Album title: Halfway Human
Artist: Within the Ruins
Genre: Deathcore/Prog Metal/Metalcore
Nationality: American
Release date: March 3
Position in Discography: Fifth
Fear Factor: Low
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Some of it
Average RYM Score: 3.13
So we're back to deathcore. This doesn't have quite the same complexity or flow as the Born of Osiris album, so I couldn't quite call it prog metal, though there are some nice parts in it. The vocals are definitely death metal, but then they throw you off guard by bringing in some really nice melodious parts, more indicative of prog metal really. The vox are a little off-putting, I don't know: I kind of want to like this, but I kind of don't, or at least, not as much as I had hoped. Maybe it just isn't that good. Yeah, I think maybe that's it. I'm trying to like this, and I kind of do, but I certainly don't love it. Some good musicianship, but nothing is sticking in my mind and it'll be totally forgotten by the time I move on to the next album.
Check out more from this artist? Probably not
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Maybe
Expectation Index: 4