Corpus Christi - A Feast For Crows
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RIYL
Killswitch EngageAs I Lay Dying
The Autumn Offering
Release Date
07/06/2010
Label
Victory RecordsTracklist
1. The Red Horse is Upon Us2. A Portrait of Modern Greed
3. Monuments
4. Betrayed Redemption
5. Little Miss Let You Know
6. Windwalker
7. Broken Man
8. Blood in the Water
9. Invictus
10. (Seeing You Again) For the First Time
11. Shepherd's in Sheep's Clothing
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A Feast For Crows is the second album from Christian metalcore band Corpus Christi, who hail from Cincinnati, Ohio. Let's get some facts straight off the bat. The band is signed to Victory Records. They already only have one remaining original member. They play Christian metalcore that is about as original as you would think when you hear the term “Christian metalcore”. Their label's band biography references Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and Atreyu, among others. The future is not bright for this band. I find it hard not to be misanthropic when writing this because the music is a task for me to listen to. It's not that I'm such a music snob that I dismiss metalcore, because I routinely listen to some of the genre's forerunners, it's just that this band is bringing nothing interesting to the table. Okay, so there were a couple of riffs that I went back and listened to, but the radio rock vocals and the uninspired mix completely removed any hope I had for this album.
I hope you enjoy the first song on this album, because the next ten, aside from the intro, the interlude, and the second to last track, are exactly the same. Want some variety in your music? Don't come here. The same song structure can be found on just about every track... pitiful. There is a half-assed southern theme in “Little Miss Let You Know”, and “(Seeing You Again) For The First Time” is emotional and contemplative in the worst possible way. Outside of those two songs, you'll hear the same riff-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-breakdown-chorus structure, over, and over, and over, and over. I truly wish there were more to this album, or even more for me to complain about, but there simply isn't.
Had A Fest For Crows been released in 2003 or so, I could see people clamoring to get their hands on it. Let's be honest, though, it's 2010, and the year is quickly coming to an end. When was the last time a metalcore album was considered groundbreaking? We know that labels actively scout them to gain a new following of kids quickly progressing past Avenged Sevenfold, but even that route seems to be quickly losing financial grounds. I mean, when you sign a band doing absolutely nothing new with little to no following and then stick them on a tour with bands no one else has ever heard of, what are you doing for the scene? You're not helping them grow musically, or in any other way. You're giving them false hope and you're polluting the music scene. That doesn't just go for Tony Brummel, but for all of the label execs out there signing bands that have no future. I have nothing against Corpus Christi as people, but it's just that the album is nothing more than generic metalcore. Unless you're a big fan of the band, there is no reason for anyone to purchase this or, heck, even download it.
--Cody Rogers
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Minnesota
This band is so horribly bland. Their debut album was a complete rip-off of everything that was cool in the scene at the time. At least this time around it feels like the band might be trying, but the album is still boring as hell.
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Washington, DC
I guess the idea for supporting this band is that Christian Metal/Metalcore has an automatic fanbase built in. Bands like this get to play tours in churches sound unheard, and every kid in the church's network shows up regardless of whether they like the music or not. These kids also buy lots of merch, and their parents are cool with it because the bands are safe. Most people don't know it, but because of this, Christian bands tend to make about twice as much per show as secular bands.
Growing up in the south, I was this way and so were all of my friends. We listened and paid for some awful, piss-poor music simply because it was Christian, and I suspect much of Corpus Christi's appeal and fan base works the same way.
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Green Brook, NJ
i bought this. a huge improvement from their last record.