Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Exile - review
Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Exile - review
Album
Exile Release date
September 19, 2015 Tracklist
01. L'Exil02. A Sheep Among The Wolves
03. Embrace The Flames
04. They Came...
05. ...To Take Us
06. Thou Shall Lie Down
07. The Incandescent March
A review by
BitterCOld January 05, 2016
Their self-titled debut was great, and Exile sees RLHT, not to be confused with the RHCP (though I'd love to hear their take on "Scar Tissue"), churning out more hellish landscapes of sonic abuse.
I enjoy the fact they don't really fuck around with bells and whistles, and overcomplicate things like some of their Frenchie Freres do. They grind or pound out anger with gusto.
RLHT generally pivot between three speeds, a nice, comfy midpace, a slow grind, and pedal to the metal. The production feels pretty wide so when it's all systems go, it sounds like the vocalist is standing on a ridge in a red-tinged hellish landscape, howling into the winds. Drums pound along, while the guitars oft switch to clean tons to create some tension over the assault by simply alternating between a couple notes.
The adjustments in pace serve to keep the mood and flow top of the morning baguette fresh.
I also dig the kind of creepy mid album intro bit "They Came?", the lead in to "? To Take Us." (No worries, they didn't stretch the Docter Demento/Lard classic into a Peter Jackson/LOTR-esque trilogy capped with a with a three hour finale, "Away". This is just their own two-act set of songs.) It is ominous and serves as a great mid-point to the album.
So if you enjoyed their last, go check this out, it's likely right up your alley.
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Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written on 05.01.2016 by
Written on 05.01.2016 by
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Posts: 15358 Written by tea[m]ster on 06.01.2016 at 00:53 yer welcome. not my best review, tbh. liked the album more than I was able to describe it.
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Nice review, straight to the point... just like the album itself! I like it even more than the debut. The vocalist change with a more high pitch approach is fitting, makes it sound like agonizing (or something) over the hellish sonic conjurations  PS: The production is incredible. Those drums sound perfect!
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Yet another awesome BM album from 2015. Nice way to close the year.
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For some reason, I still haven't gotten around to listening to this yet. General response to it here and elsewhere seems to be quite positive though, so I'll be getting on that soon. And nice review as well, short, sweet, and filled with the usual Bitterhumor 
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