RAUNCHY — A Discord Electric (review)

RAUNCHY — A Discord Electric album cover Album · 2010 · Metalcore Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
J-Man
Raunchy is among Denmark's most successful metal exports, and their fifth album, A Discord Electric, is definite justification for their praise. Here's an album that's filled with unforgettable choruses, tasteful musicianship, and overall strong compositions. Raunchy's style of super-melodic metalcore surely is not for everyone, but those who can tolerate a quality modern metal album should find plenty to love here.

The music on A Discord Electric is a mix of metalcore, melodic death metal, pop, and even touches of progressive metal. The prog metal touches lie mainly in the lush keyboard arrangements and atmospheric sections - a song like "Dim the Lights and Run" certainly has its progressive tendencies. For the most part, though, expect melodic metalcore with extremely memorable choruses. Most of Raunchy's strength lies in their ability to seamlessly mix crushing riffs with unforgettable melodies. This certainly isn't too "extreme" of an album, and most people who enjoy more melodic and commercial forms of metal should enjoy this one. The overall professionalism of A Discord Electric was one of the things that grabbed me from first listen; every single musician is a master on their respective instrument and the production is sleek, modern, and powerful.

All in all, if you're looking for some well-played and well-produced melodic metalcore, A Discord Electric is one of the best options out there. I can't say that this sort of thing is my preferred listening style, but there's more than enough quality music here to keep me satisfied the entire time. 3.5 stars seem fair here. This is highly recommended for fans of extreme metal on the less "extreme" side.
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