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Bury Your Dead's third full length album from 2006 "Beauty and the Breakdown" is just an all out heavy, vicious, gut-punching, heart pumping, skull smashing, full bodied, straight forward hardcore/metal assault that is guaranteed to beat you completely senseless from start to finish. About a year ago, I borrowed "Beauty and the Breakdown" from a friend of mine from work, and when I listened to it, I was immediately hooked, so I decided to burn myself a copy, and I've been listening to it ever since, and it has also become one of my favorite hardcore/metal CD's lately. The song titles on this album are named after and inspired by various fairy tales including Snow White, Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretal, etc, much like the songs on BYD's previous release from 2004 "Cover Your Tracks" were named after various Tom Cruise movies. Jason Suecof's production is just strong, solid, and flawless. The vocals by Mat Bruso are just excellent and amazing, as he just screams and howls straight from the gut with anger and passion. The guitars are dare I say just brutally heavy and downright crushing and blistering, and the tone is so heavy and thick you could just cut it with a knife. The breakdowns are very powerful and super-heavy, and the rhythms are just wicked and devastating. Mark Castillo does an excellent and awesome job with his drumming, I mean it's just heavy, loud and downright punishingly fast. I enjoy every song on this album, but I'm going to give you a look at some of the highlights on here anyway. "House of Straw" is an explosive super-heavy opener that features brutally heavy riffs, punishing drum work, and brutal, commanding screams. The next track "A Glass Slipper" continues the aggression with more crushing, punishing riffs, and more brutal vocals. Track three "The Poison Apple" is another favorite that is highlighted by wild, violent screams, fast, full-bodied drum work, and savage, blistering riffs. Track four "Twelfth Stroke of Midnight" is a personal favorite of mine on here mainly because it is highlighted by loud, heavy, battering, crushing heart pumping riffs, an addicting pulse pounding drum beat, and fast, wicked screaming vocals from Mat. Another highlight, track six "A Wishing Well" is heavily fueled by sickening, driving double bass drumming and rapid machine gun-like riffing, and track seven "Let Down Your Hair" features more loud, heavy machine gun-style riffs, punishing double bass onslaughts, and powerful screaming vocals from Mat. Please read on for the song ratings.
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. House of Straw (4:02) - 5/5
2. A Glass Slipper (3:25) - 5/5
3. The Poison Apple (3:23) - 5/5
4. Twelfth Stroke of Midnight (2:05) - 5/5
5. Trail of Crumbs (2:41) - 5/5
6. A Wishing Well (3:26) - 5/5
7. Let Down Your Hair (3:13) - 5/5
8. Mirror, Mirror... (3:49) - 5/5
9. Second Star to the Right (2:38) - 5/5
10. The Enchanted Rose (0:55) - N/A
11. House of Brick (4:23) - 5/5
Overall, if you're looking for a brutal, blistering, heavy, gut-punching, skull smashing, unstoppable, straight up hardcore/metal onslaught, "Beauty and the Breakdown" is truly your album. This album is just perfect and fun to listen to, especially when you're working out at the gym, blowing off some steam after having one of those rough days, while driving in your car with your buddies down the street, or whether you just feel like rocking out. This album is a must have for any metal, hardcore/metalcore fan, trust me, this is REAL hardcore done right!!!
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