Allegiance

It is the classic question with metalcore… haven’t I heard this before? The answer is a definite yes. I thought it was all in my mind until I popped in All Shall Perish’s “Hate.Malice.Revenge” and Through the Eyes of the Dead’s “Bloodlust” and realized ABRB is just taking any original bits on those albums and overdoing them on this album. Most of the breakdowns found on “Allegiance” are damn near identical to those on “Hate.Malice.Revenge”. All of the allegations that this album is a BDM clone are true. Once a person moves past the fact that this album is nothing but unoriginal cloning, it isn’t all too bad, but it is by no means amazing.

They keep their album fast which helps cover up the fact that most of their songs are very very similar to one another. Luckily the one song they wrote and changed 9 other times to fill up the album was made well. The riffs are decent and keep you headbanging while you’re driving, but none of the riffs are at all memorable. I find myself whistling tunes from All Shall Perish because “Allegiance” reminds me of their riffs so often. The drums are really fast, nothing too inventive, but it keeps the beat really well. It may just be me but I really can’t hear much of the bass so I can’t give them points for that.

Overall, if you like a band that blends (or copies) other bands in an attempt to make extreme music or if you absolutely adore Black Dahlia Murder buy this. But if want to hear something really original look somewhere else.