{"id":73442,"date":"2018-12-04T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=73442"},"modified":"2018-12-03T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:32:08","slug":"review-for-i-am-king-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-for-i-am-king-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: For I Am King – I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Though not quite as ubiquitous as it once was, the continued flood of metalcore means it\u2019s still pretty difficult to stand out. It definitely feels like something that For I Am King<\/b> are aware of, and so they\u2019ve tailored \u2019I\u2019<\/i> to achieve the best possible results, drawing more from the genre\u2019s 2000s strains with bands like Killswitch Engage, as well as focusing on the childhood experiences in Iran of vocalist Alma Alizadeh.<\/p>\n

The result is a pretty engaging and generally thrilling metal album, not tied down by unnecessary gimmicks and simply allowing itself to shine on its own merits. That alone can be a bit of a hard sell, particularly when the musical touchstones within For I Am King<\/b>\u2019s sound are pretty recognisable – bits of Shadows Fall, the aforementioned Killswitch Engage and all the usual modern metal culprits – but the pieces are assembled in a way to get the most out of them. There\u2019s definitely a shine to opener \u2019Prey\u2019<\/i> and the coincidentally-named \u2019In Flames\u2019<\/i> that acts as something of an update for this sound, but as a fairly faithful recreation, \u2019I\u2019<\/i> is easy to enjoy.<\/p>\n