╔═════════════════════════════[UTP.PRESENTS]══════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ The_Last_Ten_Seconds_Of_Life-The_Violent_Sound-2016-UTP ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.iNFO]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ARTiST......: The Last Ten Seconds Of Life ║ ║ ALBUM.......: The Violent Sound ║ ║ TYPE........: Album ║ ║ LABEL.......: Siege Music ║ ║ GENRE.......: Metal ║ ║ ║ ║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CDDA ║ ║ RiP.DATE....: 11-12-2016 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║ ║ RETAiL.DATE.: 10-21-2016 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║ ║ CATALOG.....: n/a QUALiTY....: 282kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║ ║ ║ ║ URL.........: http://thelasttensecondsoflife.bandcamp.com/ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.NOTES]═════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ Ever since their inception, Pennsylvanian publishers The Last Ten ║ ║ Seconds of Life have had a sound as distinct as their name. Be it on ║ ║ the belligerent and straightforward Warpath EP, their debut full ║ ║ length effort Know Your Exits, the groovy, catchy and punchy Invivo ║ ║ [Exvivo] or, last but certainly not least, Soulless Hymns, which ║ ║ took 2015 by stormùthe point is simple, The Last Ten Seconds of Life ║ ║ have always had a sound that is distinctly theirs. So when they ║ ║ announced a new album right on the heels of Soulless Hymns featuring ║ ║ a relatively revised lineup, listeners were both excited and ║ ║ skeptical. ║ ║ ║ ║ Rest assured, if itÆs a unique, one-of-a-kind heavy music experience ║ ║ youÆre after, The Last Ten certainly provide it with The Violent ║ ║ Sound. However, fans expecting a ôSoulless Hymns 2.0ö better abandon ║ ║ that notion immediatelyùas he bandÆs Siege Records debut is ║ ║ absolutely like nothing the listener has ever heard beforeùbe it by ║ ║ these Mansfield Mauraders or from any other conventional ô-coreö ║ ║ band. Equal parts ruthless, straight-for-the-throat deathcore, ║ ║ nu-metal infused hardcore and heavy, gloomy southern-tinged sludge, ║ ║ The Violent Sound is many thingsùviolent, yesùbut also inventive, ║ ║ catchy and crushing. ║ ║ ║ ║ ôAre you trying to tell me that The Last Ten Seconds of Life arenÆt ║ ║ heavy anymore?!ö The frantic and skeptical listener may ask. No, ║ ║ rest assured, songs like ôCasanovaö and ôBag of Bonesö will still ║ ║ send even the most hardened fans of heavy music running to their ║ ║ mommiesùbut those are only small brush strokes in the bigger picture ║ ║ that is The Violent Sound. While still ruthless from start to ║ ║ finish, there is more to The Last TenÆs dynamic than downtuned riffs ║ ║ and mountains of monotonous chugging. Percussionist Christian Fisher ║ ║ is as energetic as he ever wasûin fact, even more soùas songs like ║ ║ ôBag of Bonesö see him amplifying and intensifying his speed and ║ ║ technicality, while catchier and less outright aggressive songs like ║ ║ ôLittle Black Lineö see him moving at a slightly more moderate pace, ║ ║ incorporating a hefty, thick bounce into his playing that is ║ ║ amplified tenfold by bassist Mike Menocker (who some may know from ║ ║ New York band Towers). Together, Fisher and Menocker are merciless, ║ ║ providing a lurid, gritty low end that crawls in the listenerÆs head ║ ║ and spews filth and tripe, painting the entire inside of their skull ║ ║ a dark, lightless black. While the low end on ôheavy balladsö like ║ ║ ôLittle Black Lineö is still low and raunchy (as are the grooves and ║ ║ drum lines on ôCasanovaö and