| A thoroughly disheartening listen from a band capable of so much more. Insipid, rpassionless vocal hooks, and lyricism my 14 year old self would have found embarrassing, rboth permeate throughout the album, culminating in a set of tracks ranging from runremarkable to egregious and shameful. "Dopesick" and "Leave Me Alone" are the worst roffenders here, both incorporating misguided quasi-rap style vocals and lyrical passages rwhich leave much to be desired. The chorus of the latter is perhaps the most abject you rwill hear in metalcore in 2024. "To the Flowers" provides somewhat of a reprieve from the raforementioned misfires, however still pales compared to the Sheffield metallers' previous refforts. A really sorry state of affairs from a band which I, and many others in the UK rmetal scene, once heralded as a beacon of light during a time in the early 2010s where rquality and innovation were in scarce supply. |
