Originally Posted by The Batlord

There are better bands for that kind of metalcore, so I don't really need to "slum" it with early Killswitch. They're certainly not bad by any stretch, and without Jesse's clean singing I'd like them a lot more -- just like how I'd really love As I Lay Dying if they didn't use those exceptionally lame clean vocals -- but their first two just aren't unique enough for me care about them when I can find bands that do it better.

Later Killswitch, on the other hand, have a slicker sound that meshes well with the clean singing, and almost a rock'n'roll approach to metalcore which stands out.



I have not. Clean singing?



I've trying giving Sempiturnal a couple chances, but it just bores the snot outta me. I actually kind of love the lack of proper songwriting on their debut debut EP, This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For, and then the LP Count Your Blessings. Most of those bands don't have much variation in their songs and they end up becoming predictable by the middle of the first track on their albums, but BMtH are just so haphazard that it gives their music a chaotic cacophony that almost feels like an unintentional parody of Gorguts. Their songs aren't particularly memorable, and it all starts to become tiresome halfway through an album, but they stay far more entertaining far longer than bands like Suicide Silence or Chelsea Grin.