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Rise To Fall – Into Zero
Self-Released
Release Date: 30/09/2018
Running Time: 47:00
Review by Stephen Moss
7/10
“Into Zero” is the fourth album from Rise To Fall. The band classifies their style as Melodic Death Metal and is in the same boat as “In Flames” or “Disarmonia Mundi”. The band’s sound isn’t unique, however, I never got the feeling that they were simply trying to mimic their influences. Listening to the album, you definitely get a sense of who Rise to Fall are and what they stand for as a band.
I absolutely love the way the album starts off. It has an almost science fiction feel to it. The song, ’The Descendant’, starts off soft like gently knocking at the door and then the metal steps up and kicks the freaking door down! This definitely made me excited to see what else the album had to offer.
“Into Zero”, overall, is put together well and definitely does a lot of things right but it also has a couple of things that would have made it more enjoyable for my taste. The tracks do have some variety, however, I would have liked to see a bit more as some of the guitar melodies start to feel a bit repetitive.
You can hear each instrument nicely. I never got the feeling that one person overshadowed another but I would like to have seen the bass stand more on its own rather than just follow the guitar all the time. Lyrics are genuine, raw and filled with emotion and the guitar solos will melt your face! Guitarists Hugo Markaida and Dann Hoyos play fast and seriously shred, yet they are melodic at the same time. Last, but not least, Xabier del Val is the drummer, he’s amazing and the double bass in this album is SICK! I absolutely love the drums on this album. It’s a beautiful balance that Rise To Fall were able to achieve.
My top three songs are ‘Survivor’, ‘Effects Of The Terrestrial Syndrome’ and ‘The Descendant’.
TRACKLISTING:
01 The Descendant
02 In The Wrong Hands
03 Acid Drops
04 House Of Crosses
05 Virgin Land
06 The Empress
07 Temptation Feeds On Our Weaknesses
08 Zero Hour
09 Effects Of The Terrestrial Syndrome
10 Survivor
11 Game Of Appearances
12 White Canvas
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