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That Within Blood Ill Tempered

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This is one of the top five albums in my entire CD collection. (250+ CDs) If i were to lose my collection, this would be one of the first albums i would replace. It's THAT good. In my eyes this is some of the most honest, sincere music this genre has seen, & hardcore is known for its passion. Its instrumental side is technical, very melodic, & layered to perfection, sometimes exhibiting an almost classical level of orchestration & composition. Most of the songs have achingly beautiful minor-key melodies that will stay in your head for a long time, backed up by some very energetic & accurate drumming. Each musician has mastered his instrument, & the songwriting of Matt Fox is for the most part untouchable. And i haven't even mentioned the lyrics... anyone who has felt a disgust with the world's evils will instantly relate to these lyrics. The language & phrasing they use to describe their misanthropic feelings is stunning, & paints vivid pictures in one's mind. The incredible lyrics are passionately screamed, with a sincerity & brutal honesty that befits their serious nature. But thankfully the songs are not without hope, for both the melodies & lyrics carry feelings of hope, positivity, & compassion. I've found listening to this album always leaves me refreshed, hopeful, even desiring to be a better person. My favorite track would have to be "This Song:...", a beautiful ode to sincerity & integrity in music. I know i've used a lot of flowery words, but it's hard to convey how much this music moves me. Hopefully it will strike the same chord within you. Buy it, read the words, listen to it with an open mind, & i think you'll enjoy it. It's an amazing recording. Props to Matt Fox & company for going out with a bang... hopefully his new band will be just as great. Thanks for reading & enjoy Shai Hulud!

If you are a fan of hardcore music, there is no way to say in words how this album will make you feel and how much you will enjoy it. The first time I got this album home I listened to it three times in a row. It's that good!
The best way to describe Shai Hulud's music is to call it very melodic hardcore. The guitars play beautiful melodies that come at you from all directions. The vocals are screamed so passionatly that it gives you a distinct feeling that these guys really mean what they say. The lyrics are some of the most poetic lyrics that I've ever heard and are very inspirational.
To compare this album with their previous work, I would say that while both their full length albums come straight from the heart, That Within Blood Ill Tempered seems to be pulled from a much deeper and darker corner of their hearts.
Key moments: Scornful of the Motives and Virtues of Others, Two and Twenty Misfortunes, and This Song:For the True and Passionate Lovers of Music
In Short, this album 38 minutes and 48 seconds of sheer musical genius, and if you don't buy it then you deserve Chinese water torture for the rest of your days!

That within blood ill tempered is the absolute pinnacle of hardcore music. Of any metal band I've ever listened to, Shai Hulud does everything correctly. Their music truly is for the true and passionate lovers of music, and I am a classically trained musician of nearly 10 years saying this. From their constant tempo modulations and key signature changes to the mix of fast and slow lead on top of full chord rhythm and the best lyrics written by anyone, anywhere, this LP has it all. To put it into perspective, if this Cd was stolen from me, I would call the police. This CD has had an astronomical impact on my musicianship. Definitely pick up this album if you are a serious musician with a taste for intense music.

If you profess to like harcore music or any of its subgenres, then you have to listen to Shai Hulud's "That Witihin Blood Ill Tempered". I've read some bad reviews and some good ones, so I'll try to be as objective as possible. Yes, Matt Fox layers the crap out of the CD. From what I've heard, it was one of the reasons Geert (the vocalist) left the band; e couldn't deal with the perfectionism of Matt Fox. And yes, a lot of the songs are very melodic. But while some people see that as a negative, I see it as a positive; I say this because Shai Hulud is a hardcore band because of the screaming, pure and simple.

The music is melodic, but they don't dilute it even more with singing, which while I like it in moderation, too many bands do now a days. Instead of doing a cookie cutter format hardcore album, Shai Hulud stayed true to themselves and their fans by making a true hardcore album. There are those that would say that hardcore does not need melodicism. While I respect that opinion, harcore is so filled with chug chug bands and brutal breakdowns from every band that it's getting repetitive and boring. Shai Hulud stays away from this as well. On "Let Us At Last Praise The Colonizers Of Dreams" (2), the breakdown with just the drums coming in on three measures is one of the most beautiful parts I have heard in any song. It also should get creadit because Tony Tinatieri never goes back to that beat again, something a lot of drummers seem to do. That leads me to my next point. This album is not repetitive. A lot of the songs have no set format, and to me at least, that is awesome. Matt Fox and Tony Tinatieri made sure every song was unique in its transitions and they did an awesome job.

