It seems almost like a theme to me lately, bands releasing new material that surpasses all of their old stuff. Set Apart is no exception. This 7" is excellent. The Set Apart songs featured on the split with Chalice don't even compare with this 7". The vocals have improved 10 times over as well as the music and song writing. To be honest, the only thing I don't like about this 7" is the fact that Set Apart is broken up now. If all they had left us was the split cd, I wouldn't have missed them too greatly. However, now I really wish Set Apart had stuck around long enough to put something on cd. If you have a record player, you'd better get this 7" because it's good stuff. I only wish I knew of some way I could burn it to a cd.
8.5/10
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HM Magazine #79Reviewed by Doug Van PeltWhoa yeah! Bring it on, boys! Here's some good ole hardcore, with screaming-like-it-means-something vocals. The instrumentation is tight, but at times doesn't match the urgency of the vocals. But that's only a minute part of the time. These four songs shred. I like the dirty metal guitar tones in the title-track, "Within The Guiding Hands." Set Apart shows real creativity in the breakdowns in…Similar sounding releases
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