Overall Rating: 9.3
· Sound: 9.5
· Lyrics: 9.2
· Impression: 9
1.) Blossom, The Witch: The song is one of my favorite songs on album and is by far the most energetic. The song starts off with a suspenseful noise that builds up into the intro of the song. The drums in the beginning of the song are loud and in your face. You can feel the bass drum inside of you. The drums couldn’t sound any better. The drums kick up speed, creating the illusion that the tempo of the song gets faster, but only the drums are faster. When the lyrics come in, the keyboard is the main instrument that sticks out over everything. Not many bands do this, and they are very good at making the keys blend in when they want them to, and stick out at other times. The lyrics are very dark and they make it clear what the song is about.
She is the enchantment
She is the filth that you love to crawl in
You’re forced to feed on the dirt that you can only perceive as passion
But looks are deceiving
Beauty is only skin deep
She’s put and end to existence
She’s put and end to us all
There’s something in her eyes that says, “I am here to tell you lies”
Meet here stare to entrap yourself In the place where love has died
Beware the blossom
Beware of here eyes
Run
You’ll never make it out of here alive
Run
You’ll never make it out
But looks are deceiving
Beauty is only skin deep
She’s put an end to existence
She’s put an end to us all
Beware
2.) To Live And Die By Fire: The first verse of the song transitions into a powerful chorus, with a wavering keyboard sound. The fills between verses, choruses, and bridges are well done. They really show off the drummer’s talent. The keyboard part follows the guitar part in certain parts of the song in a lot higher octave that gives it a unique sound and reinforces the riffs. The song ends with a breakdown that makes you want to dance your pants off.
3.) The Worst Is Yet To Come: They start the song with a shredding guitar riff that really gets you pumped, although it is a bit generic. This song doesn’t use quite as much keyboard as the other songs, and when they do it is more hidden under the other instruments. The song isn’t anything special until the chorus comes. The chorus is extremely catchy. This is definitely one of their “sing-along” songs. A cool effect is created when the singer sings the chorus followed by the screamer repeating part of the line.
4.) In The Place Of Hope: The intro to this song is slightly boring, and as before doesn’t get good until the pre-chorus. A delayed guitar with a lot of added effects accompanies a trippy keyboard part leading into another catchy chorus. The chorus here is almost all singing unlike a lot of their other songs, which is a nice change of pace. The breakdown of this song is intense just like all of their breakdowns.
5.) White Walls: One of their hits, White Walls, is what really made these guys popular. This is the first song I heard by these guys, and it’s still one of my favorites. The lead riff in this song begins right off the bat and eventually the keyboard joins with the same melody. The screamer displays how he can do high screams and low growls throughout the song. By far the best part of this song is the breakdown. Right before the breakdown everything goes quiet, and only a bright keyboard melody remains. The contrast of quiet to loud really gives the breakdown even more strength.
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