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| CDcame out the 15 September 2009 - Self-Released |
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1. The Path to Imminent Ruin
2. My Demise
3. Still I Rise
4. War
5. King of Nothing
6. The Taste of Fear
7. Embrace Annihilation
8. Picture Perfect
9. A Public Execution
10. Dead and Gone
Bonustracks (Deluxe Edition)
11. Bark at the Moon (Ozzy Osbourne Cover)
12. Age of Quarrel (Cro-Mags Cover)
13. Critical Mass (Nuclear Assault Cover) |
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| Review |
 17 / 20 |
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All of their previous albums were dynamite productions, so I didn't hesitate to buy this album, without hearing 1 note from it. This is the 7th full length effort from this American metalcore quintet. Their lineup hasn't changed in 6 albums, so apparently the band members mesh well together.
At first listen, it wasn't what I was expecting. I was expecting to hear some super explosive songs like Redemption(Threads of Life) or Destroyer of Senses(The Art Of Balance). I was also expecting to hear some very beautiful clean vocal harmonies like Stepping Outside The Circle (The Art Of Balance) or The First Noble Truth (Of One Blood).
Of course the usual yelling vocals are present, but the clean vocals aren't as pretty as those exhibited on the previous albums. The vocal inversions aren't nearly as remarkable as the guitar inversions are. A few of the songs sound like rehashed versions of songs from their previous albums.
Maybe this is a result of the album being self-released, rather than being released by a big label like Atlantic Records or a medium sized label like Century Media Records. They were very successful with Atlantic Records, so I can only reason that they wanted a bigger cut of the profits.
Then after a few more listens, the album started to grow on me and I could recognize some new artistic qualities in this release. The guitar playing is much more technically intricate on this album than they were on the previous albums. A few of the songs are very melodic and original. The taste of fear is a fine example of that. Although this album is more refined than the past albums, this isn't an FM friendly (kiss ass) album. They haven't sold out. It's just not as dynamic as their last 7 albums.
Similar bands are Trivium and Demon Hunter. If you are a die-hard Shadows Fall fan, like I am, then I recommend this album to you. This is a very good album, but not a great album.
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