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Another Breath - The God Complex

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RIYL

Blue Monday
Dead Hearts
Miles Away
Allegiance

Release Date

12/22/2009

Label

Panic Records

Tracklist

1. No God
2. Sin Eater
3. Nausea
4. I Want To Live
5. God Complex
6. Belly Of A Whale
7. Dogtown
8. Weight
9. Makyo
10. I Am The Messiah
11. Eleventh Hour

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There are a number of things in this world that are still unknown and uncertain to us as a civilization, but the one that seems to incite an argument as if from nowhere on a consistent basis is the argument of religion or ‘God’. The third full-length album, The God Complex, from the Fulton, New York natives finds Another Breath questioning this very concept.

Although The God Complex seems to be an unrelenting attack on religion and theists in a Pulling Teeth like fashion, as it boasts track titles like “No God”, “Sin Eater”, and “Makyo” (roughly translates to ‘world of demons’), the message portrayed behind The God Complex unfolds like a heartfelt voyage for a higher spiritual being down a darkening pathway. It is a journey in which vocalist Ted Winkworth embarks upon with a chilling statement of atheistic nature as his crude vocals chime menacingly, “There’s still no God / We are still all alone,” while the band struggles to keep pace with the vicious onslaught in the background.

It becomes evident quickly to the listener that Winkworth’s journey is seen through a heavy mist, but still he trudges on with the overpowering sensation of displeasure as he recognizes that he is not at all where he intends to be. But as the title track begins, it’s chillingly clear that Winkworth’s overcast outlook on God seems to be so jaded as his shredded vocals belt out over a blisteringly thrashy tinge of melodic hardcore in the vein of Blue Monday, “I lost my faith in God somewhere back round '89 / When my old man came home piss drunk smelling like a whore / And I saw my mother cry. / Yeah that's the day that God died. That's the day I realized I was all alone.”

As “Weight” begins to play in the latter half of The God Complex, it seems as though Another Breath and Winkworth’s attitude begin to shift toward a more ‘religious’ point of view that may suggest to the listener that perhaps a sliver of hope has been found in the ultimate search for a higher power. As the album comes to a close with “Eleventh Hour”, it seems as though the shimmer of light that had begun to show, if only for a minute, has in fact ignited a full fledged fire to continue on in search of one's own spirituality in order to find God, even though at one point all hope was lost.

The journey the listener embarks on whilst listening to The God Complex is one of curiosity and questioning, of open mindedness and helplessness. While the fluidity of the musicianship and lyrical content on The God Complex may at times be a little tacky, stale, or awkward, the overall placement of the record as a whole holds a personal element that will deeply impact and connect any melodic hardcore lover to the message conveyed within Another Breath’s third full-length despite their religious beliefs.

--Daniel Alcinii