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Band Name: It Dies Today
Album Name: The Caitiff Choir
Rating: 3.5 / 5 User Rating: 4 / 5
Label: Trustkill Records
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Tracklist
My Promise
Severed Ties Yeild Severed Heads
The Radiance
The Depravity Waltz
A Threnody For Modern Romance
Marigold
Freak Gasoline Fight Accident
The Caitiff Choir: Revelations
Our Disintegration
Naenia
The Caitiff Choir: Defeatism
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Fans of post hardcore/ metalcore themed music will really enjoy the latest effort
from the group It Dies Today. It is obvious that the group put a great deal of time and effort into the songwriting as they so masterfully display on tracks like 'Severed Ties Yield Severed Heads' and 'A Threnody For Modern Romance'. Juxtaposed rhythms and riffs like the ones the band has crafted on 'The Radiance' do not just fall together easily. When groups play with this sort of dynamics, it is easy for critics to shrug it off, as if it were simple to write this kind of material. That said a band that not only invests the time in writing quality music, but actually manages to pull it off without a hitch in the studio is not as commonplace as some metal critics would have you believe. A lot of writers have been dismissing a lot of great bands as simply average, being that metalcore has exploded as one of the hottest forms of music in the past couple of years. It can be a chore for producers to get the performance out of bands that It Dies Today displays of the vibrant and edgy 'Marigold'.
In all actuality, the songs on 'The Caitiff Choir' are for the most part very solid throughout the album. The record takes as few twists and turns that you might not expect, making for a compelling and ultimately satisfying metal listen.' Freak Gasoline Fight Accident' initiates as a complete house burner, with a speedy intro that Cataract devotees would flock to. 'Our Disintegration' kicks in with a madly thrashing riff, while vocalist Nicholas Brooks devours the mic with bruising, contempt filled conjurations. There are some great harmony vocals on the melodic parts that, in tandem with the band's war machine riffing, offer up some of the strongest points of the album. If you are a follower of aggressive music accented with flavors of metal, hardcore, punk and modern rock, 'The Caitiff Choir' is a record you'll really groove on. An extremely relevant album in the realm of hard music that you'll surely not wish to miss.
Review by: EF
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