Rise and Fall
Faith
Track Listing:
01 – A Hammer And Nails
02 – Deceiver
03 – The Gallows Await
04 – Burning At Both Ends
05 – Things Are Different Now
06 – Breathe
07 – Hidden Hands
08 – Escapism
09 – Dead Weight
10 – Faith Fate
02 – Deceiver
03 – The Gallows Await
04 – Burning At Both Ends
05 – Things Are Different Now
06 – Breathe
07 – Hidden Hands
08 – Escapism
09 – Dead Weight
10 – Faith Fate
Nowadays there is no shortage of crusty, d-beat, integrity/ring
worm/entombed-style bands littering the hardcore landscape. As someone who arrived at hardcore via metal,
this has always been a style that I enjoyed, but lately it has become somewhat
tiresome (as any over-saturated genre will).
Fortunately, Rise and Fall is still able to show the imitators how it
should be done. Faith very much
starts where Into Oblivion and Our Circle is Vicious left off, but
there is a quality to this album raises it above their previous efforts in
several ways.
Beginning the album with songs like “A Hammer and Nails” and
“The Gallows Await” helps establish Faith
as one of the most impressive and crushing hardcore releases of the year, while
tracks like “Breathe” and “Faith/Fate” demonstrate that Rise and Fall are no
slouches when it comes to more dynamic and complex song writing as well. Although I often feel that these types of esoteric
songs are thoughtless add-ons that hardcore bands use to feel/sound artistic,
the progression of style and mood throughout this album seems to fit
perfectly. Nothing seems forced,
overdrawn, or out of place, which isn’t always the easiest task, especially on
an album with song lengths that range from 1:14 to 6:46.
Despite my appreciation for the more complex and lengthier
songs on this album, I keep coming back to the fast-paced and anthemic tracks
on Faith. As much as I love artistic exploration and
other such wanker-associated elements of music, my true love lies with
devastatingly heavy riffs and shout-along choruses. It is in these aspects that Rise and Fall has
really found their niche. “Deceiver” stands
out as the most impressive track on this album for exactly these reasons. Throat-shredding screams of “Deceiver! Trojan
Horse!” mesh perfectly with the track’s monstrous riffs and chaotic song
writing.
Final Word: While
it may seem like I just spent three paragraphs washing Rise and Fall’s balls
with my tongue, I am actually just giving credit where credit is due. This album stands out as the high point for a
band with an already impressive history.
Favourite Tracks:
Deceiver, Faith/Fate
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