Blessthefall Witness music review

I first heard Blessthefall a couple of years ago when a friend suggested them to me. I immediately was addicted to the bands first album "His Last Walk". The young band undoubtedly had talent. Songs like "Guys like you make us look bad" and "Black rose dying" exhibited the bands unique style. They were able to combine the brutal screaming and melodic vocals in a way that really caught my attention. I was, however, disappointed to hear that the bands lead vocalist, Craig Mabbit, had left the band. While the band made a temporary replacement to finish out the tour that they were currently on, many thought the band was done. They were wrong. In late 2008 Beau Bokan was added to the band. He is definitely is a great addition to the already talented group. Bokan is able sing the band's older material and does a great job of putting his own spin on their new album. Although some may be partial to the ex-lead singer Craig, I find that Bokan is a better fit for the band's newer sound.

Blessthefall's just released their new album "Witness". They are undeniably going for a different sound than there previous album. The new album, which was released on october 6, opens with an absolutely epic intro called "2.0". In this intro the singer screams the line "we're not dead, we're not like you said, we're not dead!" This line I believe is said to assure all those who were unsure of the bands stability that they are still a force to be reckoned with. Overall the band shows a lot of growth. They seem to have become a lot tighter and more skilled as a whole. In this album they made an effort to play more complicated and technical riffs, like in the song "Skin walkers". All the instrumentalists show vast improvement. The guitarists Mike Frisbey and Eric Lambert have great chemistry and are able to produce impressive hooks that really attracted my attention. Drummer Matt Traynor shows definite progress and plays a lot tighter and faster than on the first album, and of course Jared Warth, the bassist and screamer, made the band's breakdowns much more intense. The new album sounds great from a recording standpoint as well. The sound quality is noticeably better than on the the first album. The producer, Elvis Baskette, did a great job of showcasing the band's natural talent.

Rating: 4.5/5
Blessthefall has definitely done a great job on their new album, all their fans will absolutely be pleased with the bands latest work. My only complaint is that the bands new album sounds very similar to much of the music that is being released lately, for example, "A Skylit Drive's" and "The Devil Wears Prada's" new albums. Blessthefall is certainly becomeing more popular and deserve all the credit that they can get.