Unearth - Darkness in the Light
You know, I almost gave up on Unearth and I don’t know why. No excuse whatsoever, as they have never written a bad full-length album in their now decade-long career. For some reason in my dim-witted Dago mind I just thought, “that new Unearth is gonna be terrible” (begins drooling). Well, thankfully I was as wrong as you can be without some sort of legal ramification. Darkness in the Light is not terrible. In fact, it might be their best since the classic The Stings of Conscience debut that put them on the Metalcore map. Have they changed a single thing about their sound, style, or delivery? No. And who, might I ask, is the dickless piece of shit who sits around their empty home expecting a successful band to do so? They are touring the world doing what they love thanks to their stubbornness, and you are probably playing some kind of online RPG while you force-feed your fat, white body. Perhaps these theoretical “first person shooters” are who planted the seed of doubt in my mind about this album’s potential in the first place? Nevertheless, one listen eradicates all doubt. Melodic, heavy, breakdown-fueled, perfectly produced deliciousness. Guitarist/co-producer Ken Susi’s clean vocals are finally experimented with again. They provide extra depth to the sadder cuts, which stand out the most as sad cuts tend to do for yours truly. I don’t really need my Metalcore to invent the 13th note. It’s just gotta fucking rock. And holy shit does this ever, almost to near perfection.
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Brett said:
Wtf does playing online rpgs have to do with listening to metal
Swastikkko said:
I think someone may have misread the review. The way I read it, the rpg line was contrasting someone with metal. Contrast.
Just what I thought. I really don’t care. Actually, I thought Jack might have some good pictures based on the previous comment.
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