Title: Bleeding Through
Artist: Bleeding Through
Genre: Metalcore
Release Date: 9th April, 2010
Label: Roadrunner Records
Album Review
Ever since their foundation in 2000, BLEEDING THROUGH has managed to establish themselves amongst the more important acts in extreme Metalcore. Tours with MARYLIN MANSON or MACHINE HEAD as well as albums like ‘The Truth’ (2006) or ‘This is Love, This is Murderous’ have contributed to this success. With their self-titled, upcoming record, a development towards a heavier style can be seen.
‘A Resurrection’ remarks an orchestral, atmospheric intro, which soon veers into the fast ‘Anti-Hero’. Having read in the press information that BLEEDING THROUGH combine the best of black, death and thrash metal within their album, I was really surprised, since I remembered them as a Metalcore group. ‘Anti-Hero’ approves this presentiment: lots of breakdowns are included as well as shouted vocals. The next song, ‘Your Abandonment’ starts in a symphonic way, with obvious influences from DIMMU BORGIR. Yet, a typical black metal song is not to be awaited: soon, typical Metalcore shredding kicks in, at times accompanied with keyboard elements and fast drumming.
‘Fifteen Minutes’ continues in that manner, also adding some felicitous guitar solos and varied vocals. Nevertheless, the typical breakdowns are omnipresent. Clean vocals and group shouts can be found in ‘Salvation Never Found’ if this is appropriate or not is a matter of taste. Already at this point it becomes clear, that the press statement is not too correct: surely various influences from extreme metal can be found in ‘Bleeding Through’, still a typical Metalcore album lays at hand. The added elements surely create a more diversified picture, although at times the keyboard elements appear rather strange. Nonetheless, BLEEDING THROUGH surely have an own style and use unusual elements to stand out from the crowd. Open-minded fans of extreme metal and Metalcore are recommended to give this album a try.
Tracklist
01. A Resurrection
02. Anti-Hero
03. Your Abandonment
04. Fifteen Minutes
05. Salvation Never Found
06. Breathing in the Wrath
07. This Time Nothing Is Sacred
08. Divide the Armies
09. Drag Me to the Ocean
10. Light My Eyes
11. Slow your Roll
12. Distortion, Devotion
Line-up
Brandan Schieppati - Vocals
Ryan Wombacher - Vocals, Bass
Marta - Keyboards
Derek Youngsma - Drums
Dave Nassie - Guitar
Brian Leppke - Guitar
Website
www.myspace.com/bleedingthrough / http://www.bleedingthrough.com/
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 7
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 7.5 / 10
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