I liked the old title, it fits this awesome cover. I wonder why they changed.

The new track is wicked, it's a little different; but I am digging it.

Because the old title sounded way too Cannibal Corpsy.

Ahhh... sweet new Arsis track.

Aw, you beat me to it.

The new stuff is...questionable. The song is great at times but it's almost so technical is kills the melody. Jim does a horrid guitar harmony just before he yells out the song title. The artwork isn't bad but the others were much better. This makes for a great shirt design, at least. Some of the song titles are also a little weird.

I'm still holding out. It's not like they're dumbing down or anything, but this isn't what I was expecting.

And by the way, you can see the new cover, tracklist, and download the mp3 here.

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I felt sort of like you at first Shadows, but there is STILL a strong melody in the song, and the changes they've made are questionable but it's still change.

I didn't want another album sounding just like ACOG, and it's pretty clear they didn't plan on doing that.

I'm liking this quite a bit. The album cover is awesome and the new song is incredibly technical.

Arsis owns.

[QUOTE=Fractal_Mortality]I felt sort of like you at first Shadows, but there is STILL a strong melody in the song, and the changes they've made are questionable but it's still change.

I didn't want another album sounding just like ACOG, and it's pretty clear they didn't plan on doing that.[/QUOTE]
I definitely agree with this. The more I listen to the song the more I start to like it. It's kind of buried under layers of guitar, but there is melody. I'm glad they're changing, though. ADFD was obviously a step towards more technical, refined songwriting and this takes it even farther.

I'm sure the album will slay. Expect me to post my review at 11:59 pm on October 23.

Now I'll be able to post it before then. :D

The new song sucks :-

For the most part, the riffs are completely unmemorable, and I could really do without a generic sounding sweep run every five seconds.

Jono sucks. :mad:

There is some melody in here, but not alot. I kinda like the song, and thats good because i've never been a huge fan of arsis. we'll see...

After nearly 50 listens (thanks to last.fm for keeping track) I'm really loving the song.

I should really check these guys out