The Unguided - And The Battle Royale Review
Concise Summary:
The Unguided is a band that has apparently been around for quite awhile, but I just found them today. After listening to their newest album, And The Battle Royale, I think I'll be listening to more of their music in the future! And The Battle Royale has fairly synth-driven songs with both clean and screamed vocals. The style is almost like synth-driven metalcore, which I think is a pretty cool and unique concept. That being said, And The Battle Royale doesn't display much style diversity - most of the album is pretty much only has that metalcore-ish sound. As a result, a lot of the songs sound very similar, making the album seem kind of "flat", if you will; the songs seem to run together. Overall, this is a very good album, and I really enjoyed listening to it, but the style diversity is lacking.
My Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Highlights:
- Excellent vocals
- Interesting musical style
- Enjoyable overall sound and feel to the album
Lowlights:
- Style diversity is lacking. The individual songs are very good and enjoyable, but as an album, the sound is too homogeneous.
Favorite Songs:
- Death's Sting
- Legendary
- A Link to the Past
- Anchor Stone (of the World)
- Nighttaker - Bonus Track
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