Living Dead Girl : "Con$piracy"

The title track that opens the album finds Molly and company continuing to perfect their ability to blend metalcore-edged riffs against bright pop-punk choruses to make almost every song on the album. By the second song, they have already locked into a formula with her screamed vocals dominating the verses as her more sugary pop voice comes to take the sting away on the chorus, though one thing I like with "Poison Me" is the kind of breakdown section that their down-tuned guitars contrast with synth ambiance. She is not repeating the hooks, so there is a distinct difference in the choruses of the first two songs despite them following a similar arrangement.,  

Since their last album "Exorcism: it is clear that touring is paying off as they have had experience having to stand up to the bands they have played with in terms of how heavy they are. Granted, with bands like Spiritbox and Jinjer gaining a great deal of popularity since their last release, the target audience is much more focused. They use Falling in Reverse as a stop to syncopate the improved riffing.> "Ugly" is one of the lead singles for the album; it carries a more manic guitar riff, with her vocals once again providing the honey to juxtapose it. There is a darker, sexier pulse to "Succubus" that gives it a groove to make it the best song so far. It also eviates from the formula the other songs worked off. 

"The Disease' works off more of a nu-metal cadance that her vocals propel. This has always been inherent to this kind of metalcore. Though the default is to the anthemic chorus vocal on this one. The breakdown riff to this one is pretty cool. "Eighteen" finds the dynamics shift to a darker '90s feel. Though the light comes back on brighter when it gets to the chorus. "Wild and Free" is in direct contrast to the previous song as it could almost be the soundtrack to an anime show. Poppy but well written. I also like the more deliberate stomp of "Unstoppable" that captures all the best sides of the band. The album closes with "Survival Mode". And Molly is given room to open up and sing, making it evident the work she has put in to improve her voice since the last album.  I will give this album a 9, as they have come together and tightened everything, as the hard work put into this album is evident and pays off for the band and fans alike. 

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