{"id":2699,"date":"2017-03-20T14:45:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-pallbearer-heartless\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T21:20:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:20:37","slug":"review-pallbearer-heartless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-pallbearer-heartless\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Pallbearer –\u00a0Heartless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They may be from Little Rock, but Pallbearer<\/b>’s third album, ‘Heartless’<\/i>, is big in every respect – seriously lengthy songs, fat meaty riffs and smoking solos – there ain’t nothin’ little here. They’ve been pigeonholed as doom and, although there’s a fair bit of desolation on display, there’s a strong progressive side to their music reaching way beyond the standard grind.<\/p>\n

‘I Saw The End’<\/i> sets a highly listenable pace, albeit without the doom bell really tolling. Though there are epic guitar lines, chugging riffs and an emotional edge to Brett Campbell’s vocal. The comparatively short 5 minutes plus of ‘Thorns’<\/i> then broods more ominously, offering up more fine guitar work and an atmospheric mid-section to add to the drama.<\/p>\n

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Things take a turn for the lohg from then on, but this is a band who like to take their time and it’s a nich\u00e9 worth exploring, especially when done as well as it is here. ‘Dancing in Madness’<\/i>, for example, is over 11 minutes, but boasts killer guitar licks and shifts easily from atmospheric to doom-laden, taking several twists and turns and layering multiple textures to evoke a real sense of desolation.<\/p>\n

‘Lie of Survival’<\/i> and the title track also feature a heavy dose of emotion as they move through a host of rhythms, but then on ‘Cruel Road’<\/i> they really rock – there’s even a hint of a hook – before it all twists into a dark finale. It really only begins to test the patience on the enormous closing track ‘A Plea for Understanding’<\/i>, which at almost thirteen minutes of pedestrian paced wanderings proves a bridge too far, and lacks the more interesting arrangement of earlier numbers. Even so, it does feature more excellent vocals as Brett tests his range.<\/p>\n

Although this is unlikely to be everyone’s bag, there’s plenty of talent on display, with more than enough for doom lovers and prog lovers alike to get their ears around; well worth checking out.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Heartless’<\/i> by Pallbearer<\/b> is released on 24th March on Nuclear Blast Records<\/b> (UK\/EU) \/ Profound Lore<\/b> (North America).<\/p>\n

Pallbearer<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a>|Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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