Customer Reviews

Embrace the Gutter

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3 star:		(2)
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This is a sold metalcore release. I'll admit, there's nothing too new introduced, but its all done better than most metalcores. There are a couple parts (the chorus of the title track and the beginning of One Last Thrill) where the vocals get really melodic without losing their intensity, and I loved that. I can easily see this band going somewhere if they can incorporate that more into their future releases, but even if they don't this is still good stuff for metalcore fans.

This CD is a big surprise to me. Since BTBAM' s "Alaska" none CD impressed me. First of all "Embrace the Gutter" is full of solos, what is not common in modern music. Especially, at those who have just growed from metalcore genre. I can honestly say that this CD is 100% metal. You won't find there swedish melodies(maybe except for title song, though it's work very well in this case), cries after girl's departure, tough guy verses. Instead of it, they are bringing heavy music with southern twist, neo - thrash riffage and, once again, a sweet solos. Also, vocals are very characteristic to me; they are adding energy and power to music. Of course, this CD has a bad side, too. Namely, songs are sometimes a little bit boring. It is ONLY ONE reason, why I gave 4 stars instead of 5.
Best tracks:
"Prelude" - An untypical intro. Rather industrial or ambient than metal.
"Decay" - Freakin' good solos.
"Embrace the Gutter" - Interesting, metalcore - insipired riffage, but still a metal song.
"No End in Sight" - Extremelly well writen piece. Has odd break in Reflux style in the middle of song.
"The Final Cut" - Surprisingly beauty outro. Very soothing yet poignant, too.

I found The Autumn Offering on the music choice metal channel sometime like a year 1/2 ago. I was extremely impressed with the song entitled "Revelation". I introduced the Autumn Offering to many kids around the area, who were also very impressed by this band. The guys vocals were pretty good, the drums were good, but the guitar was amazing in my opinion. Then the Autumn Offering's new CD comes out. This cd is definatly not as impressive as "Revelations of the Unsung". Something is different with guys vocals, like they are more silent then before. And now they sound like they are just trying to be harder. With their first CD, it really amazed me of how much different their style seemed to change. I do admit, I like the cd, but it's not the same Autumn Offering. I'm going to stick with liking the first album the most, and perhaps not even buy this one. I'm hoping...If there is another cd released from them, they go back to their original style because that is the style that grew on me extremely quickly.

This album is extremely brutal, brilliant and triumphant! They have really come a long way from their metalcore days on ROTU. So, go get the CD and help our boys reach number 200 on the billboards!

This album awesome! With catchy, great guitar works, Dennis' tremendous singing/screaming. "Misery" was the best song in this album!!

2."Decay" 11/10- I love this song! So angry and crunk! The beginning was awesome!

3."The Yearning" 9/10- OK, kinda boring, but the guitars were catchy.

4."Embrace the Gutter" 9/10- Werid song title, great chorus, love the solo.

5."Ghost" 9/10- So-so, the chorus was OK, and the guitars were good too.

6."Misery" 12/10- I LOVE THIS SONG! So catchy, the guitars at the beginning were awesome! Love how it ended, this is the most brutal song in this album!

7."This Future Disease" 10/10- Their guitars were kinda catchy in this song too. This is one of my favorites.

8."One Last Thrill" 11/10- I really love this song! The chorus was great, the guitars at the end was really well-done! The beginning was awesome too!

9."No End In Sight" 9/10- This song was kinda boring, but the guitars at the end were soooooo catchy, I loved it!

10."Walk the Line" 11/10- So crunk! Love the chorus! The beginning was good too. Even though this had no solo, I still love it!

11."Final Cut"- This was a beautiful outro, with some piano too.

This album was amazing!! I don't know this band isn't that famous, they should go to Headbanger's Ball! Everybody should listen to this great band! But one question, if this band formed at 1999, why did they release their first album at 2004? But still, GET THIS!!

FInally a band that does not suck, and kicks the trend in its teeth.

A lot of people don't seem to know that this is actually The Autumn Offering's first album. It was originally released in 2004 by some other label but Victory re-released more recently. That's why it isn't as good as "Revelations...". I still think it's really good though. There's a lot of good fast melodic stuff which shows the band was already proficient melodically as well as technically. The structuring does get a little tiresome but there are some adventurous moments and some really great instrumental sections. Any fan of melodic metal should definitely pick this one up!

The Autumn Offering...when I first heard them I was somewhat iffy. Then I listened to this album. It is FAR better than their first effort, and has great songs on it. They do a good job of blending Metalcore with Melodeath and I like that. However what bothers me though is how similiar most of their songs sound to other Metalcore bands out there. It seems like its hard to find a truly UNIQUE Metalcore band. There are so few, like Manntis, As I Lay Dying, and Bleeding Through. The Autumn Offering could be MUCH better if they wouldnt follow such a predictable song pattern and Metalcore sound. But all in all I enjoyed this album. These guys do a great job and have alot of talent, but just need to get it out more!!!

Buy it if you're a Metalcore fan. There is more Metalcore here that Melodic Death Metal.

With "Revealations of the unsung", The autumn offering had a promising debut album. Metalcore without sounding too much like every other band out there (With the exception of As I lay Dying", original guitarowrk and drumming etc......Now that they are signed on with Victory records, they pretty much sound like every other band on that label's roster......Granted, they try, but it seems to me like they've lost their own identity with this release