Monday, March 31, 2014

Chiodos - Devil






                                                        Genre: Post-Hardcore / Metalcore
                                                         Label: Tooth & Nail
                                                         Release: April 1 2014
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1. U.G. Introduction -
A very complex instrumental intro track. It opens the album up beautifully.

2. We're Talking About Practice -
This is an incredible track, The lyrics are beautifully written. The instrumental is incredibly performed, The vocals are perfectly executed. This song really showcases the future of this album.

3. Ole Fishlips Is Dead Now -
This song is very well performed, The lyrics are very complex & well written. The instrumental is boarderline perfect, The vocals are amazingly performed. This song is one of my personal favorites.

4. Why The Munsters Matter -
This is one of the more standout tracks off the album in my opinion, The instrumental is the epitime of incredible. The lyrics are amazingly written, The vocals are performed incredibly.

5. 3 AM -
This is A very interesting track, The instrumental is amazing. The lyrics are very well written, The vocals are beautifully performed. This song is on my top 5 favorite tracks from the album, It is also one of the softer songs off the album.

6. Sunny Days & Hand Grenades -
This is A track with an extremely dark feel to it, This track is boarderline creepy. The instrumental is very fitting to the lyrics, The vocals are perfectly performed. This song is one of the more standout tracks off the album.

7. Duct Tape -
This is one of my personal favorites off the album, It has A majorly dark & creepy factor that I really enjoy. The instrumental really allows the lyrics to shine in this track, The vocals are performed to perfection. This song is the epitime of genius in my book.

8. Behvis Bullock -
This track is an extreme in your face experience. The lyrics are amazingly written, The vocals are A true test of how amazing of A vocalist Craig Owens is. The instrumental really follows the vocals perfectly. This song shows just how well Chiodos works together as A whole.

9. Looking For A Tornado -
This is one of the most incredible song I have heard from Chiodos in A long time. It starts off slow with an acoustic guitar melody & slowly gets faster. The instrumental is amazing, The lyrics are incredibly well written. The vocals are executed perfectly, This song really stood out to me personally & is probably my favorite track on the album.

10. Expensive Conversations In Cheap Motels -
This song May actually be my favorite track off the album. The lyrics are quite dark, However they are very beautifully written. The vocals are incredibly performed, The instrumental is perfectly fitting with the vocals & lyrics. All around this is an incredible song.

11. I'm Akward & Unusual -
This song is incredible, It really showcases the perfect writing ability Chiodos has. The lyrics are incredible, The vocals are extremely well performed. The instrumental really allows the lyrics to be shown off by frontman Craig Owens. This song really stands out to me personally.

12. Under Your Halo -
This is probably the softest track on the album, This song really showcases the vocal ability of Craig Owens. The lyrics are beautifully written. The instrumental really follows the vocals perfectly. The vocals are some of my favorite off the entire albums, Craig Owens really went A step further in my opinion.

13. I Am Everything That's Normal -
This song close the album perfectly, The instrumental is very well performed. The lyrics are very well written, The vocals are perfectly executed to fit the instrumental & lyrics. I really enjoy the sudden mood change in the song, It starts off really slow & piano driven & quickly gets quite heavy. This is another of my personal favorites off the album.

All in all this is an incredible comeback album. To me it sounds as if Craig Owens had never left to begin with, The chemistry still appears to be the same.

Overall Rating: 9 / 10


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