Fit For An Autopsy is a band that has been on my radar for quite a while, but I've never taken the time to listen to them before now. And man, I'm glad that I did. After listening to this album I took the time to check out their two previous LPs, Hellbound, and The Process of Human Extermination (a tad cliche, i know). What I gained from that listening experience is that they had a lot of room to improve, and they've definitely done it.
Between the release of their last record and this one, they switched vocalists, and you can really tell. I wouldn't say that their current vocalist pales in comparison to their previous one, but there's definitely something missing there. Despite this, the vocals are still strong throughout. One of the most impressive aspects of this album is the drumwork, which remains consistent and entertaining from start to finish. It's nothing too special or intricate or crazy at all, it's just steady deathcore drumming that pulls everything together and keeps things going in an amazing way. The guitars are another thing that are really unique and well done on this record. The solos peppered in on various songs are interesting and different and just the basic riffs are very well done and not too formulaic. Fit For An Autopsy aren't blowing down any doors or breaking any barriers with this album, just working off of what has been done in deathcore for years. But, that is definitely not a bad thing. Albeit sort of formulaic and even typical at some points, it still does it well enough and brings enough new things to the table to put them apart from the rest of the bands in the scene at this point.
The one complaint that can be made about this album as a whole is the fairly empty production. The drums don't have much of a kick and sort of fall flat, and the vocals blend in with the guitars far too often, creating little separation between the instruments and vocals. The production on the guitars is great, however. They are very clean cut but have enough grit to them to fit in with the band's slow, doom filled sound. Overall, there is no real kick to this album at all, which is typically seen in pretty much every deathcore album released today. While this doesn't detract too much from the record itself, as it is still an excellent album, it leaves me wondering what could have been changed and how much better it could have sounded if the production was just a bit different.
If you're a fan of deathcore or metalcore, definitely pick up this record. Storm Drains, Ghosts in the River, and Swing The Axe are my personal favorite tracks on the album. Storm Drains and Ghosts in the River are good examples of what the album as a whole sounds like, while Swing The Axe is a slow, melodic song with beautiful guitarwork that fits together well in the atmosphere of the song itself. Fit For An Autopsy built on what has been done with a wonderful addition to the deathcore releases this year, and I can definitely see this album propelling them further ahead in their careers.
Between the release of their last record and this one, they switched vocalists, and you can really tell. I wouldn't say that their current vocalist pales in comparison to their previous one, but there's definitely something missing there. Despite this, the vocals are still strong throughout. One of the most impressive aspects of this album is the drumwork, which remains consistent and entertaining from start to finish. It's nothing too special or intricate or crazy at all, it's just steady deathcore drumming that pulls everything together and keeps things going in an amazing way. The guitars are another thing that are really unique and well done on this record. The solos peppered in on various songs are interesting and different and just the basic riffs are very well done and not too formulaic. Fit For An Autopsy aren't blowing down any doors or breaking any barriers with this album, just working off of what has been done in deathcore for years. But, that is definitely not a bad thing. Albeit sort of formulaic and even typical at some points, it still does it well enough and brings enough new things to the table to put them apart from the rest of the bands in the scene at this point.
The one complaint that can be made about this album as a whole is the fairly empty production. The drums don't have much of a kick and sort of fall flat, and the vocals blend in with the guitars far too often, creating little separation between the instruments and vocals. The production on the guitars is great, however. They are very clean cut but have enough grit to them to fit in with the band's slow, doom filled sound. Overall, there is no real kick to this album at all, which is typically seen in pretty much every deathcore album released today. While this doesn't detract too much from the record itself, as it is still an excellent album, it leaves me wondering what could have been changed and how much better it could have sounded if the production was just a bit different.
If you're a fan of deathcore or metalcore, definitely pick up this record. Storm Drains, Ghosts in the River, and Swing The Axe are my personal favorite tracks on the album. Storm Drains and Ghosts in the River are good examples of what the album as a whole sounds like, while Swing The Axe is a slow, melodic song with beautiful guitarwork that fits together well in the atmosphere of the song itself. Fit For An Autopsy built on what has been done with a wonderful addition to the deathcore releases this year, and I can definitely see this album propelling them further ahead in their careers.