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Perfect melodic death metalcore

Mark Carver | China | 11/08/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Finally, the divine incarnation of the Gothenburg death metal/metalcore sound (even though they're from Denmark). It bounces, it bellows, it soars. It's very emotional without being emo in any way, and minces current posterboys In Flames, Soilwork, and countless other screamed verse- sung chorus- blastbeats- interlude- repeat vanilla artists. Raunchy isn't as heavy as say Scar Symmetry and Wasteland Discotheque isn't so much industrialized as it is atmospheric, but only in sparse amounts. It has abundant concrete slabs of heaviness and the equally abundant melody doesn't sacrifice the hammer blows, and in fact compliments it. The vocals are hoarse and raspy and the clean vocals are urgent and slightly fragile but not weak in any way. The entire album is fast-paced and relatively upbeat but also dreary without being slow or mired in melancholy. These guys want to rock, not break your heart.



I get a strong feeling of "This is Love, This is Lunacy" era Still Remains when I listen to this. Imagine if that album, one of the best straight-up metalcore albums of all time, had been made in Sweden by metal veterans. Yet this album, while bearing very familiar footprints of a long-deflated sound, reaches the top of the mountain because of excellent songwriting and technical skills and heaps of emotion and sincerity. The formula is familiar but when it's done so well, it feels fresh and welcome. This is exactly what this species of metal should sound like."

Awesome Album

T. Hunt | CA | 08/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This release takes the top spot for the best cd of 2008 so far in my opinion. Fantastic work by this band. Their releases keep getting better and better. Songs are very catchy, melodic, and moving around all over the place. I cant stop listening to this cd. This band should be huge. How about a U.S. tour guys?"