Soul Embraced hits the Solid State recording studio to return with their Sophomore effort This Is My Blood. WOW! This is amazing. A little weaker than the first disk but much more radio friendly and with all the hype will probably sell quite a few records. I gave the first album a 10 and I really loved this one better so you know this is good. The vocals were total growling insanity along with that deep emo thing Rocky from Living Sacrifice always does. But I must say the music was the sole factor in this one. The guitars were amazing. There was no bass player which made the music confusing, but Rocky kept the guitars tight and their double bass was truly excellent.
The band has really matured into a real metal monster. I can only say that this is just the beginning of a huge metal frenzy to come. I give this album a 10 because it is too good! Buy it Metal fans, you will be impressed.
10/10
Other coverage for this album
Decapolis March 2002Reviewed by Nate BaileySoul Embraced sports members of Living Sacrifice. They have previously released a full length entitled, "For the Incomplete." This current release is with Solid State. This is a great album! From stem to stern, this is quality work. The music is metal all the way, but not the boring tedious, repetitious stuff you may be thinking. There are hooks and melodies galore. Very catchy stuff! Each song…Art for the Ears 2002Reviewed by Marco PovervestThe follow up to the album Soul Embraced released through Clenched Fist Records (For The Incomplete) contains thirteen death metal tunes. Soul Embraced is the band with two Living Sacrifice members (Lance Garvin & Rocky Gray) and singer Chad Moore. While Living Sacrifice meshes hardcore with metal, Soul Embraced will please the metal fans with intense death metal. While the record isn't as…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Duncann TrippFor all you Living Sacrifice fans out there, looking for something to tide you over until they release a follow up to The Hammering Process, don't look to Soul Embraced for that replacement. Yeah, sure, Rocky and Lance make up 2/3 of this outfit, but they aren't repeating their work with Bruce and Company. This Is My Blood is much closer to a straight death metal feel. All the necessary elements…Dead Zine 2001Reviewed by Grindboy"Radio-friendly death metal"? This may be the perfect album for Solid State to put out if they're looking to get the new generation of metalheads to take the next step. Put a sticker on it that says it's got LS members playing on it and they'll be dying for a listen to maybe the most accessible death metal album I've heard. This has just enough LS similarity to draw people in, but even more to…Dead Zine 2001Reviewed by D_ListerMaybe I had just set my expectations a little too high for this band. After hearing and loving their first album For the Incomplete I had really expected Soul Embraced to take that next step up in intensity level and increase the aggression they had laid the foundation for. This Is My Blood does not do that, but rather delivers 13 tracks of pretty much For the Incomplete material. That's not a…Similar sounding releases
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