This band actually ended up really kind of surprising me with their 2019 record It Comes In Waves, which to me felt like a darker, doomier and more sinister take on their heavy, chugging, very breakdown-oriented brand of metalcore. It just seemed like they were really increasingly honing in on those slow, brooding and atmospheric elements of their sound that they so prominently started introducing on 2014's Coma Witch, to craft a record that was more emotionally effective as a result. I was convinced they would continue further down this path, but unfortunately it seems like the band just kind of regressed a little for this new release to get back into their comfort zone and release something more average instead. If you are really into this band, I see no reason as to why you wouldn't eat this up, but me having not been that into their music since mid-high school, I just need more than what they are serving up here. Still, the elements that I actually do appreciate about this band are very intact here as well, like their heavy, clean-but-not-too-plastic production style (especially on the drums, which in a world plagued by drumtriggers I very much appreciate), the melancholic and atmospheric guitar leads that give a bit more emotional weight to their songs as well as some of the catchier and hookier riffs they work into their tracks, stuff that will definitely make the pit go wild.
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