CD Review: Burn Halo – “Wolves of War” (eOne Music)
Burn Halo patriarch James Hart delves into his metalcore
past (remember Eighteen Visions?) on Wolves
of War, the bands third studio offering, thanks in part to the production
of familiar face and former 18V cohort Fred Archambault, whose fingerprints can
be felt across the board (producer pun!) here. Hart is as visceral as ever on Wolves of War, sounding more snarling
and pissed than ever before, leading the band’s charge of turbulent, galloping
riffs and concussing percussion (“Wolves of War,” “Don’t Think You Know”). The
band goes all Avenged Sevenfold on “Home” (where you’ll find the album’s best
guitar work, save for maybe the solo towards the end of “You Are the Damned”),
spews hateful, vitriolic barbs at a near unprecedented rate on the scornful “Fuck
You” and stay pretty skilled in the art of finely crafted big rock ballads (“Out
Of Faith” “Will To Live”), keeping in line with previous entries such as “Threw
It All Away” and “Too Late To Tell You Now.” “Enemy Inside” sounds plucked from
the recording sessions of Eighteen Visions,
making for an album high point. Wolves of
War is perhaps Burn Halo’s finest moment to date, and seemingly the album
where they have put it all together, something the rock world is truly better
off for.
Grade: A-
Go Download: “Home”
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