{"id":23575,"date":"2014-04-07T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-brutality-will-prevail-suspension\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T22:42:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:42:13","slug":"album-review-brutality-will-prevail-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-brutality-will-prevail-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Brutality Will Prevail – Suspension of Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"One of those bands that have been at the forefront of UK hardcore music, Brutality Will Prevail<\/strong>, have stepped away from the DIY ethos a bit with new record ‘Suspension of Consciousness’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This being the first record with new vocalist Louis Gauthier, which brings a whole new dimension to the band and has seen them lead in a different direction. Gone are some of those long sludgy riffs, replaced by my clean cut chugs and drum fills. It appears that now the band are on a ‘Major’ label, they have taking things a bit more seriously in their recordings and it comes across clearly right from that start of this record.
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Though a change in direction is sometimes great to keep a band fresh, unfortunately some of the essence that makes Brutality Will Prevail<\/strong> who they are has been lost. A key factor is the very oddly placed melodic vocals which are present throughout the album, but particularly in ‘Escapist’,<\/em> which kind of dampens how hard hitting the rest of the song is. It is almost as if Brutality Will Prevail<\/strong> are paying homage to the nu-metal era of the 90s just in a very strange way.<\/p>\n

If you were expecting this to be a straight follow on from ‘Scatter The Ashes’,<\/em> and be full of breakdowns that make you want to punch someone in the face, you will unfortunately be disappointed. This is not to say that ‘Suspension of Consciousness’<\/em> is not a good album, they just have to be taken as separate entities. This new offering from the Welsh kings is more in tune with its metal side, rather than the beat-down hardcore band we have come to know.<\/p>\n

For someone who has been a fan of Brutality Will Prevail<\/strong> from the beginning, this may not be the album for you, but on the flip side if you are just getting into this sort of music then ‘Suspension of Consciousness’<\/em> would not be a bad place to start.<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

\u2018Suspension of Conciousness\u2019<\/em> by Brutality Will Prevail<\/strong> is out on the 7th April on Siege Of Amida<\/strong> and Century Media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Brutality Will Prevail<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Tumblr<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Tim Birkbeck (@Tim_Birkbeck<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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