The face of American metalcore nowadays seems to be generic, dull, and bands within its genre a dime a dozen. However, there are some exceptions which give a glimpse of hope to the metalcore genre. A Love Ends Suicide for instance, use a successful formula of Europe influenced metal riffs and America’s throat wrenching hardcore vocals. This is a common formula for other bands in their genre, but they seem to have an All that Remains approach by fully utilizing their melodies and tempo changes to give the fans something new and fresh.

Being signed to As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis’ label High Impact, there is an obvious comparison between the two up and coming bands. One can hear John Cairoli’s energetic clean vocals are complemented well with ferocious hardcore vocals, simultaneously intertwined with dynamic breakdowns and melodic harmonies, not to mention the intense dual-kick drumming. Songs like “The Black Art”, “Dying to be Beautiful”, and “Romance Created” really showcase the band’s music abilities, not to mention their technically sound dual-guitar work.

“In the Disaster” overall is an impressive debut for this five-piece band from California. Lyrically, the album is very impressive, and much less calculated like similar bands in their genre. There is always a doubt for metalcore bands of where do we go from here, as most seem to not have an answer for that question. However, as long as this band continues their progressive and creative style of metal, they have definite potential to evolve.

Rating: 3.5/5