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What. An. Album. Is it super weird? Yes. Are parts of it a joke? Yes. Is it super good regardless? Absolutely. “Melodic Deathcore” is the only way I can describe it. There are some really nice clean choruses, but there are some brutal gutturals and some of the most crushing breakdowns of the year. Even the lyrics are deep and emotional, atypical of a lot of modern deathcore. This might be one of the heaviest albums of the year, but it’s also an extremely well produced, well recorded, and well written album from a melodic standpoint. Rivals some of the best albums released this year.

When you release an album that’s ten songs long, under 30 minutes, and has 3 singles, you need to make every song count. Which is why there being three different tracks under a minute long makes zero sense to me. Overall, the album isn’t great. It’s another beatdown album with 10 identical songs that don’t flow. No atmosphere besides the intro track’s spoken word part (which plays well into the song and would make the album much more compelling and complete). There’s no inherently wrong with any song, but that’s the issue. There’s no risks taken and no variety. The only songs worth mentioning are Low Tech and A Hopeless Fate, which have some uniqueness to them. To summarize, it’s an album made of one song sung 10 times.

A pretty good sounding 2010 Metalcore piece that sticks just the right amount with the trend of the time and innovates in many other aspects, creating a solid release that holds its own today against the modern Metalcore scene. It’s a little bit repetitive at times, but there’s enough variation to keep it unique and interesting. The intros of some songs are super quick and feel rushed at times, but the instruments are performed amazing well. The drums are a huge standout which a mix that puts them at the forefront of each song. The guitars are good and play into each song well, while also standing out from the eras heavy reliance on lots of 0s. These are complimented by a good backing of electronics and an even better orchestral backing, very unique for its time. The vocals are nothing special, but the cleans are a nice change of pace from the autotune heavy cleans associated with early 2010’s Metalcore. The lyrics are very obviously deeply religious and moving, which another welcome departure from the norm. Such a shame they fizzled out like so many bands did in this time, as I would’ve loved to see what they could do given lots of time to grow. ... See More

This might be the greatest metal album I’ve ever listened to. No words can explain how truly awe inspiring this album is. There’s nothing it does poorly. Kadeem France throws in downright absurd cleans and screams, the instruments are mixed and performed perfectly, and the environment starts at the album art and flows through the whole album, making it feel so connected even though the songs are so different. Coming from the Metalcore scene, I definitely hear a bit of core inspiration in there, but there’s so many sounds that it makes it such a unique listen. It’s absolutely amazing. No album compares when it comes to how put together this is. My personal favorites are New Faces In The Dark and Heavy Is The Head, which is the perfect demonstration of this album for me. Two completely different sounding songs, both made masterfully, off the same album.
Completely absurd. ... See More

Oh man. Guess what To The Grave, one of the best modern Deathcore bands, just released?
It's another uninspired beatdown album that isn't mixed well and is incredibly generic. So many bands have released the same thing this year that 2024 might go down as the "year of beatdown". They must've heard Knocked Loose's first song off You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To and decided to just do that. After how good Director's Cuts was and how amazing some of the tracks off Offcuts were, I highly expected this to be one of the better releases of the year. Instead...
It's
Another
Beatdown
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Similar to Kublai Khan but not as boring, this sits as an incredibly mediocre release. The only highlight is the vocals, brutal as always from Dane Evans. The instruments are performed decently but the mix is awful and is hard to listen to at times. I was really hoping we'd get more of what they did with High Impact. Instead, they leave the entire fandom upset with this rushed and poorly made album, nowhere close to their typical standards.
Completely disappointing. ... See More