It's one of the least melodic songs present, but they still manage to work some melody into the chorus of this burner. "Greed" keeps things moving along at breakneck speed. This is judgment this is judgment." The song is riff heavy, with plenty of pinch harmonics thrown in, has a nice heavy bridge, and another cool musical interlude and solo. One of the most hard-hitting numbers comes up in "Sulphur and Salt." The lyrics open the the song with Leroy Hamp's proclamation, " Thy kingdom come Thy will be done pillar of salt in the making. It's not a crazy lead part, but it adds so much to the tune. The intensity remains high as "Blood of the Earth" continues, however, the most enjoyable part is the 30-second guitar solo that starts at the 2-minute mark. The title track picks up the intensity from a musical standpoint and provides big chunky riffs from the start - the double time interludes between chorus and verse are also quite a nice touch dynamically. But now you tremble at the mention of His name," immediately pop out. The lyrics, " You're too late caught up in all your praise until you hit the ground. Void starts off strong with "The Watchers." The verses are clean with growled vocals, and the chorus is bigger and melodic, but contains a much more riff-driven sound. Demon Hunter piqued my interest and provided two enjoyable albums this year, but would War of Ages' newest release, Void, have the same affect? The band has definitely released some solid material over the past several years and their commitment to Christ and proclamation of faith in the lyricism is also noteworthy, with so many other industry standards distancing themselves from their faith - or separating themselves altogether. Maybe it's me getting older and getting into other types of music, or maybe metal has just been changing and becoming ever so generic and stale - I can't quite put my finger on it, honestly. The old favorites are still favorites, but not much in the way of newer metal has been speaking to me. I have recently found myself falling out of love with metal music. Movie Reviews (Main) > Movie Reviews (Main). Indie Reviews (Main) > Indie Reviews (Main).
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