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| 0.0 | cvlts | March 29th 07 |
Now if anyone who has listened to at least one past Haste The Day song and now gives this a listen to, they will definately find one thing that is new for this album and the band itself and that is the new singer, Stephen Keech...
Keech's vocal style is very raw and takes a lot of sound from the hardcore scene and combined with Haste The Day's melodic sound it forms to sound like Misery Signals... unfortuantely, for older HTD fans, the raspy screaming of past vocalist, Jimmy Ryan is out of the picture so most die-hard HTD fans might be discouraged to buy this ablum...
However, this album is definately a new turn for HTD and they deliver the message of their music with intensity and a rawness that will definately win over the crowds of the hardcore scene...
I can't wait to see what these guys can offer live...
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| 3.0 good | CowboyPitstomp | December 1st 22 |
mediocre and forgettable. may relisten one day. new vocal is alright
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| 3.0 good | Smashingfrogballz | June 13th 16 |
It's just a tad forgettable, isn't it? Still good music, just nothing special I feel.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | October 6th 15 |
I've heard much about Haste the Day, though I've never really given any of their albums a proper listen until now. Something told me that the Christian metalcore band's Pressure the Hinges would've made for a decent start, and boy was I not proven wrong there. Haste's 2007 full-length album, although by no means a special type of record, is essentially genericore done right. It's passionate from a musicianship perspective, fairly consistent, and rarely pulls its worshipper-like punches. Lead vocalist Stephen Keech fits the band's overall style well - and that's putting it lightly. By and large, Pressure the Hinges is more fun than a pillow fight, and also a little more selfless than a man who's atoned for his past transgressions. Angel recommends: "The Minor Prophets," "White Collar," "Janet's Planet," "Vertigo," and "Chorus of Angels".
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| 4.0 excellent | Duckman118 | January 11th 12 |
The first song i listened from Hast The Day was When Everything falls. I personally hated the vocals other than the backups vocals and it turned me off instantly. A couple months later i heard they made a new album. So i went to check it out and heard the song "Chorus of Angels" and instantly loved it. Excellent album.
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| 5.0 classic | thecwo | May 2nd 11 |
probably my favorite metalcore album of all time. all the choruses are catchy and the guitar solos are great. it's everything i ask for from a great metalcore cd.
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| 3.5 great | ThePalestMexican | June 18th 10 |
I'm not "truly" a fan of Haste the Day, but I do happen to enjoy them from time to time. "Pressure The Hinges" in my book there best album, for it's consistency and added atmosphere. Their new vocalist (name escapes me) manages to interject more melody and some songs do overdo it. However if you ask me, it's a fine metalcore album.
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| 0.0 | WhiteWallStargazers | April 22nd 10 |
The first album with their replacement vocalist for Jimmy Ryan and it shows. A complete change from their old treble heavy music into more standard metalcore. But it is not all bad, some great songs to be heard on Pressure the Hinges, but they wouldn't truly find their sound until Dreamer.
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| 4.5 superb | Hastetheday09 | February 24th 09 |
The first song I heard by them was called "White Collar" on tv. I was really impressed with the muscianship and the vocals. It sold me and I bought the special edition. This album actually got me back into the old Haste the Day. Even though Steven can't do snake hissing vocals, his somewhat mediocre growl is actually pretty nice. What makes him even better is the fact that he can do awesome clean vocals. And with Brennan and Mike adding back up vocals it's just amazing. Jason stepped up on this album, with a couple solos and kind of old-school rock/heavy metal guitar playing. The hardcorish breakdowns are nowhere near excessive on this album, those being at the end of The Minor Prophets, Needles, and Chorus Of Angels. Every song also has a different feel to it, between Stitches, Vertigo, and Akeldema, it actually feels like three separate songs. Which is quite amazing to me. Even though Jimmy's gone, Stephen makes up for him on this album.
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| 2.5 average | Pirobo | July 11th 07 |
Vocals in chorus are so melodic, now they sound more like a rock metalcore, older vocalist is much better, it made a so good contrast with the background music..Newer one too, but i'm just complaining about the so atmosferic choruses.
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