Unearth - III: In the Eyes of Fire
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All that RemainsDarkest Hour
Lamb of God
Shadows Fall
Release Date
08/08/2006
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Metal BladeTracklist
1. This Glorious Nightmare2. Giles
3. March of the Mutes
4. Sanctity of Brothers
5. The Devil Has Ridden
6. This Time Was Mine
7. Unstoppable
8. So It Goes
9. Impostors Kingdom
10. Bled Dry
11. Big Bear and the Hour of Chaos
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In a scene where most bands are capable of only one or two solid albums in their career, Unearth stands tall. After having released one of the best metalcore albums of 2004 in The Oncoming Storm, Unearth take a shot at doing it again in 2006. III: In The Eyes of Fire holds up its end of the bargain and then some.
The men of Unearth reached deep this time to put together their most crushing album to date. The entire first half of the album is solid all the way through, packed with tracks like "Giles", "Sanctity of Brothers", and "This Glorious Nightmare". The later half, while not as memorable, maintains the fervor straight through to the end. "Unstoppable" and "So It Goes" are both highlights, as well as the closer, "Big Bear and the Hour of Chaos". In fact, the final track is the only place this album slows down at all. And you even hear a faint piano come in during part of the song.
As you track through this album, it's an amazing thing to hear a combination of mostly metal with just enough hardcore edge to create what "metalcore" should be, not what the scene throws at you. This isn't trendy, this is an actual combination of metal and hardcore. The intricate guitar interplay showcases the strong grounding in the metal world, but there is no shortage of thick, beefy breakdowns that any hardcore kid would eat up. Punishing is probably one of the best words to describe the overall tone of the album, and that is definitely complimentary.
There is but one complaint I have about this album. What's with the title? I don't need the three in front to tell me this is your third release. It's very pointless.
Nitpicking aside, this album is possibly the best metal album of the year. Unearth stepped it up again and they continue to show they aren't going to compromise themselves or their music to make a name in the industry. Hopefully fans can look forward to many more years of punishing metalcore from this band.
--Jared Mehle
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In my mind, these guys are the Gods of metalcore. Hands down.
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they are definatly one of the better and more talented metal/core bands out there
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they still write great metalcore though. take that for what its worth.
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I thought the same thing when I first listened to the album.
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