{"id":3263,"date":"2017-01-11T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-code-orange-forever\/"},"modified":"2017-01-11T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:00:27","slug":"review-code-orange-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-code-orange-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Code Orange – Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After making a splash with the solid ‘I Am King’<\/i>, Code Orange<\/b> are bringing in the new year with their latest release, ‘Forever’<\/i>. 2016 was a phenomenal year in music and, if this record is anything to go by, 2017 isn\u2019t going to be any different. <\/p>\n

Within seconds, Code Orange<\/b> unleash much of the rabid savagery we have come to expect on the album\u2019s titular opener. However, its predecessor \u2018Kill The Creator\u2019<\/i> hints that this is a far more multi-faceted record than originally expected. Whether pausing their merciless assault to veer into ominous ambience, or adding blasts of choir-ish vocals before allowing the song to crash and burn in a brick wall of feedback, Code Orange<\/b> thrive on keeping the listener disorientated.<\/p>\n

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Take \u2018The Mud\u2019<\/i> for example, the Pittsburgh four-piece effortlessly manage to combine their typical dirt-under-the-nails menace with squelching electronica to create something truly ugly, while \u2018Hurt Goes On\u2019<\/i>\u2019s b-movie horror atmosphere segues into a stomping industrial riff. For all of ‘Forever’<\/i>\u2019s bile and gloom, it\u2019s hard not to crack a smile.<\/p>\n

On previous releases, the band have used their triple vocal attack predominantly to add colour to their riffs, but in keeping with Forever<\/i>\u2019s constant subversion of expectations, Reba Meyers takes on lead vocal duties on the stupidly catchy \u2018Bleeding In The Blur\u2019<\/i>. Emulating Nirvana at their darkest, the band work in a pop hook and even a guitar solo without ever feeling like a cynical attempt at grabbing the attention of mainstream ears; this is the sound of a band refusing to confine themselves and expanding naturally.<\/p>\n

A whirlwind of a record, Code Orange<\/b> make sure ‘Forever’<\/i> stings in all the right places, adding swathes of sonic diversity to their blueprint while remaining just as gnarled and seething as ever. Simply put, if you feel that heavy music has run out of ways to surprise you, this is the record you\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n

5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Forever’<\/i> by Code Orange<\/b> is released on 13th January on Roadrunner Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Code Orange<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Words by Josh Graham (@jollyboyjosh_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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