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They might have been overtaken because the poster boys of deathcore, however few can problem Whitechapel for consistency over such an extended interval. Moreover, their genuine evolution since their first, blistering forays has culminated in 2019’s The Valley and 2021’s Kin being their most generally praised albums. Nonetheless, having shaken off deathcore’s confines to mine extra emotionally intense and melodic seams, the Tennessee sextet have professed a want to move again to the livid abandon that characterised their early efforts, The Somatic Defilement and traditional This Is Exile.
Proving that the extra seasoned can nonetheless combine it with the younger breed, Hymns In Dissonance is a measured however assuredly ugly slab of recent deathcore. However whereas it spits venom and strikes with serrated blades, it does so with a bit of sophistication. Having exorcised demons on latest outings, frontman Phil Bozeman recaptures the wild abandon of yesteryear with an unhinged arsenal of screams and gutturals as he narrates the story of a demonic cult.
And whereas there are a number of the meatiest breakdowns the band have summoned in years on the likes of A Visceral Retch and Bedlam’s hammer blows, there’s an excessive amount of guile among the many tri-guitar writing core to make Hymns In Dissonance a juvenile throwback. Diabolic Slumber’s eerie ambiance lurks earlier than exploding right into a wall of tremolo discord, Hate Cult Ritual has traditional leads that lower by means of the blasting and belligerent chants, and Mammoth God’s unsettling, melancholic undercurrent permeates whereas being pummelled. Lastly, Nothing Is Coming For Any Of Us ends in beautiful guitar harmonies that head right into a swift dawn following the earlier 40 minutes of fiendish darkness.
In a subject the place bands are completely satisfied to tinker with the identical outdated tropes, Whitechapel deserve additional reward for, as soon as once more, preserving their followers on their toes.
Hymns In Dissonance is out March 7 through Metallic Blade.