As a fan of the previous two albums, I was rather
disappointed with "Rest Inside the Flames". On "Bitterness the
Star" we saw a band playing Nu-metal and experimenting with their own
artist vision. On "A Snow Capped Romance" the band began to develop
their music into a more metalcore sound, but overall the music itself was much
more layered in sound. On this release, 36 Crazyfists display their best effort
of the three musically. The riffs and melodies are catchy and memorable while
the depth of the album hold a very matured sound. A sound reminiscent of Atreyu
or Bullet for my Valentine however, not so much of 36 Crazyfist. At least not
the 36 Crazyfists of the previous albums. On "Rest Inside the Flames"
the band has indeed grown into a more developed and comfortable sound, but at
the cost of shedding most of its unique sounds particularly, Brock Lindow's
vocals. On the previous album, we heard Lindow begin singing a lot more, which
was a refreshing sound.
However, on this
release, there is far more singing, with the addition of emo sounding portions
and the subtraction of that trademark voice of his. Again, this album is really
not that bad in terms of the metalcore sound that was big in 2006. It's a
pretty consistent album straight through with a few balladesque songs, but it's
also consistently mainstream. I can't knock a band for trying to grow their
sound or develop their abilities, so I won't be taking any points off for their
artist visions however, moving away from the 36 Crazyfists sound is where my negativity
lies. Many other bands have shifted sounds throughout their careers and played
that sound well (In Flames comes to mind). But when your name is attached to a
particular sound and you move away from that sound, you're bound to alienate
some of the fan-base of old. I hope this isn't the case for 36 Crazyfists, so
I'll keep an open mind moving forward with any future releases.
Highlights: “Aurora” “Elysium” “Midnight Swim”
Rating: 2.5
Rating: 2.5
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