ôBloodlust,ö sans any sense of ║ ║ ethereality), itÆs Wyatt McLaughlinÆs lacerating guitar that sees ║ ║ the most marked instrumental departure from the bandÆs previous ║ ║ works. While still featuring the intangible and distinct tone ║ ║ thatùin my mindùmade Soulless Hymns, his fretwork Is home to a sharp ║ ║ kick of southern-inspired sludge-meets-straight-up-rock-and-roll. ║ ║ ôLittle Black Line,ö again, shows this off excellentlyûas does ôBag ║ ║ of Bonesö and ôThe Violent Sound,ö both of which bring riffsùboth ║ ║ heavy and catchyùby the boatload. McLaughlin catches the listener ║ ║ off guard right from the opening seconds of The Violent Soundùa ║ ║ sensation that lasts for the albumÆs duration. ║ ║ ║ ║ To speak of being caught off guard is to define almost the entirety ║ ║ of The Violent Soundùbut especially the opening seconds. I believe I ║ ║ speak for a great majority of The Last Ten Seconds of LifeÆs ║ ║ sprawling fan base when I say I would have never expected the first ║ ║ words (or any words) on one of their albums to be cleanly sung. ║ ║ However, at the onset of the opening track, ôLittle Black Line,ö ║ ║ thatÆs exactly what the listener getsùa few seconds of softly ║ ║ crooned misdirection before frontman John Robert C descends into ║ ║ roars that drop into grisly, gut wrenching bellows. Assisted by ║ ║ guitarist McLaughlin, Robert dominates throughout the entirety of ║ ║ The Violent Sound, combining off the wall clean vocal harmonies that ║ ║ sound like Manson-meets-Mastodon with harsh vocals that instantly ║ ║ alleviate any longing for the bandÆs former frontmanÆs distinct ║ ║ voice. Gritty, girthy tracks like ôBag of Bonesö or ôSwitchö see ║ ║ Robert combining catchiness and crushing, awe-inspiring aggression ║ ║ in almost equal parts, just as ôCasanovaö appeals more heartily to ║ ║ fans of the bandÆs back catalogue and ôLittle Black Lineö is a more ║ ║ adventurous display of The Last TenÆs newfound dynamic. The Violent ║ ║ Sound may seem a little scattered and ôall over the place,ö but in ║ ║ reality, with a couple repeated listens, the listener begins to get ║ ║ the lay of the land as Robert and McLaughlin wind their way deep ║ ║ inside the listenerÆs skull, staying stuck there indefinitely. ║ ║ ║ ║ This is where things get a little tough; actually summarizing the ║ ║ album. I could spend another two paragraphs attempting to capture ║ ║ the ways in which The Last Ten Seconds of Life have leapt outside ║ ║ their figurative ôboxö (pun intended), but I still wouldnÆt begin to ║ ║ get close to capturing the haunting-but-heavy nature of the record. ║ ║ The Violent Soundùlike Soulless Hymns has an intangible element to ║ ║ it that makes it captivating; but unlike Soulless Hymns, this ║ ║ intangible element isnÆt simply build around earth-splitting ║ ║ heaviness. Fear notùôBloodlust,ö ôSwitchö and ôCasanovaö still hold ║ ║ down the bandÆs penchant for punishmentùbut ôLittle Black Lineö and ║ ║ ôThe Violent Soundö are different animals altogether, which, like ║ ║ the album itself, will swallow the listener whole if they let it. ║ ║ ║ ║ FFO: Traitors, Circuit of Suns, Oceano ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ 01 Little Black Line 2:58 ║ ║ 02 The Drip 3:17 ║ ║ 03 Bloodlust 2:41 ║ ║ 04 Six Feet 3:58 ║ ║ 05 The Violent Sound 3:23 ║ ║ 06 Casanova 3:17 ║ ║ 07 Bag Of Bones 3:33 ║ ║ 08 Switch 3:15 ║ ║ 09 Blind Faith 3:41 ║ ║ 10 Wise Blood 3:47 ║ ║ 11 Social Suicide 3:11 ║ ║ 12 Last Words 3:08 ║ ║ ║ ║ TOTAL SiZE.: 12 Files/85.54MB/40:09 min ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════[⌐2016]═════════════════════════════════╝