{"id":83785,"date":"2019-06-10T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=83785"},"modified":"2023-08-19T17:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:26:43","slug":"review-heart-of-a-coward-the-disconnect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-heart-of-a-coward-the-disconnect\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Heart Of A Coward \u2013 The Disconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-84097 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/HOACThe-Disconnect-compressor.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/tag\/heart-of-a-coward\/\">Heart Of A Coward<\/a><\/strong> have had a turbulent few years. After releasing three hard-hitting albums of technical metalcore, they split with vocalist Jamie Graham and disappeared on hiatus in 2015. \u00a0With a new vocalist and a new label, \u2018<em>The Disconnect<\/em>\u2019 ends their silence. However, while they have been away the musical landscape has changed somewhat and they\u2019re having to work hard to stand out.<\/p>\n<p>Good news, it\u2019s a strong comeback. They\u2019re hitting hard and haven\u2019t lost their love for big groove riffs. Guitarists Carl Ayers and Steve Haycock trade powerful blows on every song. They\u2019re never content to stick to one sound either, using lead lines on songs like \u2018<em>Ritual<\/em>\u2019 to add an extra dimension. Of course, they can\u2019t resist a big breakdown, but they\u2019re used sparingly and each one counts. With Justin Hill and Will Putney handling production, the riffs sound enormously beefy while avoiding being overly slick.<\/p>\n<p>Vocalist Kaan Tasan caused a bit of a stir when he joined. He sings and screams in a more accessible style to his predecessor, which alters the band\u2019s overall sound. Likewise, he\u2019s more versatile, which allows the band to try different things. Notably, the expansive \u2018<em>Culture of Lies<\/em>\u2019 feels like they\u2019re stretching their wings. \u2018<em>Return To Dust<\/em>\u2019 also offers a change of pace, but it never becomes more than an interlude, despite threatening to. In fact, although they flirt with big ideas, they never really push themselves when it\u2019s clear they\u2019re capable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"HEART OF A COWARD - Ritual (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zSZot6o0tY0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With Architects dominating the technical metalcore scene, you can\u2019t avoid direct comparison. To their credit, <strong>Heart Of A Coward<\/strong> mostly avoid going toe-to-toe. However, at times, notably \u2018<em>Suffocate<\/em>\u2019, the choice of vocal and guitar sounds like a carbon copy. Thankfully, they\u2019re strong enough to hold their own, but by not pushing their unique elements they hold themselves back.<\/p>\n<p>As an attempt to re-establish themselves \u2018<em>The Disconnect<\/em>\u2019 is a solid, confident expression of their sound. It\u2019s a good record, but it&#8217;s a shame they didn\u2019t aim higher.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Disconnect\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/387VWoVRiUEHmdpl3zFdLu?si=l6_kKK-3T_iZmyM5HS7ELw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>The Disconnect<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Heart Of A Coward<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Arising Empire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heart Of A Coward<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartofacoward.bigcartel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heartofacoward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/hoac_official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heartofacoward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u2018The Disconnect\u2019 is a solid, confident expression of their sound&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":84097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[993,3258,15621,2500,17164],"class_list":["post-83785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-arising-empire","tag-heart-of-a-coward","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-review","tag-the-disconnect"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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