Artist: Impending Doom
Album: There Will Be Violence
Date Released: July 20, 2010
Genre: Deathcore/Metalcore
Album Review:
I highly respect Review Rinse Repeat for their spectacular album reviews. Regarding There Will Be Violence, Impending Doom's third release, RRR said this: "It’s disturbing how accurate predictions with this album become. The incessant chugging, the throaty roars, the "let’s beat a dead horse" breakdowns - all of it is completely expected." With much regret, I agree. The album is a testimony to the failure of a great band caused simply by a lack of creativity. Sure, there are attempts made, like Love Has Risen, to change the flow of the album and mix it up a little bit, but the fact remains that this group of musicians has grown only in age.
If one wants a quick headbanging fix, this album might deliver. Otherwise, the album is relentless in presenting the listener with a mechanic synthesis of what already exists in mainstream metal: the blast beats, the chugs, the oh-so-emotional growls. I was disappointed in this album, and somewhat glad it was only 34 minutes long. Consider it a tangible mark of this band's retrogressing, from Nailed Dead Risen onward.
Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Song-by-song: I don't have the heart to do a song-by-song. Understand that the album is one big breakdown, with Love Has Risen being it's only somewhat surprising interlude.
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