{"id":33364,"date":"2012-07-23T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T12:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-of-mice-men-the-flood-deluxe\/"},"modified":"2018-03-25T18:59:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:59:58","slug":"album-review-of-mice-men-the-flood-deluxe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-of-mice-men-the-flood-deluxe\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Of Mice &amp; Men &#8211; The Flood (Deluxe Reissue)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/imageshack.us\/a\/img4\/5076\/ofmiceandmenpng.jpg\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">Currently amidst headlining main stage of the mighty Vans Warped Tour, Southern California\u2019s <strong>Of Mice &amp; Men <\/strong>are going from strength to strength this year and we\u2019re not even two thirds of the way through it. After facing the sad departure of bassist\/vocalist Shaley Bourget\u00a0in February the remaining four members held themselves together and are becoming one of the biggest talents to grace the metalcore scene. The two disk Deluxe Re-Issue of their overwhelming release \u2018<em>The Flood<\/em>\u2019 treats fans to four brand new tracks on the first disk and the original record on the second disk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Describe the four new tracks in one word? HUGE. Place emphasis on the capitals too. Following a logical pattern in track names: \u2018<em>The Calm\u2019; \u2018The Storm\u2019; \u2018The Flood\u2019;<\/em> <em>\u2018The Depths\u2019; <\/em>Of Mice &amp; Men take the listener on a mind blowing journey with their musical talents, exploring the realms of metalcore and producing some of the finest sounds to come out of 2012 so far.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Introducing the brand new material is instrumental \u2018<em>The Calm<\/em>\u2019 which as the title suggests shows the peaceful side ofOf Mice &amp; Men\u2019s musical abilities, straying away from their grittier metalcore sounds. Nonetheless, their talents shine just as much in this opening as they do in their more recognised heavier tracks showing the diverse skill of the quartet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Leading straight into second track \u2018<em>The Storm\u2019<\/em> welcomes the vocals of Austin Carlile, continuing with the melodic guitars from the previous track. The brewing of \u2018the storm\u2019 is soon waved goodbye to, removing the tranquillity and replacing it with the rapid riffs that Of Mice &amp; Men consistently smash to perfection. This is continued with \u2018<em>The Flood<\/em>\u2019, yet another killer track from the quartet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Final track \u2018<em>The Depths<\/em>\u2019 has been streaming online for just over a month receiving an astounding response. No wonder: its introduction\u2019s build up kicks into riffs and roars galore, producing a forceful sound that would create an intense hype in any live atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The original release behind the Deluxe Re-Issue is not to be forgotten with \u2018<em>The Flood<\/em>\u2019 being one of the best metalcore albums to be released in 2011. Austin Carlile\u2019s distinct roars combined with the exceptional efforts from other band members make \u2018<em>The Flood<\/em>\u2019 such an individual record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">If Of Mice &amp; Men can release four jaw dropping new tracks to add to an already outstanding album then I wait in eager anticipation for the next full length release. \u2018<em>The Flood Deluxe Re-Issue\u2019<\/em> is a true masterpiece by the Californian quartet. Next stop: World Domination. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">4.5\/5\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>&lsquo;The Flood (Deluxe Reissue)&rsquo;<\/em> by <strong>Of Mice &amp; Men<\/strong> is available now on <strong>Rise Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Of Mice &amp; Men links:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ofmice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/OMandM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/omandm.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Words by Hannah\u00a0Gillicker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently amidst headlining main stage of the mighty Vans Warped Tour, Southern California\u2019s Of Mice &amp; Men are going from strength to strength this year and we\u2019re not even two thirds of the way through it. 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