Tremonti
A Dying Machine

4.0
excellent

Review

by Asura14 USER (8 Reviews)
June 9th, 2018 | 21 replies

Release Date: 2018 | Tracklist

Review Summary: With his first and longer concept album, Tremonti goes a mark above.

When Tremonti first released All I Was it was better than what most expected, heavy metal greatness that was not meant to revolutionize anything but to pump some juice into the genre and make the "Tremonster" fans grow a new appetite that does not overlap with what Alter Bridge was doing. So 6 years later and sitting on 3 records that prove he can carry a full fledged metal band with his singing and guitar playing it seems like Tremoti thought it was time to flex a little and not only give us what we've come to expect but also a more grandiose kind of material.

All the heavy hitters are still here. Tracks like "Make It Hurt", "Bringer of War", "The Day When Legions Burned" and "A Lot Like Sin" prove his heavier tendencies haven't gone anywhere and are just as great as you'd expect. Well composed, succinct and incredibly well performed bangers that should satisfy those wanting this album to be All I Was 3. Some epic anthems from tracks like "Take You With Me" and "The First The Last" which should both be getting radio play very soon if given the credit they deserve. Then songs like "From The Sky", "Desolation", "Trust" and "Found" where the artist seems to be experimenting more than in his previous releases which is great news since the desire for heaviness and catchier anthems should already be satisfied. The album is overall well rounded, with some highlights being the use of acoustic guitar throughout it and significantly more somber, mid-tempo and melodic chunks than what we've been used to in the past. The album deals with loss and love which is something fans would most likely expect out of Alter Bridge, but the darkness those themes bring to this album definitely fit his style.

All in all, I think this might be Tremonti's (the band) best album since their debut. It's hard to say how it will stand a few months from now looking back and having it side-by-side with his already incredible resume. Much like his band-mate Myles Kennedy earlier this year, Tremonti along with his band seem to have taken their time to come up with a solid narrative-written album that paves the way to even more great metal content in the future, but for now might just be one of 2018's best. The album is only at fault when it seems to all blend together with most songs following a very basic structure, which is not enough to bring it down since it is an adrenaline injection that keeps on giving, even when it slows down for us to catch our breath.

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