Infinite Death

Let me just say that my deathcore library isn't as big as my death metal one, but Thy Art Is Murder, Make Them Suffer, Aversions Crown, and Winds of Plague are my favorite deathcore bands, with Thy Art Is Murder being my absolute favorite in the subgenre. Their albums are AWESOME, even though I'm mainly referring to Hate and Holy War, but this EP was terrible. Let me explain why.

First, the cover art. It looks shitty, almost like the band was trying to be death metal. It's pretty cheesy with the creature on the front eating someone, since there are NUMEROUS album covers that display creatures of some sort, most of whom are brutally killing their helpless victims. (I'm looking at you, brutal slamming death metal.) The band logo looks awful, too. It definitely looks more brutal death metal than deathcore, but it's still one hell of an eyesore to look at.

Anyway, on to the instrumentation. My GOD is it terrible. The vocals are just whiny high-pitched shrieks and I was literally about to classify this as screamo, the genre that is to blame for the common vocal stereotypes of metal in general. It sounds like a combination of Chuck Schuldiner with Vladimir (the former vocalist of Abominable Putridity) and with the pitch turned way up. Or it sounds like the screamer was using helium, but either way, it's a terrible flaw with the instrumentation. The guitars are EXTREMELY cheesy, employing the common deathcore riffing, but it's as if a 12-year-old was doing it. What a FUCKING DISGRACE.

The bass is in there, thankfully, but it's just as bad as the rest of the instrumentation and it doesn't save this piece of shit. The drums don't help either. Half the time, I'm laughing at how awful the drums sound, sort of like what I did on my review of the worst brutal death metal album of all time (*cough* Slaughterbox). The drummer was probably just bullshitting his way through it. Certainly sounds like it to me! The production and mixing are decent, and there are times where even though the overall instrumentation is shitty, it lines up pretty well, making it tolerable to listen to.

Overall, I have NO earthly idea how this EP sold when it hit. It's a waste of potential in deathcore and every fan of Thy Art Is Murder should forget about this. I'm glad I don't really listen to this, if at all.

Rating: 2/10
Rating: 15/100