The Caitiff Choir

Alright, so, it's not metal necessarily, but I also enjoy metalcore or post-hardcore or hardcore or whatever core you wish to call it. And It Dies Today is (or was, until Sirens) one of my favorite bands from the past 10 years because, lets face it, not alot of worthwhile stuff is surfacing in the mainstream.

This album, when I first heard it, disappointed me. You see, I originally listened to It Dies Today when Forever Scorned came out, or the year after. I enjoyed it, because it seemed to me like a modern metal album with plenty of slow breakdowns and clean singing thrown in every few songs for good measure. The Caitiff Choir seemed dominated by clean singing and had less noticable breakdowns. They were more choppy and rushed.

Well, I listened more and more, and realized that this is a great album. Not metal, per se, but heavy enough to keep me interested from a ___Xcore listeners standpoint. The clean singing, admittedly, takes some getting used to and there are some points (the beginning of Marigold, the chorus of marigold, all parts of Marigold but the breakdown) that really just don't do it for me. (See also: Naenia). But then there comes songs like Depravity Waltz that I just can't get around. Every time I see the album laying around, I have to pop it in and listen (there is nothing pure in this world... the human race wiped a....WAAAAY!!!)

So, I give it a clean 89, B+ average, because it's good enough, but also has its weak points. And I will say this... Love it or hate it... it's better than 'Sirens'