Review Summary: A prettier Deathcore
Bellovddd doesn’t dip his toes into Deathcore that often. Whilst I appreciate the work of some of the vocalist, I like to have melody thrown in to mix it up a bit, something I have found Deathcore bands don’t do as often as I would like. That’s ok though, because not all music is made for bellovddd (SHOCKING) and I accept that because that is what you do when you stop being a teenager.
Beneath The Sky tickle the melody itch rather nicely whilst still being
brootal enough to keep the Deathcore fans very happy. ‘Tears, Bones, & Desire’ has some impressive guttural lows and beefy riffs that made me pull the stink face whilst surrounded by the old ladies I work with. To be fair, the stink face was pulled out on regular occurrence during my many listens of ‘In Loving Memory.’
Endless blast beats, chugging guitars and breakdowns are the staple that Beneath The Sky like to follow. Joey Nelson, apart from having the name of a sitcom character has some impressive chops on him. His highs pierce the eardrums whilst his lows rumble them back into place. ‘A Tale From The Northside’ and ‘Static’ features some of Joeys best and most insanely brutal moments.
Within the chaos and mayhem, clean vocalist/guitarist Kevin Stafford shines through and is the
perfect counterpoint to Joeys uncleans. Kevin’s voice has a depth to it that is usually missing in this style. Long gone is the nasally high pitch vocals that guys like Devin and Tillian feed off. The title track has a middle section that is GLORIOUS and Kevin’s vocals soar throughout the album and his moments really do standout amongst the chaos and kept me
very interested in what was to come.
‘In Loving Memory’ was the swansong for Beneath The Sky and they wrapped it all up after this released, apart from a reunion show in 2014. With two very solid releases under their belt before this one dropped it is disappointing that they gave up just as them seemed to really be finding their feet and hitting their stride. Bellovddd can only dream of what may have become, but at least in reality I’ve still got this fun record.
