Reviews

Finally some Christian metalcore makes it to my desk. This is another band with a metalcore pedigree (ex-members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall) attempting to channel Zeppelin by reverting to a more bluesy classic rock style. What’s worst is that they bill themselves as something new and innovative, as if because they were once in metal bands makes emulating Zeppelin and Sabbath a new pursuit. 
 
In their promo material they take shots at the Boston scene, claiming they are from the working-class town of Worcester because Boston is quote “not about rock anymore;” such pretentious words for such a beat band.  Basically, they blend some heavy riffs with stock-Sabbath transitions between chords and some muddy, No Quarter riffs.  Instead of giving a bluesy feel or a rock and roll swagger, it tends to give off a distinctly nu-metal sound, the songs blending together as thoroughly as any POD or Puddle of Mudddddd album. The vocals remind me most of Creed, with high-minded spiritual lyrics and sweeping melodic lines sung through a safely unambitious crooning style with no real effort or dynamism involved. The drums are so heavy on the loose cymbals in every song that they never seem to change, instead just sloppily sloshing around through generic metal riffs and effects-bolstered melodic interludes until finally retiring 50 minutes later.
 
 I can honestly say I will never listen to this again now that I have spent some time reviewing it, and I suggest you take any steps you must to avoid it.