Lastly (I am not being objective here), this is a touching final effort from Geert Van De Velde for Shai Hulud. Songs like the one I just mentioned and "This Song: For The True And Passionte Lovers Of Music" show just how much passion there is in hardcore, something lacking in the scene with the rise of glamcore recently. This lyric from "This Song" summarizes why I love this album: "This song...I have this song to sing. Certain words must be screamed rather than sung or spoken". To all of you who listen to hardcore and hate explaining that hardcore is about passion and not anger, I'm sure that lyric touches you the same way it touches me, and makes me proud to be in a hardcore band. Geert Van De Velde, Matt Fox, Matt Fletcher, and Tony Tinatieri should be respected by all true hardcore fans.

this cd is truly amazing, lyrically its one of the best cds i have ever heard, as a musician myself instrumentally its brilliant, its a shame that they broke up though

This cd is violent. This cd is angry. This cd is rebelious. This cd is...beautiful?? Yes, this disc is all that and more. The song writing is really beyond description; very unique. The more I listen to this, the more I realize how much of an absolute masterpiece this disc is. I've never really heard anything that can be so melodic and so brutal at the same time, also extremely technical. Shai Hulud may have invented a new musical category; melodic tech core. The lyrics are also very thought-provoking. Very deep, almost spiritual. I love all of Shai Hulud's older material, but this disc just simply blows all of their previous efforts away. This is a must have cd, along with Converge's Jane Doe, Poison The Well's Opposite Of December, and Remembering Never's She Looks So Good In Red. What more can I say? Buy this disc!!!!

Shai hulud's "That Within Blood III Tempered" is without a doubt the most powerful and energetic hardcore album that was ever recorded by a band. (see the reviews...).These guys went way over the usual "Song" structure and feature to offer us something a lot more sophisticated and mind blowing.......a real hardcore symphony!!!..... No chorus (or almost)... no verse....no loops..., nothing but a pure orchestral masterpiece with 5 guys performing and giving everything they have on a 38:48 min album of absolute beauty.

Those chords, riffs and melodies have got me rewind the thing probably a million time just to make sure i wasn't dreaming or anything....Those melodies aren't very dark if you listen carefully, they're intensely aggressive and heavy but also inexplicably beautiful at the same time....you have to hear it to be able to understand exactly what i mean. Each and every one of those 10 songs are just like an orchestral score and they all have those little "glorious moments" where the melodies and the riffs will just blow your mind away. There is a few melodic moments in some of the songs that will remind you of a regular song with a chorus as some melodies and lyrics will seem to re-occur but those moments are rare and are always a little different than they were the 1st time when you listen closely.

The Album is great from start to finish, some songs are a bit more aggressive than others but they are very well done and will still surprise you with impossible arrangements and chords when you least expect it. LET US AT LAST PRAISE THE COLONIZERS is a good example, brutal intro but beautiful and unexpected arrangements a few seconds later......TWO AND TWENTY MISFORTUNES has a very slow and lazy groove but is also extremely heavy, the vocal work is astonishing!! GIVEN FLIGHT BY DEMONS WING is the best song on the album with extremely glorious and epic chords, killer back vocals, and simply the most beautiful melody i have ever heard in a metal or hardcore song before. This song is far from being dark and has very beautiful arrangements, making it the best song on the CD. ENDING THE PERPETUAL TRAGEDY is an epic "final" with all previous ingredients in it. A real killer.

If you wanna have an hardcore audio experience this is the album you need to get. If you like metal, hardcore or screamo you need to give this a try, this might just be your favourite band and you don't know it yet., i would describe it more as "Alternative Hardcore/Metal /Screamo straight from heaven" kinda thing............see what you think............oh and BTW, the new album is called MISANTHROPY PURE and its almost as good.

ENJOY!!!!

Wow, this is album is definetly a work of art that every music fan should have. Well, I've had this cd for over a year, and it defintly takes a while to absorb it, I defiently didn't like it at first. It is a perfect mix of human's true emotions: the guitars and bass are mostly very beautiful, definetly not heavy or anything, but still absolutly amazing. And then the vocals are very angry and passionate, and show the aggression and rage that man has. And it comes together with the most melodicly aggressive and satisfing music I've heard for a while. The lyrics are really deep, and very meaningful, I definetly connect with the lyrics, they are incredibly honest and emotional. And of course beautiful layout to go along with the "blood ill-tempered" theme. This cd is one of the most magnificent pieces of work to come out for a long, long, time. My life would be a lot less bareble if I didn't have this cd. :-D haha srry for the corny review, but its TRUE!
~ "I'm prepared to fight humanity every day for the rest of my life.."

Shai Hulud's "That Within Blood Ill-Tempered" was the first true hardcore/metalcore album that I had ever heard. I have to say, I was blown away. From the opening track with the lyric "Rest assured, this is sincere, this is true..." From intricate lead riffs to outstanding lyrics to straight up weighs-a-ton chunky rhythm guitar, Shai Hulud has it all in this album. Almost every song is through-composed: not a shred of a hook is present, but the pieces flow from one scene to the next in seamless fashion sometimes six or seven times in one song. The notable tracks here are "Scornful of the Motives and Virtues of Others," "Two and Twenty Misfortunes," and "Willing Oneself to Forget That Which Cannot Otherwise be Forgiven."

Favorite Lyrics:

this is madness.
will we not be satisfied
until we sit drenched in each other's blood?

the shame of only two appaling options:
a taker of life, of a dead man.
this is why the wives, the mothers, and children are mourning.

love, as vital to life
as blood to heart,
conquers pain,
lest death intrudes by means of it's
flawed emissary, man

on this day, saints will be sinners.
there will be no victors, only bereaved.
this is why we morn.

leaving the world blind, eye after eye.

The purest type of metalcore has to be shai hulud...From truly amazing haunting & complex melodis to harsh vocals---blending the lirycs i assume it makes any metalcore fan proud! This is true music not that nu-metal/poser bullsh*t ! Buy it!