The follow-up of their Spirit Of Life EP contains the six songs from the EP re-recorded plus eight new songs. It's not easy to describe their sound as they mix up hardcore and metal. There's a clear Deftones influence which you can hear in Some People and Zion. Let's call it new metal for lack of a better term. Especially the vocals remind me of Chino Moreno. One moment the vocals can be hypnotizing, dreamy vocals, and the other you hear violent shrill screams. But 3rd Root sounds almost bombastic at times, like in Prophet's Eye. The new song My Soul has heavy plodding riffs and heavy chord structures. A Sign Of The Things To Come was a production of Darren Grahn who assisted notable bands like Metallica and Third Eye Blind too. A striking difference to the mentioned bands is 3rd Root's Christian stance which you can read in the lyrics. Take for example the Spanish song Sangre. While listening to this album I have to say the band's sound somehow fascinates me though I'm not real sure if I like them. Somehow their songs have elements that stick fast in my mind. It's like the song Zion which was on the EP. For an obscure reason it got stuck in my musical memory. This may happen with some stuff on this album too. The signs are there.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #86Reviewed by Doug Van PeltThis full-length album is a welcomed friend after having my appetite wet by their EP earlier this year and (especially) seeing their energy live. 3rd Root has a unique sound, mixing soulful, laid-back and Jamaican-influenced vocals with some very tribal and prominent drumming. This is just the in-between melodic parts, though. What sets this band apart is the furious tightness and power they…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by the ProjectOh boy, brace yourselves, 3rd Root's A Sign of Things to Come will kill you. Literally! This album was such a lame effort that I could not bear listening to it. The guitar was halfway decent but it was too repetitive. Every song sounded the same, NOT KIDDING! Hey people if you are into hard-core music with a singer that sounds like he is mumbling this is your disk. The singer sounds like Kurt…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by Hey YouAt first, I wasn't impressed at this album. After a few spins, I realized that these guys are very good. The distorted music with singing vocals, becomes very catchy. Then the music just goes full speed and Chili (vocals) screams his head off. It reminds me a lot of Luti-Kriss, but doesn't sound at all like them. Just in the way they perform their breakdowns and the way they sing and scream. I…Similar sounding releases
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