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80
Although, ultimately, there is no real resolution to a planet thatโs gotten quite so fucked up, youโd be hard pushed to find a better soundtrack to blast as you go down swinging. Play it loud.
1y
80
As ever, STRAY FROM THE PATH has knocked it out of the park and they will indeed be missed.
1y
I’ve already been familiar with the drummer, Craig Reynolds, for a while now, but this was my first time checking out the band’s music. This record is a cool mix of metalcore and some rapping, with sick ass drumming and a fair share of nasty riffs. The vocal delivery is great and the way it’s done, results in a RATM kinda vibe, which is pretty awesome and fairly unique in this type of metal. You get what i’m saying.
I really liked basically all the songs on here, but i ... read more
THE METALCORE GAUNTLET #111 - MODERN METALCORE
I've been a sporadic listener of Craig Reynolds' podcast for some time now, but I had never actually listened to his work with Stray From the Path besides the 'Guillotine' MV, which I liked quite a bit. Now, on their Swansong album, the band delivers a short and sweet Rap Metal project that provides the expected mix of RATM and Metallic Hardcore. The songs are all fun to listen to and have a nice bounce to them, plus the ... read more
A perfect finale
I can't believe it took me so long to review this album, considering that I've listened to almost the full thing the day it came out and even added tracks like Shot Caller and Bodies in the Dark to my playlist. I guess in the back of my mind, I thought that I've already reviewed it, since I've heard it, but no, that wasn't the case. Either way, better late than never, am I right?
I've been familiar with SFTP for a while now, mostly because of ... read more
Consistently pissed, heavy and, surprisingly, groovy.
This album flows really well and instrumentation is solid, I especially liked the outro of "Can't Help Myself" and the main riff in "A Life in Four Chapters". The core of "Clockworked" is the lyrics, mostly about politics and the state of the world, particularly from an American point of view. These are really on point in the diss "Can I Have Your Autograph?", fine but somewhat generic in most of ... read more
If this really is their last outing, then they went out on one hell of a high note.
Favorite songs are "Kubrick Stare", "Fuck Them All to Hell", and the title track
Least favorite song is "Bodies in the Dark"
Nazi punks fuck off
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Track List
| 1 | Kubrick Stare 3:18 | 86 |
| 2 | Fuck Them All To Hell 2:32 | 84 |
| 3 | Shot Caller 2:54 | 83 |
| 4 | Can't Help Myself 2:35 | 82 |
| 5 | Clockworked 2:59 feat. LANDMVRKS | 85 |
| 6 | Shocker 3:30 | 84 |
| 7 | Bodies in the Dark 3:12 feat. Poison the Well | 85 |
| 8 | Can I Have Your Autograph? 2:52 | 87 |
| 9 | You're Not That Guy 2:50 | 82 |
| 10 | A Life In Four Chapters 3:02 | 85 |
Total Length: 29 minutes
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3mo
They picked the wrong time to call it quits, there's so many things to write about nowadays
5mo
now that the year is almost over, i can confidently say that this was top 10 this year
9mo
Deleting all my ratings for this band. Fuck Craig Reynolds. Dude's now whitewashing the images of a Jan 6er terrorist and a neo-Nazi
10mo
i was planning on reviewing this shit for a month straight and I just havent done it yet for some reason