In Fear and Faith – Your World on Fire
Posted by PacMusic on January 8, 2009
Middle road metal with singing.
My first thought is that I’ve heard this all before. Simple riffs, top end screaming interspersed with a lower singing style. Think Killswitch Engage mixed with 36 Crazyfists and you’re pretty much there.
It’s a good solid performance of a style that reached it’s peak a few years ago. In come the late runners not realising that they’ve missed the boat and we’ve heard the pinnacles of the genre in other bands and we’re not that interested in having a band that does it quite well, but not as good as the other people who’ve done it.
They do have a slight twist to the genre though, as they sneak in some bits that sound like emo into the mix, which I assume they think will hit the mass market, but these bits are so small that they fail to dominate enough to cater to that audience and just causes irritation to those who aren’t that audience.
If you’re a huge fan of this type of music and just can’t get enough of it, then you may find a space for this album but if you’re a casual listener, then you’ll enjoy it, but not for very long.
Listen to this album: Spinning around with your arms out.
Rating: 51%
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