No matter which way you cut it, this album is awesome. Everything is, simply put, good. I'll start with the band comparisons that so many people love. The best I can come up with is a cross between Training For Utopia (older) and Society's Finest (newer). However, the L-K feel that we know and love is still there. The Training For Utopia part is evident in the discordance and chaotic feel in the music. The Si-Fine part comes out in the scream of the vocals and the metal feel to the music. The L-K part is simply the creativity used throughout the album. Although the vocals aren't as crazy as the songs off their split with Travail, they have a lot more refinement to them, along with more angst and emotion. A good example of this is in the song "Blacksmith" (also on the SolidState sampler). The vocals in this song remind me a little of xdisciplex A.D. due to the fullness and power of the scream. In some songs, like "The 'Anni Hilat'Ion", the vocals are a higher scream, very reminiscent to Society's Finest. Usually, I don't like a lot of distortion in the vocals, but in this case, it makes everything sound better. The music is really heavy at some parts, and just really creative at others. They are able to blend the heaviness of most metal bands with creative riffs that make a unique mess of beauty and brutalness. This album completely revives my faith in SolidState as true purveyors of good music. Oh yeah, these guys put God first, the band second, and it's evident in everything they do (especially concerts). That's always a good thing.
9/10
Other coverage for this album
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