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I’m on a metalcore binge rn and I found this album in a Reddit thread about Counterparts. For a debut album this is great. Of the first four songs I only really liked Siren Song but once you get to Carve Yourself Into My Lungs you’re in for a seriously good run of songs. Wasn’t a huge fan of Laughing Stock but everything else is great. I really liked how they used spoken sections. I think it added a nice layer of intimacy and emotion that can sometimes get lost in the ... read more
Grows on me with every listen. Just fantastic. The riffs are so so so so so good. The pacing is great, never a dull moment and never felt bored. Most of this album is so desperate and reckless that the moments of pure beauty really stick with you. Vocals are incredible as well and full of emotion. My first introduction to Counterparts was Heaven Let Them Die, which I loved, and this is all that I loved about that album but with +10 to everything. I’m getting addicted to metalcore and ... read more
I want to like this album a lot more than I do. I think it is fantastic. Beautifully written, wonderfully performed. Elliott Smith is able to elicit feelings and emotions in such a way that very few song writers are capable of doing or even replicating. His voice is so soft and tender and his guitar playing is stunning. Some of the songs on this album are easily among the best folk songs I’ve heard (that being said I’m not super familiar with the genre).
With that being said, ... read more
Bleed the goat and drain the carcass. Kill the martyr and laugh. Wash your mouth with bile and spit out a tooth. Brutality is beauty.
Favorites: A Martyr Left Alive, With Loving Arms Disfigured, No Lamb Was Lost
Really cool album. One of my first forays into metalcore. I’m a sucker for contrast and this album has it in spades. I love how the melodic sections work with the grindy aggressive sections. It’s hard to balance and effectively execute both but these guys make it sound easy. The vocals are insane. Howard Jones has some pipes. What makes this album are the riffs. They are incredibly addicting and energizing. They’re all so unique but work very well together. The pacing is also ... read more
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Everything before my acid bath review is old and outdated. Will be going back and re-reviewing those at some point.
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