I am so glad I did not decide to not order this cd based upon Society's Finest previous efforts. If you have their split with My Spacecoaster or the Blessed Be This Killing compilation, you have heard Society's Finest before. However, if you had played their old stuff for me and then played this cd, I would not have believed they were the same band. I would have to say that this cd has shown me the most progression in a band I have ever heard, especially in only two recordings. This cd is much better than anything by Society's Finest previously released. You really have to get this cd to believe it. To me this cd sounds like a younger version of Embodyment with slight Coalesce and Arkangel influences and slow, doomy parts. The vocals are great, the drums are tight and the guitars are performed awesome; what more could you ask for? Hardcore fans, this cd is for you, don't miss out on it.
9.5/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #78Reviewed by Doug Van PeltOh yeah! These guys lay down an intense, brutal hardcore sound that'll rip yer ears off! And, in case anyone was wondering, the five guys here all proclaim Jesus loudly as Lord. There's only five songs here, but they totally rip! The vocals are almost unblack metal, which seems to toughen the riffs here.The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Joe RockstrohIf you are looking for some new metalcore, then this is your band. Everything about this band screams Professional: the blue lighted liner notes, the tight musicianship, and the excellent production by Barry Poynter. Oh, and the songs are good too. With a sound similar to Zao's Where Blood... album, Society's Finest's hybrid of metal/hardcore brings in the screamed, shouted vocals, the hardcore…Similar sounding releases
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2004Love, Murder, and a Three-Letter Word
2000The Journey...So Far
2001The Difference Between Us - Volume One
