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Hardcore seems to be an every changing and
progressing genre, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.
At All
Cost is basically beat driven hardcore with psychadelic and funky
elements. It’s more hardcore than anything, but weird elements
are sporadically mixed within it and change their sound, not necessarily
for the better. Not all of it is that bad, it’s for the most
part what you would expect. It’s for fans of Killswitch Engage,
Darkest Hour, and Unearth. The more aggressive tracks are more worthwhile;
I guess if they stay aggressive it’s to their benefit. Vocally
the screaming vocals are pretty typical but there are weird vocal
effects on some of the clean vocals. In fact, I don’t really
care for the clean vocal effects; I don’t think it works with
hardcore. The combination of the clean vocals and certain guitar riffs
make you think you are listening to another genre completely and essentially
created a new hybrid. This style of hardcore for the most part isn’t
my tastes. I can picture some people thinking what the hell are they
doing when they switch to the clean vox with effects. If you can get
by that, then it’s a decent disc. My favorite part on the disc
is the instrumental ending of the last track. It’s quite tranquil,
especially for a hardcore band. It’s like an acoustic part to
an Opeth or Katatonia song with violin. Nothing else really rises
above the rest, but about half the album are decent tracks. Rating: 71 |
