Huge hit or huge miss, we will see.

Not really sure what to make of it - on the one hand, it's nice to have a bit of energy after all the mid-tempo fare on the last album, but on the other hand it's bizarre hearing them play such a generic thrash sound. You'd normally think a band would start off replicating their influences and then building their own identity, so hearing a band that had such a strong voice and identity on their early albums regress to this is a real disappointment; there's only like one or two brief moments where I hear something that makes me think 'oh this is Sylosis'. I've already pretty much given up on them ever getting back to the quality they were at pre-hiatus, but I think I still have room for more disappointment, so let's see what the full album offers. I also don't like this artwork - the style they had for EOTE -> Dormant Heart definitely fit them best.

I recall Josh on his youtube channel saying this next album is gonna be an evolution of ASOTTC, but after that he wants to do a more EOTE sounding album, so I'm not expecting much from The New Flesh, but holding out hope for more of the old Sylosis in the future

Written by musclassia on 27.11.2025 at 09:57

I've already pretty much given up on them ever getting back to the quality they were at pre-hiatus, but I think I still have room for more disappointment

I think Josh's time in Architects was the downfall of the band. it gave him a taste of popularity and opened his mind to sacrificing quality for money. or not...maybe they just don't have any cool riffs left in them. either way I also gave up on them a long time ago