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In spite of the legal drama surrounding lead vocalist Tim Lambesis over the past year, I'm still a huge fan of As I Lay Dying's music, and this album is no exception. In fact, this may have been their best effort up to this point, with An Ocean Between Us Trailing close behind. Upon first listening, the main thing that stands out is that the lead guitar playing is leaps and bounds beyond what it was on previous albums. Even in the interview/documentary about the making of the album, guitarist Phil Sgrosso says that he responded to questions regarding what the band did differently this time around by saying "Just check out the shredding!". Nick Hipa, the other guitarist in the band, later mentioned in the interview/documentary that his main personal goal for the record was to continue to hone in on and improve upon his playing style, which he certainly does.
Aside from the huge step up in lead guitar quality, the record contains everything you'd expect from an As I Lay Dying record: alternating between Tim's brutal harsh vocals and Josh's melodic cleans, sophisticated breakdowns often incorporating unusual rhythms / time signatures, technical yet melodic (and often harmonized) guitar leads, fast/aggressive (often "thrash" inspired) riffs, and a superb sense of songwriting. None of the songs feel long-winded, dull, out of place, or like a rehash of another song on the album, and there is absolutely no filler. Literally the only complaint I have is that the obnoxiously poppy break on track two,"A Greater Foundation", sounds incredibly out of place and almost ruins an otherwise amazing song. Other than that, I highly recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of metal in general, as this album is leaps and bounds beyond the quality of your run of the mill "metalcore" record. Those who are already familiar with As I Lay Dying's music in general will not be disappointed either.
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The CD arrived 11 days after ordering & there was no tracking, which to me is not a big deal because after tax the disc was under $9. Arrived in a bubble-wrap/foam sleeve from Brucargo Belgium. CD case itself was not in originally plastic wrapping and disc seems to have been taken out before but not played. All paper sleeves in disc case are present. CD functions as it should in all types of CD players (car/xbox/dvd player/stereo). Now I can rock AILD at every stoplight in town!!
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The CD arrived 11 days after ordering & there was no tracking, which to me is not a big deal because after tax the disc was under $9. Arrived in a bubble-wrap/foam sleeve from Brucargo Belgium. CD case itself was not in originally plastic wrapping and disc seems to have been taken out before but not played. All paper sleeves in disc case are present. CD functions as it should in all types of CD players (car/xbox/dvd player/stereo). Now I can rock AILD at every stoplight in town!!
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