{"id":21797,"date":"2014-06-12T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sworn-to-oath-pillars\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:10:48","slug":"album-review-sworn-to-oath-pillars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-sworn-to-oath-pillars\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Sworn to Oath &#8211; Pillars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_inline_n70sbkbjLt1qheirv.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">Who knew good things came out of Stoke on Trent? Well apparently judging by <em>\u2018Pillars\u2019,<\/em> the debut long player from metal trio <strong>Sworn To Oath<\/strong>, they do.<\/p>\n<p>The band have actually been around a while, forming in 2009, but have wisely taken the time to hone their sound on the UK underground metal scene before committing to recording a full length album. During this time they\u2019ve played with some of the best acts in the more melodic spectrum of the British metal scene.<\/p>\n<p>As a result from the second the visceral driving assault of opener <em>\u2018Outcast\u2019<\/em> kicks in, <em>\u2018Pillars\u2019<\/em> sounds confident, composed and meticulously thought out. The hooks are fantastic and well placed, the choruses are biblically huge and the break downs are sense numbingly brutal.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Getting the balance between melody and brutality right has been the downfall of many a band, however thanks in part to the prowess and versatility of vocalists Tom Shaw and Dave Leese, it\u2019s a mix that <strong>Sworn To Oath<\/strong> have got pretty much spot on. The conflicting aspects of the band\u2019s sound are presented in such a way, that they complement each other and create an attention grabbing juxtaposition, a refreshing change to the cluttered and messy approach used by so many others.<\/p>\n<p>As a statement of intent, <em>\u2018Pillars\u2019<\/em> is a huge step in the right direction for <strong>Sworn To Oath<\/strong>, the album hits with the presence and accomplishment of a band that have been churning out albums for years, while the range of appeal that the band could tap into could see them become a big name very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&lsquo;Pillars&rsquo;<\/em> by <strong>Sworn To Oath<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Transcend Music<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sworn To Oath<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sworntooath.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sworntooath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sworntooath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Dane Wright (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mrdanewright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MrDaneWright<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who knew good things came out of Stoke on Trent? 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