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Across Five Aprils
Collapse
Indianola CD
I really enjoyed Across Five April’s last release, the Living In the Moment EP, which contained a nice melting pot of hardcore, metal, and driving melodic rock. Collapse doesn’t seem to grip my attention the way Living In the Moment did.
“Tallahassee’s for Hookers” starts off the album like an opener should, but the rest of Collapse doesn’t contain that extra dynamic spark to keep it playing. Actually, around the midpoint on Collapse, I became bored and annoyed. Perhaps I’ve heard too many bands playing this mishmash of metal and hardcore and melodic choruses for way too long now. My ears finally threw up a white flag and tapped out. No mas!
There’s no doubt that Across Five Aprils can smoothly transit between metallic heaviness to smooth fluffiness, chugging breakdowns to upbeat rhythms, and guttural growls to chanting sing-alongs. The formula isn’t new—it’s a style that’s old, battered and bruised. I had high expectations for this release, and unfortunately it ends up as forgettable as most releases out there nowadays. Collapse is generic, but that’s not to say it isn’t played well. I would suggest just sticking to your Underoath albums. Disappointed? Yes. Surprised? Not really. This stuff just isn’t affecting me like it used to.
by Fake Train
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