Their previous album The Narrow Scope Of Things was the result of a progression the band was making. It sounded like an identity crisis, as they combined two different kind of bands: Death metal and emocore/postcore/heavy rock. Hold Your Breath is step two of this natural progression. They no longer sound as if they're in an identity crisis. Here's the real Embodyment and I welcome the musical clearness. They dedicated their efforts to what was obviously to come. Here's the charming beauty of heavy guitars, fighting along with drums and bass, and on top of it you can hear the soulful singing from Sean Corbray. The music is harsh, in a way, but the melodic vocals almost have a soothing effect. No matter what song you listen to: There's a balance between the heaviness and the friendliness. This balance is captured rather nicely on Hold Your Breath. Some of the beautiful songs here are Set The Stage, the aggressive Heaven In A Letter Bomb and Cruise Control. A really likable record.
Other coverage for this album
Decapolis January 2002Reviewed by Nate BaileyEmbodyment has been around for 9 years and have experimented with various sounds. They have been through various line-up changes since the beginning and are from Texas. Of course, one can't write a review of Embodyment without making a comment about their metal mayhem past. So there's mine. OK, moving on. Embodyment's current sound is a heavy, moody melodic rock...similar to what you might hear…HM Magazine #91Reviewed by Treble BandopplerSean Corbray is not a natural screamer. Past Embodyment live shows have illustrated this fact painfully well, and lead one to believe that the periodic shrieking wails on The Narrow Scope of Things had to be layered quite a bit to sound as good as they did. It is also quite possible that Sean's actual singing on Narrow Scope suffered from shredded vocal chords forced to do something they did not…Similar sounding releases
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1994Corrosion of the Flesh
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