Kev Rowland
This Brisbane-based deathcore act have been through loads of line-up changes in their career, so it is something of a surprise to me to hear the power contained within their third full-length album. It is brutal, it is riff-hungry, yet is also incredibly complex with much more intricacy than one might imagine from music as over the top as this. How drummer Jayden Mason can keep this up for a full set I have no idea, he must be a mess at the end of a gig, but it is his power that sets the foundation for everything else the band is doing. The production has an almost black metal feel to it, and long held down high guitar notes certainly add an additional element, but it is the riff fest taking place in the lower registers that people are going to really interested in, while new singer Poida sounds like he has been at the heart of the band for years.
Deathcore may not be to everyone’s tastes, and there are often instances when it misses in one area or another, but this is pretty close to being a perfect example of the genre, and if this is what you like to listen to then buy the album, turn it up to the max, and sit back with a smile and silently thank me for telling you about them. Awesome.