Still Remains - Of Love and Lunacy
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SoilworkIn Flames
Caliban
Raunchy
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Roadrunner RecordsTracklist
01: To Live and Die by Fire02: The Worst Is Yet to Come
03: In Place of Hope
04: White Walls
05: Bliss
06: Cherished
07: With What You Have
08: Kelsey
09: Recovery
10: I Can Revive Him With My Own Hands
11: Stare and Wonder
12: Blossom, The Witch
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Do you hear that? No that is not the newest incarnation of In Flames or Soilwork you're hearing. That's Still Remains, one of RoadRunner's latest signings. The Grand Rapids, MI six-piece have crafted something both familiar and fresh sounding.
Combining elements of Gothenburg metal and new-wave synth, Still Remains churns out a refreshing mix of styles that may just catch your ear. As I've already mentioned, there are some very close similarities to Soilwork and In Flames. They make the sound their own and it doesn't sound tired like a majority of the metal in this day and age. The recent addition of a second guitarist who also adds backing vocals means they can more accurately reproduce their sound on the road.
Of Love and Lunacy is solid from front to back. Save for a quick piano interlude, the album is a collection of aggressive riffing and complementing keyboards. The vocal attack is two-faced. One moment you'll hear twisting melodies and harmonies, then they're abruptly shattered by growls and crushing double bass blasts. As a whole this album has something for just about every variety of metal fan. Though it falls more on the melodic side of the fence, there are really some violently aggressive flurries to be heard.
Surely Still Remains have eclipsed their peers with this release. While probably not one truly innovative part of this album, the entire thing rips from beginning to end. If you're a fan of one of the previously mentioned bands, you should definitely check out this disc. Newcomers to the genre may find this album to be a palatable introduction to the world of metal as well. There is potential for Still Remains to revive an ailing genre. Give them a shot and you just might like what you hear.
--Jared Mehle
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