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ERRA made probably one of the best decisions in moving to UNFD and putting out this record with them. It is going to be very tough to knock this album off the top of my AOTY list and I am excited to see multiple bands try. Seriously, this is definitely the best work ERRA have ever put out. I never would have expected to be a fan of ERRA ever, because their technical prowess felt way too over the top. With this album, they've truly changed the game. Whenever concerts start back up again, I'll be ... read more
This LP is kinda frustrating to me.
Erra's sound has always been, to my ears, very fresh in the increasingly uninteresting field of djent-y metalcore. The technical prowess of the guitarists and the band's clear talent at building an emotive and hefty atmosphere cannot be understated. That said, Erra has also always received a bit of criticism for certain facets of their sound.
Namely, the one-note nature of the harsh vocals from JT Cavey and the overreliance on djent tropes.
I think ... read more
Erra - Erra
Genre: Metalcore
Country: US
Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 80th / 275
Highlight: Remnant
Made me think of:
Within the Ruins
Rivals
Bring me the Horizon
Northlane
Disturbed
I've always considered Erra one of the most generic and bland bands in metalcore scene, the self-titled LP is not the exception.
The definitive output of Modern Metalcore for me, this album is flagship song after flagship song after flagship song.
Despite this being Djent, which some bands can come across as generic when they play to it, the riffs and grooves don't have anything to envy to the past iconic outputs of the genre, and there is wide room for flashy and sweet-to-the-ears guitar work in the equation too.
The melodic moments go ETHEREAL and they blend those parts very well with disgustingly heavy moments, ... read more
Album/EP each day for 1 year
Day 5: Erra - ERRA
If anyone has suggestions for albums or EPs for future days, please tell me :)
It's Architects 2.0 and the cleans give vibes of Daniel O'Hara
favourite track: lunar halo
least favourite track: scorpion hymn
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Track List
| 1 | Snowblood 4:13 | 92 |
| 2 | Gungrave 4:00 | 89 |
| 3 | Divisionary 3:41 | 85 |
| 4 | House of Glass 4:20 | 86 |
| 5 | Shadow Autonomous 5:17 | 82 |
| 6 | Electric Twilight 4:25 | 76 |
| 7 | Scorpion Hymn 3:50 | 84 |
| 8 | Lunar Halo 5:51 | 92 |
| 9 | Vanish Canvas 4:46 | 85 |
| 10 | Eidolon 4:37 | 81 |
| 11 | Remnant 4:20 | 83 |
| 12 | Memory Fiction 4:07 | 78 |
Total Length: 53 minutes
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2y
I'm looking forward to listening because Erra has long been one of my favorites out of the sea of "normie" metalcore bands, but I feel like I may be disappointed in the end.
Added on: January 21, 2021