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METALCORE ISN'T ALWAYS A BAD THING, July 1, 2007
This review is from: This Machine Runs on Empty (Audio CD)
NORTH CAROLINA SEEMS TO BE A HEALTHY BREEDING GROUND 4 METALCORE BANDS THAT DON'T SUCK.WHILE NOT AS INNOVATIVE AS THEIR FELLOW GREENSBORO NATIVES.A THRASHIER APPROACH & INTRICATE TECHNICAL SHIFTS GIVE BLOODJINN AN EDGE OVER THE AVERAGE CORE OUTFIT.SURE,ONE CAN HEAR THE ~GOTHENBURG~ STYLE RIFF FOLLOWED BYA CHUGGING,OPEN CHORD BREAKDOWN,BUT THESE GUYS DON'T RELY ON IT IN THE WAY THAT MANT OF THEIR PEERS DO.GUITARISTS KYLE RAKES & McKENZIE BELL(ex-I AM LEGEND)SHOW A FAIR AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY & MELODIC SENSIBILITY ON THE EXOTICALLY FLAVORED "TRUTH WITHIN," AS WELL AS THE PUMMELING YET SOARING "MAKER." THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE GUITARS & VOCALS SERVES UP VERY MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON "IN THE FIRST DEGREE" & "SEE THROUGH." THIS MACHINE RUNS ON EMPTY MAY NOT BE THE MOST ORIGINAL RECORDING IN YOUR COLLECTION,BUT THE SONGS ARE PLAYED WITH CONVICTION & A LEVEL OF AGGRESSION SORELY MISSING FROM THIS GENRE.WITH A HISTORY WROUGHT WITH NEVER-ENDING OBSTACLES,BLOODJINN HAS MANAGED 2 OVERCOME EVERYTHING & PRODUCE A WELCOME ADDITION 2 2DAY'S AMERICAN METAL SCENE.THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT COULD ADMIRABLY HOLD IT'S OWN IN THE RING WITH THE LATEST FROM UNEARTH & GOD FORBID.
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