Selous

Album of the future from 1997, extremely ahead of its time.
Must listen. One of the all time greats of electronic music.
Will still be cool 1000 years from now.

This is a lot more aggressive than Symptoms of Survival, and even though the shredding isn't as harsh as I thought it would be it's still pretty damn good for the pacing. The bits where it slips into the more ephemeral moments before dropping into hard shredding is just fantastic and one of the reasons I'm starting to really become groomed into metalcore from my more regular 80's metal tastes.
I'm also not just impressed by the vocalist, I think I'm in love, ... read more

Very abrupt start, but I like the riffs and the pace is excellent, very 2000s coded, wish more music sounded like it
BMTH feels like the Angsty Emo Cousin of Underoath, Diamonds Aren't Forever is the best highlight.
Gonna be definitely interested in the rest of their discography. I think the best thing about this album is that the aggression is tempered by the riffs so it doesn't get lost in anger and rage and can form a coherent pace.
Definitely give it a listen if you enjoy Metalcore

Damn, I do like this band but it feels like as they've gone on they're losing the sauce a bit.
It's nowhere near a bad album of course, and there's still great songs on this album, but the mix and production isn't as energetic or soulful as They're Only Chasing Safety. Vocals are still clean and the breakdowns are solid as ever, but I feel as though they can do better than this.
Hopefully their later albums improve from this, but this album is very much still worth ... read more