Bleeding Through - Bleeding Through
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Walls of JerichoBury Your Dead
Winds of Plague
Release Date
04/13/2010
Label
Rise RecordsTracklist
1. A Resurrection2. Anti-Hero
3. Your Abandonment
4. Fifteen Minutes
5. Salvation Never Found
6. Breathing in the Wrath
7. This Time Nothing is Sacred
8. Divide the Armies
9. Drag Me to the Ocean
10. Light My Eyes
11. Slow Your Roll
12. Distortion, Devotion
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Bleeding Through is one of those bands that seem to always be there when discussing the cross-over of metalcore into the more commercially viable arena. Makes sense as this album has the obligatory clean choruses (“Salvation Never Found,” “Divide the Armies”), the Ozzfest slam-pit-inspiring “Breathing in the Wrath,” and a gratuitous amount of keys, one of the band’s major calling cards. But the California band’s sixth studio album doesn’t go all-in, either, as there are plenty of blast beats and heavy metallic riffing to go along with the usual metalcore dynamic. This begs the question what exactly was meant to be accomplished with this record?
At its center, Bleeding Through is a competent metalcore disc with little else to offer. The music adheres to a pretty strict formula with very little deviation except the aforementioned forays into a broader, more mainstream territory. Tight, well-executed, but devoid of any real hooks or staying power, the body of the music would probably be relegated to the throngs of like-sounding bands slumming it in the exposure-less nether-regions of the musical universe if not for the gothic and industrial textures so prominent in the mix.
The dividing line for this band will be your opinion on keyboardist Marta Peterson. Is she a marketing tool for use in promotional photographs whose sonic addition to the band is so much kitsch? Or do her soundscapes add a welcome layer to the bite of the band, a sort of counterpoint to the bludgeoning metalcore attack that serves to make the music much more dynamic? The answer to this question will likely determine your opinion of the disc.
I, for one, cannot seem to be so strict in my estimation of the content of Bleeding Through. I actually think the incorporation of the clean vocals adds, not detracts, from the overall strength of the record. I think the polarizing effect of the keys varies from song to song; on some tracks they work to add atmosphere and depth, while on others they come off as way too Nightwish. Either way, they force people to have an opinion. Unfortunately the same can’t be said for the rest of the band. The album is not bad, but it is ultimately forgettable.
--Jake Oliver
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Minnesota
Hmmm... not exactly sure what you were listening to, but compared to their last couple of albums this one is much heavier, LESS mainstream focused, and seems to use the keys less than most current metalcore bands with keyboardists. True, it's not going to blow you away, but I can't say I hear much of what you are.
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Atascadero, CA
just glad there's still This Is Love, This Is Murderous to go back to and remember how good that album was compared to this new stuff. Man why don't bands get better with age.
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Los Angeles
I've listened to this band since Dust To Ashes, and aside from "The Truth", they still never disappoint me.
This album isn't rewriting the book on metalcore or anything, but it's more competent than most of it.
Infinitely Inwards
I agree with you about everything except the heavy part.... this album, in terms of low-end tuning and guitar tone, is less heavy in than Declaration and TIL,TIM. Some of the moments on Dec. are borderline deathcore and dissonant notes abound in many places. The engineering on this album isn't as powerful (at least not on my speakers) as their others. I see valid points with the review on some things, but I will always love this band. It gets a 7.5/10 from me.
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Spokane, Washington
people need to quite overestimating bands and just enjoy the music. everyone knows what bleeding through bring to the table with their music...you either like it or you don't. they're never going to reinvent the wheel.
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New York
Solid review. I don't know, I was pleasantly surprised with this album. I admire how they have completely pushed away from the sound they had going in The Truth and have pushed their sound in a heavier direction. I found this album to be inconsistent in places, but a real enjoyable listen overall.
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