Monday, October 15, 2012

#622 Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

Speedmetal thrash done up with razorwire punk production, with the occasional moments of beauty. Seen alongside the Car Bomb album this approach seems to be a burgeoning thing.

This is chopsville USA though, done up in the grand metal tradition of "how fast and precisely can you play". This is flower-in-the-wasteland rock done with deathmachine hyperspeed efficiency.

And yes, these dudes can play fast, and they can play with precision, and that does result in some moments of severe rock power. But its just too much noise to move me, too quickly desensitizing, the moments of beauty that give it context too far between. Good go to if you're into this kind of thing 3/5

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