Artist: The Devil Wears Prada
Album: Dead Throne
Date Released: September 13 2011
Genre: Metalcore/Post-hardcore
A band successful for blending synth and metal arrangements cohesively, The Devil Wears Prada have had a solid history backing their fourth full-length album Dead Throne. Their latest EP featured tales of a zombie apocalypse, but also featured some of the heaviest riffs TDWP have ever written. Fortunately, this doesn't let up on Dead Throne, providing several mosh-worthy riffs in songs like Constance (featuring Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying) and Forever Decay. The atmosphere of the album is very dark, which is obvious in the instrumentation; almost all of the synth work and clean singing are gone, or play minimal parts. For all of its success, however, Hranica's horrible screaming is sadly the most prominent factor. It grates on your nerves like nails on a chalkboard, almost as bad as Chelsea Grin's newest album My Damnation. Usually vocals make or break a metal release, and for TDWP, Hranica's weak shrilly voice is an empty shell of the low growls and intense cries heard on past releases. Overall, however, the difference in production makes this a refreshing release for a band that's had quite a few this album will definitely please TDWP fans despite its departure from Roots Above.
6/10
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