Young And In The Way - When Life Comes To Death review
| Band: | Young And In The Way |
| Album: | When Life Comes To Death |
| Style: | Crust Punk, Black metal |
| Release date: | May 27, 2014 |
| A review by: | Ilham |
01. Betrayed By Light
02. Fuck This Life
03. Be My Blood
04. Self Inflicted
05. Loved And Unwanted
06. We Are Nothing
07. Final Dose
08. Weep In My Dust
09. Take My Hand
10. Shadow Of Murder
11. Embrace Extinction
"Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?" asks Lana Del Rey. Will you still love Young And In The Way when they're no longer young and hardcore? I ask you.
I'm personally embarrassed and don't know how to answer that question, because YAITW gave us nothing but uncompromising, angsty, rebellious blackened hardcore in I Am Not What I Am. Their imagery, the banner that holds their name above the stage, their looks, all of that coherently screamed youth and despair. However, very little of that primitive crust punk is to be found as one progresses through When Life Comes To Death.
Is that from where the title and cover take all their meaning? The opus starts with a sharp D-beat stab, gets on with nothing more than an unoriginal third wave black metal sound with crusty flakes, and ends with a bleak ambient moment. Now, if I stop being a dog of the female gender for a moment, I can admit the band knows how to play that already-heard-before black metal. There are bursts of pure hatred here and there, as if life weren't ready to drop that blade in the cover, but I can only imagine myself gripping the knife and poking them with it instead. Just a wee bit, just the tip, to make them play nastier.
Before doing that, I'll let you decide if this is the Young And In The Way you prefer. The one that matured, writes longer, safer, cleaner black metal songs that leave room for emotional moments, and even a beautiful acoustic piece. Or the one that reeks of sweat and hormones, has too much bottled up inside and needs to show you how much it hurts by hitting you in the face.
What should I do with that knife? Make up your mind, here.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by Ilham | 29.10.2014
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| Ilham Giant robot Posts: 5161  |
Written by [user id=4365] on 29.10.2014 at 19:59 Haha. Thanks, but yeah that would have been very misleading. There is still that other one that I'll be sure use in the future  . On that note, I wonder how this album plays live, because we'll get to see them at Temples. Here's the black metal element everyone was asking for.
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Account deleted Written by Ilham on 29.10.2014 at 20:38 Eh, I'm still holding out for Ruins of Beverast, Svartidaudi and Oranssi Pazuzu =P
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| tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal Contributor Posts: 5266  |
I think I remember liking I Am Not What I Am when it was released. Very loud and energetic - and very short, lol. I will check this out for sure. Great review young lady, and thanks.
---- rekt
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| Ilham Giant robot Posts: 5161 |
Written by tea[m]ster on 29.10.2014 at 23:41 It's a pleasure. This one is pretty much the opposite of I Am Not What I Am. In itself it's a good album, but if you're only expecting something similar to the previous, you might be disappointed.
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| Ilham Giant robot Posts: 5161 |
Written by deadone on 30.10.2014 at 01:46 Thank you! They have a very strong and unique aesthetic I think. I love their band name, logo, covers, and even the lyrics aren't uninteresting. But you pinpointed it, not enough hardcore in this one. If you're interested in shorter songs with a more explosive, crusty approach by the same band, you can try the album I mentioned, I Am Not What I Am. There's still a good chunk of black metal in that one though, I know you hate that. Same link, just a click away, on your right.
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