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 Against The Elements - Beyond the Embrace
Description: Genre: Rock / Artist: Beyond the Embrace / Import / Audio CD released at Tokuma / 1.Bastard Screams 2.Mourning In ... more  Against The Elements - Beyond the Embrace ... Magenta 3.Compass 4.Capture 5.Drowning Sun 6.Against The Elements 7.Release 8.The Bending Sea 9.Embers Astray 10.The Riddle Of SteelNewest Review: ... of their American contemporaries such as Arsis, there's something to be said for keeping the now-classic traditional spirit ... more ... alive, especially in the face of this decade's metalcore trends that have corrupted the genre.
As expected, there's the usual mix between light, melodic lead guitars and harmonies indebted to classic metal (or rather, the early melodeath bands' takes on classic metal), with squealing solos and harmonies lying a little uncomfortably on top of harder backing riffs that would make death metal purists tear their hair out (and those guys have a lot of hair). The more obvious In Flames influence can be seen in the acoustic s...more |
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Against The Elements - Beyond the Embrace: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water... Heart? (358 words)
by Frankingsteins - written on 15/02/08 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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The debut release from American melodic death metal band Beyond the Embrace holds no surprises for anyone with even a fleeting knowledge of the genre basics, taking most of its cues from mid-nineties In Flames ('The Jester Race' and 'Whoracle' albums) but with more dominant sung vocals that are uncharacteristically impressive for a death metal vocalist. While it's a little disappointing that this band isn't striving to push the boundaries of melodic death in the way of some of their American contemporaries such as Arsis, there's something to be said for keeping the now-classic traditional spirit alive, especially in the face of this decade's metalcore trends that have ...
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