hated the weird talking that he does. It was so out of the ordinary and weird. But i loved his scream and everything else about the band. I had kinda forgotten about the band until the other day when i was browsing around in best buy. I thought "ah what the hell, i'll give it a listen". I first heard the song "ten signs you should leave" again, and was still a little annoyed by those vocals, but i listened to the rest of the song and realized it was awesome other than that. By the time track three had finished i was stunned. WHAT AN INTRO!! The tremolo effect on the scream in the beggining is killer. I listened to the whole album and was just amazed. Its nothing groundbreaking, but its just damn good. Very heavy metalcore/hardcore/deathcore stuff. My new favorite band at the moment. I recommend it to fans of I killed the prom queen, and stuff along those lines."

The Acacia Strain Pt. 2

Bill Lumbergh | Initech | 04/19/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"By first listen, you'll think that this is a replica of The Acacia Strain's "The Dead Walk". Why I say this? Well, the guitars are downtuned to a really low note, the riffs and breakdown sound similar, guess like you could write Emmure as a ripoff band. But wait, there are elements that make this band distinctable as well. First, the vocal range is very diverse. Sometimes you'll hear a semi-guttural just like The Acacia Strain, then you'll hear vocals that will easily remind you of Sinai Beach. Also, the song titles have a somewhat original twist, especially my favorite track, "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" (Chappelle's Show anybody?).



Overall, this is no way original, but it is an enjoyable record, and compared to most of the tripe Victory is spewing out today, this will surprise the listener."

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Heather B. Jones | Florida, USA | 10/18/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This album sucks. Don't get it. It's a disgrace to hardcore. If you want hardcore, look for something by Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, etc. Or if you want something by more modern bands, an album by either Paint it Black or Ceremony will do.



This, however, is crap. Nothing but breakdowns. No speed, no real "intensity". Just cookie-cutter metalcore we've all heard a thousand times before. Hell, there are even good metalcore bands out there who can actually make decent music, if this is what you're looking for instead of normal hardcore: Every Time I Die, Shai Hulud, Between The Buried And Me. Get something by these bands, or the ones listed in the first paragraph instead.



But not this garbage."