Deathcore
22.35 (5 songs)
Cool songs: Corey Feldman as the Devil, Early Winter Transmission, Distress Patterns
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Ever since their appearance in 2001, Minnesota quintet With Dead Hands Rising has made a particularly positive impression. 2003s debut Behind Inquisition was a veritable lesson in what could only be termed as some sort of melodic Deathcore. Certainly, they were just a little different to your regular glut of Metalcore acts. I was beginning to wonder where they had got to of late, and then this five-track ep landed at my door.
Initially I was a little disappointed in The Horror Grows Near. The fact that it is only a five tracker instead of a new full length (after some 18 months since the BH debut) didnt sit well with me, but I assume the band has their reasons for such a small output over such a lengthy time period. Furthermore, it appears that THGN explores even more complex and technically obtuse material than ever before. Not that this isnt a good thing, its just that it doesnt hold together as well as it possibly could.
Forging a sound that sits well with the likes of Burnt By The Sun and Disembodied, THGN highlights WDHRs urge to be inventive with their music as well as maintaining their core-sound that was such a breath of fresh air on the debut. As a result, the five tracks on this ep highlight the bands stop-start, fast and slow combinations as well as that well-intentioned death metal element that gives their material an added edge. Furthermore, it is with WDHRs less than friendly song structures that makes their style so unique distinctive among their peers. WDHR dont follow any sort of verse-chorus-verse approach. No clean vocal melodies, no commercial metalcore stylings here at all.
Still, despite the impressive musical stance this band conveys on THGN (particularly in the drumming and Colin Strandbergs vocal ramblings), any power and dynamic byplay this may have had is rendered almost useless by a hollow production. The guitars in particular suffer the most. Muted and devoid of the harsh, biting feel they conveyed on the debut. This is still an enjoyable listen, but perhaps not the overwhelming experience that I so expected.
note: 7.1/10
Tracklist
1.Corey Feldman as the Devil
2. Distress Patterns
3.Early Winter Transmission
4.The Poisoning
5.Thats Why you Dont Pick up Dead Cows
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