4.5/5
Local band, As I Lay Dying, has definitely accomplished a ton since their debut album “Frail Words Collapse” in 2003. As I Lay Dying has been pioneering the metalcore genre, leading the pack and influencing hundreds of bands that follow in their wake. Their new album, “An Ocean Between Us” (Metalblade Records, produced by Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz) has been one of the most impressive albums of the 2007, showing the raw musical talent of the band.
What I loved about this album was the progression that the band has made over the years. They’re definitely still the same band, but improvements can be found in almost every aspect of there music. The technical riffs and overall song writing has been a major step up. More noticeable advances include the amazing drums and more defined vocals.
This album also appeals to a much broader audience than their previous one with amazingly catchy songs like “The Sound of Truth”. However, old As I Lay Dying fans will still enjoy this album just as much because of the brutality and straight up skull smashing, circle pit metal in songs like “Wrath Upon Ourselves”. Overall, “An Ocean Between Us” puts As I Lay Dying in front of the other outdated bands of the genre and shows us that As I Lay Dying isn’t going anywhere. They possess something that not too many bands have: the ability to adapt and evolve.
2 comments:
I like how you chose a local band, yo. And not just a main streem and rediculously well known band and repeated what has already been said about their music. You're probably helping As I Lay Dying out by putting them out there more and getting them noticed more. If you did more album reviews, you should do them on more local bands or bands trying to get heard like Tragedy and Triumph :) Even though that would be weird since they're your band. But just for example :)Rocking, man.
like savannah said choosing a local band was a good move. your review is really well written and makes me want to check this band out. I think it would help if you could put just a little more info about the actual album would have made it just a little bit better
-Gabe
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