Album: Earthbound
Year: 2016
Rating: 72/100
"Earthbound" is the fourth offering from Hampshire metalcore quintet Bury Tomorrow, and the third album that they have put out for Nuclear Blast after having been signed there early on for their sophomore effort "The Union of Crowns". The crucial question is, what can we expect from it?
Well, what we as listeners get is the following: a tidy and solid collection of emotionally charged and energetic songs, resplendent with plenty of intricate (although perhaps not wholly original) guitar riffs, topped off with plenty of double kick drumming and vocals that shift seamlessly from growls to clean singing in a matter of seconds. There's just one problem with "Earthbound" as an album, though; it feels very much from the length of the songs that Bury Tomorrow have boxed themselves in somewhat, and seem a tad reluctant to step outside their comfort zone. Don't get me wrong, they do what they do pretty well, but when the market for bands like them is already full, then the need to do something different and stand out from the crowd is an important thing needed to set them apart from their peers. That's not to say that there are no good moments on "Earthbound", though; the title track is impressive, and "Last Light" and "Cemetery" hit the listener right between the eyes, as they should do.
"Earthbound" is not a bad album by any means, even if it feels like it skirts a little too close to the Nuclear Blast Metal by Numbers line of bands. But musically, Bury Tomorrow are by and large a tight knit unit on the hole, even if their reluctance to try anything slightly different from their usual assault goes against them a little. I would bet that they are pretty good live, though.
Track list
- The Eternal
- Last Light
- Earthbound
- The Burden
- Cemetery
- Restless and Cold
- 301
- Memories
- For Us
- Bloodline
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