Die Among Heroes – Self-Titled
Genre: Melodic Metalcore
Label: Independent
So this is an odd thing for me. First up I will give you a pair of generalizations: 1) I don’t like metalcore. 2) I give every band that comes my way a fair chance, regarless of genre.
And so now, after listening to this metalcore album I’m very impressed. There are some bands in the genre I like, and some I love, and now these guys are part of the former grouping.
There is a lot of melodicism happening, and some crunchy as hell riffs, and some really powerful vocals. The clean singing (the main reason why I don’t like metalcore) is not like the clean singing that is the reason I don’t like metalcore. It’s not forced, and it’s not part of the song to make the rest of the song seem more BR00T4L. It’s actually part of the song because it FITS in the song. The voice that spews both beauty and vitriol is owned by a dude named Chase Hughs, and I think he is part of a band of super talented guys that are going to blow out the corporate metalcore world with their DIY effort and put tons of KSE wannabe clones to shame with their music.
If you’re a fan of Killswitch Engage, Trivium, and All That Remains, or even Himsa and Darkest Hour, you’ll love this album.
8 out of 10.
Die Among Heroes on MySpace.