Album Review
Scars Divide – “Scars Divide” [EP] [Album Review]
Blimey, when Metalsucks big up a band you know they must be doing something right and they’ve got it bang on the nail with their write-up of the debut mini-album from Swiss metalcore quintet Scars Divide. Straddling that line between the more accessible metalcore bands like Architects and the outright chaos of bands like Every Time I Die and Dillinger Escape Plan, their debut six-track affair is both accessible and hooky and jaw-droppingly intricate.
Blimey, when Metalsucks big up a band you know they must be doing something right and they’ve got it bang on the nail with their write-up of the debut mini-album from Swiss metalcore quintet Scars Divide. Straddling that line between the more accessible metalcore bands like Architects and the outright chaos of bands like Every Time I Die and Dillinger Escape Plan, their debut six-track affair is both accessible and hooky and jaw-droppingly intricate.
Take opener “All That We Need”, a track that is just shy of six minutes and is crammed with harsh, full throttle riffing, breathtaking widdling and some prime crunchy metalcore moshy bits. It’s all bundled together to form an almost perfect combination of metalcore and epic, progressive noise. “Salt Ice And Fire” sees the band head into more epic waters pulling it off with consummate ease while “Their Own Demise” is pure raging fury. An EP that just keeps getting better as it progresses, this self-titled affair may not offer anything unique but what it does provide the listener with is thirty minutes of absolutely top drawer material from a band who are clearly very special.
Like most albums of this ilk, it is all over before you’ve really had time to catch breath and, at twenty eight minutes, the Swiss outfit do more than enough to guarantee that every listener goes away a newly converted fan.
Track Listing:
01. All That We Need
02. Salt Ice And Fire
03. The Venom Of Leviathan
04. Their Own Demise
05. Three Meters Sixty
06. Whispering Shores
Run Time: 28:42
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Check out the album ‘Scars Divide’
-
Folk/Singer-Songwriter2 days ago
Chelsea Wolfe Delivers Pure Magic to Fans at Manchester Academy 2 [Photos]
-
Metal1 week ago
Alice Cooper Delivers Timeless Shock Rock Masterclass at Leeds First Direct Arena [Photos]
-
Metal2 weeks ago
Imminence Preview the Future of Swedish Metal at London’s Electric Ballroom [Photos]
-
Alternative/Rock2 weeks ago
Crashface Crank Up the Energy @ Beyond The Music in Manchester [Photos]
-
Blues1 week ago
Gary Clark Jr. Demonstrates His Class at London Kentish Town Forum [Photos]
-
Culture1 week ago
For The Love Of Horror Brings Terror Back to the BEC Arena in Manchester [Photos]
-
Indie1 week ago
Wallows Bring Intimacy and Energy to Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse [Photos]
-
Metal2 weeks ago
Devin Townsend: “If I was given a budget of five million pounds, I would be a menace!”