Suicide Silence – No Time To Bleed
Just shy of two years since their debut release on Century Media entitled, THE CLEANSING, SUICIDE SILENCE, amongst all of their touring, have managed to have enough studio time to record their follow up and enough time to catch some sleep before they depart for the road again to where they are at their best. But what is this that has reached record stores this week but their 2nd release for CM entitled, NO TIME TO BLEED which could have been called No Time To Rest with their hectic schedule.
With that said, the album could have also been called No Time To Write as a band that has captured so much praise over the past two years could have put a lot more effort into their sophomore release. Take opener “Wake Up” which opens in a swirl of sound that breaks into a fast rhythm with vocalist Mitch Lucker screaming, but his vocals sound too processed when he hits the lower growls and the tempo changes sound forced and don’t take you anywhere. Again the vocals in “Something Invisible” are overpowering the track as the tone and shriek in the intro moments and thoughout the first minute are just mixed a bit too in the forefront which detract what could possibly be a decent track. “Wasted” sounds hollow in the intro verse and the musical composition sounds forced and makes the listener think that the band was struggling in their writing process and just put it together. With a band who has been tagged, “Death/MetalCore/Doom” I would expect a much better sounding album for their follow up as the sounds captured might be suited for a more “thrash” oriented band, they sound a bit thin in regards to SUICIDE SILENCE.
There are some high points to the album such as in the track “Lifted” that has tempo changes that sound in place and some nice arpeggios played on the leads that sound well thought out, and not overly fast showing that there is some room for experimentation in the future. “Smoke” is another song that sounds ‘natural’ with their song structure and does not sound forced as the parts roll together fluidly.
It must be tough being “that band” who is talked about by many, received critical acclaim accompanied by awards, and hailed as the second coming in the current American Metal Scene. I was looking forward to this release in hopes that SUICIDE SILENCE might put something across that would prove that they were worthy of their popularity status amongst the masses of metal. Unfortunately, their 37 minute offering this time around falls far from their past accomplishments and leaves the listener wondering what happened as this album comes off as a disjointed, unfocused entity
RATING: 4/10
LABEL: Century Media
WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/suicidesilence
(+26 rating, 6 votes)
fuck century media and every joke ass faggot band they sign
Finally, a critical (and good) review! Well done! Even though i’ll likely enjoy this album anyway, thank you SMN for finally putting up a decent review of an album that doesn’t love every second of it.
they suck dick
I HAD high hopes for this album. But after listening through it I found my self saying “THAT’S IT?!” They could have done a lot better with this album, this new approach just doesn’t do it for them. They should have just stuck with their old method of writing. It would have warranted quite a few more listens from me.
Anything above a 1 is too high for that band,
I have to agree that a 4 is wayyy to generous this album is so fucking boring. Who would want to listen to a continuous breakdown for 37 min
its deathcore retards. Its not for everybody, its the vibe and the energy of the music that gets its listeners pumped. If you don’t like it don’t listen to it, sorry its not your bullshit radio band. This is brutality at its finest
I really don’t get all the hate towards this band. I mean i’m no fan and barely no them but I’ve heard a lot worse.