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Knights of the Abyss - Juggernaut

Rising star? - 75%

ConquerTheBaphomet, November 27th, 2007

Once again another West Coast deathcore band invades U.S. metal airwaves. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing. Knights of The Abyss's offering Juggernaut is definitely nothing original as bands like Job For A Cowboy, All Shall Perish and others have already established themselves in the scene as forerunners of a new generation of metal bands.

As opposed to other bands in the new Myspace deathcore pandemic, KOTA is actually quite the gem in the field of rot. Tracks such as, "Gridlock", the re-recorded "Megabrain", and "Hell Bent" hold their own on the album. One of the biggest highlights of this band is the rhythm section consisting of ex-Job For A Cowboy drummer Andy Rysdam. Technicality and creativeness is never a quality found in today's ever growing pool of generic deathcore/metalcore bands but KOTA's drummer keeps my attention.

With the absence of ex-vocalist Mike Manhiemer, long-time friend Dustin Hadlock stepped up to the plate on this album. He delivered nicely enough to make himself sound like he's always been in the band.

The riffs are obviously nothing new, of course, but they don't completely suck either. Sometimes I feel like one riff is something I've heard before and maybe that comes from their list of influences.

Overall, if you want a band with plenty of breakdowns, trigger filled drumming and in your face vocals, then this is the band for you. I didn't score them any higher only because I've heard their style all too many times before but lucky for KOTA I don't think they completely suck either.