{"id":12429,"date":"2015-01-13T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-a-skylit-drive-rise-ascension\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:06:13","slug":"album-review-a-skylit-drive-rise-ascension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-a-skylit-drive-rise-ascension\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: A Skylit Drive – Rise: Ascension"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Acoustics are only worth their weight when they’re truly heart-breaking. Luckily for A Skylit Drive<\/strong>, the accompaniment to 2013’s ‘Rise’<\/em> tugs at your heartstrings through a brave twist to their traditionally remorseless brand of post-hardcore.<\/p>\n

Reworking an incredibly dark album into a stripped acoustic equivalent was an intensely dangerous move, which they’ve paid the price for in losing their bassist and drummer. There\u2019s no room for passing old judgements – leave all your expectations at the door. Dispensing with their trademark screams and adjusting to a lower, subdued tempo and raw vocals, \u2018Rise: Ascension\u2019<\/em> was an inevitable move for A Skylit Drive<\/strong> and a step in the right direction. By no means a half-hearted acoustic cover of their most popular album to date, \u2018Rise: Ascension\u2019<\/em> is a love letter to their dedicated fan base, creating a standalone record to possibly herald a new acoustic emo approach. Nostalgia aside, this step away from the heavy drums and even heavier riffs will no doubt attract a new range of fans without alienating the die-hards for a second.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

‘Crash Down’<\/em>’s snappy backing vocals add deeper proximity to the intimate acoustics, while the mournful violins of ‘Crazy’<\/em> add an unexpectedly subdued aspect to the expected energy from its heavier predecessor. Unsurprisingly, the originally heartbreaking ballad ‘Just Stay’<\/em> translates the best into a softer, beautiful acoustic ethos, while ‘Pendulum’<\/em> creates a swaying lullaby with Michael Jagmin’s trademark belting vocals.<\/p>\n

There’s a tendency to expect the band’s signature breakdowns in ‘I Enemy’ as the acoustics build into an impending crescendo, but A Skylit Drive<\/strong> have somewhat expertly manipulated their subject matter to suit the new subdued tones of the acoustic. The sinister serenity of ‘Shadows’<\/em>’ “but if one of us has to go, just know, I will dig your grave”<\/em> leaves a haunting impression in comparison with its guttural predecessor. <\/p>\n

For fans of the sheer talent of ‘Rise’<\/em>, ‘Rise: Ascension’<\/em> is a fantastic, albeit unexpected accompaniment. For fans of acoustics, the record is a phenomenal start to 2015. Luckily, I’m a sucker for both, and this is completely and utterly on par with its heavier sibling.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019Rise: Ascension\u2019<\/em> by A Skylit Drive<\/strong> is out now on Tragic Hero Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A Skylit Drive<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Ali Cooper (AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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