CD Review: A Breach Of Silence - "The Darkest Road" (Eclipse Records)
With crisp production and perfect structures, A Breach Of
Silence’s The Darkest Road is as much
Killswitch Engage as it is Avenged Sevenfold, combining a dazzling array of all
things heavy from thrash to power to (old school) metalcore; an album rife with
unrelenting monsters and beastly stomping thrashers that rarely, if ever, take
their foot off the gas (“The Darkest Road,” “Hang Em High,” “In Reality We
Trust”). Shredding opener “TPNE” aka “The Party Never Ends” proves Attila isn’t
the only band in town with the party game on lock down, while The Darkest Road spews forth pinpoint
blast beats, galloping leaps and lead throated barks that effortlessly
transition to clean tones when the mood strikes (“Lost At Sea,” “Hannibal,”
“Dead and Destroyed”). And on top of that, “Immortal” is easily one of the best
metal tunes you’ll come across this year (think a hybrid of Holy Diver-era Dio and modern day A7X)
and vulnerable closing ballad, the piano-led “Time Still Remains,” is also a sheer
sight to behold. On just their sophomore record, yes, this is only the bands
second full length, A Breach Of Silence have already proved themselves worthy of
being tabbed one of the next big things in metal.
Grade: A-
Go Download: “Immortal”
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