{"id":101694,"date":"2026-03-19T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=101694"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:28:52","slug":"review-poison-the-well-peace-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-poison-the-well-peace-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Poison The Well – Peace In Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

In their initial 13-year run, Poison The Well<\/strong> established themselves as one of the leaders of metalcore. That influence has merely grown in the 17 years since 2009’s\u00a0‘The Tropic Rot’<\/em>. For many, they considerably wrote the blueprint for metalcore, including the all too familiar clean\/screamed vocal interplay.<\/p>\n

Following album anniversary reunion shows in 2015, and more importantly, in 2022, Jeff Moreira (vocals), Ryan Primack (guitar), and Chris Hornbrook (drums) felt reinvigorated to write and record new material. Completed by Vadim Taver on rhythm guitar and Noah Harmon on bass, and aided by Will Putney (Knocked Loose, Body Count) on production duties, Poison The Well<\/strong> have returned with ‘Peace In Place<\/em>.’<\/em><\/p>\n

From the outset, this is the sound of a band reenergised. Hornbrook’s dense percussion battles Moreira’s blaring voice and Primack’s chugging guitars, as ‘Wax Mask’<\/em> quickly becomes a thrill ride, before a haunting melody briefly appears. There is very little let-up as ‘Primal Bloom’<\/em> punishes before ‘Thoroughbreds’<\/em> bolts out with a destructive stomp and intensity.<\/p>\n