Scars Of Tomorrow
The Failure In Drowning
Victory Records
5/10
Have you ever stopped to wonder why they don’t put some crazy flavors that are really different together in ice cream? Few would disagree that Strawberry/BBQ Pork ice cream sounds like a pretty disgusting proposition.
Scars Of Tomorrow has quickly returned with The Failure In Drowning and throughout the record, these guys seem like they have a hard time deciding what kind of band they really want to be. With certain types of this metalcore-type stuff, the personalities of the sounds don’t always meld well. Scars Of Tomorrow would have a great shot at making pure deathcore. Thanks to sturdy production, most of the heavier passages on this album sound just fine. In contrast the band shifts into melodic sequences, which sound good as well, but never quite match up with the heavier sounding song parts. Thirdly, the band does a weird slowed-down hardcore thing that sounds totally out of place amongst the really heavy parts. Sometimes the group switches things up and goes for a melodic riff with the growls, but most of the combinations sound forced and unnatural. There’s also a strange clean/growl vocal mix thing that happens where the two sounds drop in and out and these parts just sound bad.
Scars Of Tomorrow have showed a lot of promise in the past. Unfortunately, this record falls short of expectations and the band’s confused direction is the main reason. Why can’t you find Strawberry/BBQ Pork ice cream? Because it won’t sell and neither will this record.
By: Musclehead
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