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Generic Metalcore that's not worth much of your time.-
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| Unearth: The Stings of Conscience |
Hardcore, Metalcore
Eulogy Records
January 16th, 2001
- My Heart Bleeds No Longer - 3:36
- One Step Away - 3:16
- Fuel The Fire - 3:44
- Only The People - 3:46
- Stings Of Conscience - 5:05
- My Desire - 5:00
- Vanishment - 3:47
- Shattered By The Sun - 3:52
- Monition - 4:58
- Stronghold - 3:22
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| Review Information |
Release length: 40:26
Review posted on October 20th, 2009
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| Original Score: 2.5/10 |
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| Discography |
Discography covers all information available up to day of review and is updated if future albums are reviewed. |
| Full-Length(s): |
The Stings of Conscience (2001) • The Oncoming Storm (2004) • III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006) • The March (2008)
Darkness in the Light (2011)
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| EP(s): |
Above the Fall of Man (1999) • Endless (2002)
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| Split(s): |
Undying/Unearth (1999)
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| Single(s): |
The Oncoming Storm Sampler (2004) • The Oncoming Storm Re-Release Sampler (2005) • III: In the Eyes of Fire Sampler (2006)
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| Compilation(s): |
Our Days of Eulogy (2005)
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| Live CD(s): |
Alive From the Apocalypse (2008)
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| DVD(s): |
Unearth Sampler (Live in Long Island) (2004) • Alive From the Apocalypse (2008)
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| Features |
All features mentioning this band. |
| First Impression(s): |
Eyes of Black (2011) • The Oncoming Storm (2004) • III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006) • The March (2008)
Darkness in the Light (2011)
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| Review |
The debut full length, The Stings Of Conscience, was what caused this band to really become noticed. A lot of people loved the blend of modern day Hardcore with some Metalcore ideals, and others thought that this was just too generic and cliche a release to really be noticed. While much of this album isn't really anything fresh for the music world, it's still a nice debut album by Unearth.
On your first run through of the release, yes, you will notice a lot of generic things with the album, especially in the start of the track "My Heart Bleeds No Longer". Don't worry, this song isn't really anything that special aside some technical sounding guitar riffs (which appear in just about every song and sound pretty close to each other in the end), but the vocals seem a bit overdone at times and will definitely get on your nerves. It's about the time "One Step Away" kicks in that the album starts to pick up and just sound heavier and well done with plenty of tracks focusing more on the Hardcore sound then adding some random Metalcore riffs into the mix. "Shattered By The Sun" really sticks out on the album, not really falling prey to abusing many stereotypical elements the rest of the album faces. "Monition" and "Stronghold", though far from anything outstanding by any means, are actually really heavy, well done, and very catchy. "Stings Of Conscience" is a good track too thanks to the melody that is incorporated, but again, it sounds a lot like the rest of the album.
The main gripe about this release would be the random poorly done or overdone screaming that sounds more along the lines of something an Emo or Screamo band would pump out. While this also appears in some Hardcore bands as well, it's the annoying vocal distortion used to make the vocalist sound tougher then he really is, and ultimately makes him sound rather whiney on some of the tracks, most notable at the end of the track "Fuel The Fire". As mentioned above, the technical guitar riffs that appear in "My Heart Bleeds No Longer" do appear in just about every other song, and essentially sound the same. There's no real difference, which hurts the album in the long run as plenty of songs wind up sounding very similar. "Fuel The Fire", "Only The People", even "Stings Of Conscience", all sound and are pretty much structured the exact same way as the first two tracks on this album, and no, it doesn't stop there. However, "Stings Of Conscience" does stand out due to how catchy the song winds up sounding for a good majority of the time it plays.
Unless you are a die hard fan of Unearth, there really isn't much of a reason to add this release to your collection. While the music does sound tight, it's nothing too original with the exception of a few songs here and there, and even the vocals sound different when you hit "Monition", which is another track that may stand out simply due to how well it's executed. Other then that, this release isn't garbage since it's still heavy and some of the tracks are actually good, but it's far from anything that could really hold your interest past a few listens.
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Physical review copy of this release provided by:
personal funds.
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