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AFTER THE BURIAL WILL SEND YOU TO AN EARLY GRAVE

 Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 1:54pm by

after the burial - rareformSo I totally snoozed yesterday on the fact that After The Burial’s new album Rareform was finally released. If you guys haven’t checked out After the Burial yet, I highly recommend you do so this instant; it’s like Meshuggah’s rhythm section decided to have a three-way with John Petrucci and Bloodjinn vocalist Joel Collins. The results are phenomenal, striking that ever-delicate balance of musicianship and songwriting. It’s some truly invigorating shit! Seriously; more bands should be this good.

After the Burial will be out on this summer’s Thrash and Burn Tour (with Darkest Hour), so if you’re planning on hitting that up be sure to get there early… And let us know how they are live. In the meantime listen to the three songs from Rareform posted on their MySpace, and prepare to be be bludgeoned.

-VN

[After the Burial on MySpace]

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  • bucketochicken

    Wouldn’t it be a four-way?

  • Wray

    Good christ, this band blows. Hell, I’ll do you one better…every band on Sumerian Records blows. Yeah, every one. Born Of Osiris, these cunts, Sea Of Treachery, all but one song from The Faceless, ESPECIALLY Veil Of Maya. Actually, I digress; naming them implies that all aforementioned groups have actual identities. Truth is, they all sound the same. There is not one band that really strays from the path (other than maybe Stick To Your Guns, but there’s a reason that bro-core shit stays in New England) of generic, half-assed, passionless Deathcore.

    Seriously, dudes. Leave Deathcore to the kids in California. They’re much, much, much better at it.

  • J CANTREL

    I DIG IT!

  • Joe A.

    I guess I pretty much agree with Wray here, I think. I like the Meshuggah parts, but it sounds like a straight up cover of Meshuggah mixed in with some very generic deathcore.

    general note: Thrash Revival > Metalcore > Deathcore

  • Flapje

    What’s with the negativism? This is brutal and melodic, literally at the same time, without the gayness of every metalcore band out there. And how can you even call this ‘generic’ deathcore, or even deathcore at all? It’s so much more than that. Just listen to the drummer to hear how much thought went into the songs.

    Great stuff, Vince!

  • jcantrell

    After I listened to this somemore ITS FUCKING AWESOME Deathcore is no longer sexy!

  • 36Thoughtless

    I’ll give what I’ve heard 6-7 out of 10.

    Oh, and this is not deathcore.

  • Dr J

    why are metal fans especially so inclined on labeling every band to a specific metal sub-genre. its sad when the first thing you think about when listening to a song is “what group are these guys aligned to, how do they look and what do they write about”

  • Joe A.

    @Dr. J- “what do they write about”

    I think anyone should be interested in if any point/perspective/philosophy is being given lyrically through the music.

  • Dr.J

    i’ve always been defensive on the insignificance of lyrics in music, not that they cant be important to culture and people, but i don’t speak french, and if a song was sung in french and i liked said song, i wouldn’t not listen to the song because i don’t know what its “lyrically” about, i can understand and connect with mood that is expressed in it. Music is about sonic expressionism more then social commentary, even if the social commentary is well thought out. If i had a guy who could play a few notes on a guitar and i guy who could write beautiful poems, i would consider one a musician and one a poet, even i the poet is superior in his skill.

  • Joe A.

    I may well like some random folk song, even if it’s spoken in a different language. Yet, if the song is about killing Jews or how all infidels will perish in hell, I’m going to have a very different reaction to that song.

  • banter

    I agree it does sound like a threeway with those guys: Joel Collins strips down and is ready for the meat, slobberin all over the place. The guys in Meshuggah start finding the most obscure positions and time everything they do, building up, and stopping, for maximization of course… meanwhile John Petrucci in all his pride ascends to the heavens and starts playing guitar from his self-made god’s throne.

    “Good christ, this band blows.”