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In Twilight’s Embrace and Fall Behind…

Before I dive in today, how appropriate that on the lucky 13th (Chuck Schuldiner R.I.P.) you can check out my list of "2006's Top 10 Reasons Not to Blow Your Face Off" as a part of the daily "Top 10's for 2006" series from the always great It's a Trap website. That is all.

In Twilight's Embrace - Buried in BetweenIn Twilight's Embrace is a Polish metalcore act that's been around for a few years now, and "Buried in Between" is their first album for Lifeline Records. While the base of the band's sound is fairly commonplace modern metalcore with roots in Europe's 90's heyday, I have to commend them for achieving a pretty ripping sense of energy through their gravitation towards death metal aesthetics that don't fall back on overbearing melody. It's not exactly original, but the vocals are ferocious, the recording sounds fuckin' great, and the riffs are quality—which all pays off. While the genre as a whole may be somewhat tired right now, solid riffs and relatively powerful songwriting can go a hell of a long way for a band, and that's what grabs my attention here. Sure, there's room for improvement, but this is a very competent debut on every level, so I could definitely see these cats doing some major damage down the line. This is also another glossy digipack with a pretty tight layout, so Lifeline Records clearly spares no expense in their work. There must be some pretty sweet studios in Poland, too, because I can't believe how much better this album sounds than most of the comparable metalcore from the US!?

In Twilight's Embrace "The Darkest Crime"
In Twilight's Embrace "Buried in Between"

Contact the label via MySpace for ordering information as they continue to search out some distribution channels here in the US.

Lifeline Records releases are now available through Interpunk:

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Fall Behind - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is another release from Lifeline Records—the debut full-length from another Polish metalcore act, Fall Behind. Their style is another fairly straightforward dose of contemporary metalcore that takes the metallic lean of the 90's European style with its blend of tremolo picking riffs and midpaced chug and brings in some melodic Swedish death metal elements. The vocals aren't as harsh as most such acts these days, though, which works well over some of the more melodic riffing that feels like it has a little more substance to it than the standard fare from this niche of the metalcore realm. There's more of a socio-political element to the lyrical themes as well, which is indeed more welcome than the types of content that so many of these bands are content to deal with. Of course I feel that the songwriting definitely needs that extra push to really separate the band from the pack, and perhaps a bit more emphasis on certain aspects of the recording could help to push that along, but there's potential brewing beneath the surface. The production does sound quite good, and the disc is housed in the slick digipack presentation that I've come to expect from the label, so this is a decent start for a young band that's still getting their footing.

Fall Behind "In Colours"

As mentioned above, get in touch with the label through MySpace for ordering information.

Lifeline Records releases are now available through Interpunk:

Interpunk

Comments

  1. Andy, you wrote “Lifeforce Records clearly spares no expense in their work” where you meant Lifeline Records.

    12.13.2006 | By BXL_Fan

  2. Corrected.  Damnit.  I hate typos.  Thanks for the heads up.

    12.13.2006 | By Andrew Aversionline

  3. another news from Polland if you didnt saw before me.
    The label METAL MIND had re-released Realm: Endless War and Realm: Suiciety!!!!

    12.13.2006 | By Anonymous

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