Salt In The Wound - Kill The Crown
'Kill The Crown' is American deathcore outfit, Salt In The Wound's, third album to date. These guys have been pretty proactive with numerous shows, demos, and full album releases to keep their reputation up to par, and 'Kill The Crown' continues to live up to that. Originally disbanded in 2009, the band returned quickly in 2010 with original vocalist Kevin Schaefer and guitarist Jake Scott. The music is still mainly deathcore with a further movement away from hardcore with the chugging format and the mix of deep growls and more high pitched screams; some can compare them to groups like Whitechapel, All Shall Perish, or even Winds Of Plague. Lots of times the music is very melodic such as on "To The Top" and "Cash On Delivery," where the shrieks and deep growls tend to trade off behind a flurry of guitar showmanship that switches between technical solos and hard, cohesive chugs. Other tracks just obliterate anything in the way such as "The Cliff Before The Fall" and "Elle Ess Dee." Sometimes the tracks may seem random with little insignificance like "Why Don't You Have A Seat?" and "A Year In The Suburbs," sounding more like randomly placed and not following a particular concept or theme. The music is decent, but at times it may rub off as a bit odd, similar to bands like Iwrestledabearonce, whose music is diverse and exciting but often feels like it doesn't feature a direction as opposed to more like a frag grenade of so many things compacted together.
The album does have one downside: unneccesary silence. The final track is only six minutes before taking a long, weary break before jumping into a hidden track which sounds more like the older stuff- more hardcore based- that Salt In The Wound used to play. On the other hand, "Consequences" also stands as the most interesting track on the album as the band opts for a more dramatic approach at deathcore by adding in a classical music outro and backdrop which shows some progressive evolution, which is better than trying to release the same kind of album they did two years ago. If one can stand the odd break that often can ruin a good session of headbanging, they 'Kill The Crown' is as heavy and hardcore as one gets. "Early Mornings And Late Nights" are sure to earn some a few whiplashes with how furious the band can get without sounding cheesy.
The album does have one downside: unneccesary silence. The final track is only six minutes before taking a long, weary break before jumping into a hidden track which sounds more like the older stuff- more hardcore based- that Salt In The Wound used to play. On the other hand, "Consequences" also stands as the most interesting track on the album as the band opts for a more dramatic approach at deathcore by adding in a classical music outro and backdrop which shows some progressive evolution, which is better than trying to release the same kind of album they did two years ago. If one can stand the odd break that often can ruin a good session of headbanging, they 'Kill The Crown' is as heavy and hardcore as one gets. "Early Mornings And Late Nights" are sure to earn some a few whiplashes with how furious the band can get without sounding cheesy.
Label: http://www.rottenrecords.com
Reviewer: Colin McNamara
Sep 18, 2011
Sep 18, 2011
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