Where Giants Once Stood - Live Above

1. Living In Security
2. Illuminate
3. The Damaged
4. Myths, Lies And Crimes

Where Giants Once Stood have released their sophomore album titled "Live Above." This album really feels like a in your face, progressive metal album. It has the same sort of style that a band like August Burns Red or a Suicide Silence would have, so if you like those guys, you could really like this album.They have done a great job on t his album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded pretty decently. The instrumentation on this album is pretty good as well, the band can certainly play. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are very similar to that of For Today with just a hint of being forced. Very good metal vocals that you can pretty much tell what he is saying. With the lyrics, the band has decided to go the route of talking about the damaged, the beaten, the bruised and trying to get away from that to live in a happy place. The guys have done a great job on the lyrics and these do have a good message. If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "Living In Security" your attention as it is a great song on the album and really shows how the feel of this album is. When Giants Once Stood have made a metal album that really shows off their skills. This  is one to certainly listen to if you are an ABR fan. We can't wait to see what the next album sounds like. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Metalcore/Metal/Progressive Metal

Release Date: September 30th, 2014

Location: Oshawa, Ontario

Label: None

Where Giants Once Stood - The Changing

1. Awakening
2. The Heavens Tremble
3. Secrets
4. Disbelievers
5. A Broken Memory
6. Transition
7. The Changing

Where Giants Once stood have released their debut album titled "The Changing." This album is a very metal album that really hits those new really heavy fans. The album has a sound similar to August Burns Red or Suicide Silence, so if you are into those bands, you could really like this band. They have done a pretty good job on this album. When looking aat the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded fairly well. The instrumentation on this album has been done quite well also, these guys can really play their instruments. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals are pretty good here, they have some nice deep screams by the singer, but the background vocals could use a little work to be more powerful and in tune. With the lyrics, the band has done a nice job on writing lyrics that go with the genres usual themes, they could work a little more on getting a more meaningful lyric in with a good message, other then that, pretty decent. If you are looking for a single for this album, give the song "The Heavens Tremble" your attention as this is the best song on the album and it gives you an idea about the feel of the album. Where Giants Once Stood have done a pretty decent job here on their debut album. We are hoping to see what more the band can come up with as we like what they are doing. We do however hope to see the band get out there more and play shows to get more of a buzz for the band and get their name out there. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Metalcore/Metal/Progressive Metal

Release Date: July 30th, 2013

Location: Oshawa, Ontario

Label: None