Suicide Silence : "Graceless"

This band's last album scored an 8.5 here. They are good at what they do and put in the work in the studio to cocme up with a massive, heavy sound, but do they write songs that make me want to listen to them over and over again? Not really; Unenlightened is mostly due to the fact that I alreaddy have death metal bands that fill this need for me. I find the higher-pitched vocals kind of annoying, but solid riffing on "Unenlightened" balances it out. The title track that opened the album offered the kind of pounding you expect from these guys, so I am listening to see where they break away from the formula. These are the moments that feel most unique. 

" Make Your Exit" just feels like a part of another song rather than something standing on it's own two feet. "Rotting Inside" carries a little more groove. It's the best song so far. "Cursed Since Birth" finds them racing into something that Cannibal Corpse is better at. When "Incisions" blasts off I totally lose trakc of where we were going on this album, as it all blurs into a heavy rumble. It is not until "Reminders of Hell" that I begin paying attention again. It manages to find a stompy groove. Even then, no one is going to accuse this of being the year's most original album. 

"Devoured Dreams" is another song that jolts me from the blur of crushing, down-tuned riffs. There were not huge shifts in their song writing jut things were doen in a hookier fashion. This does not carry over into the last song which feels the most rushed of the album. I will give this album an 8.5 ,as well, it is consistent with how they are which is not a rare commodity iff you want angry poundding then they have that going for them 

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