In The Act Of Violence - Hell From The Heavens

1. In Mourning
2. Asylum Of The Damned
3. Murder In The Abyss
4. Soul Feast
5. Murder Death Kill
6. Once Hunted
7. Eternal Bloodshed
8. 12 Gauge
9. The Butcher Of Plainfield
10. Scarred

In The Act Of Violence have released their debut album titled "Hell From The Heavens." This album is a brutal punch to the face of metal. These guys like to do it heavy, with deep growled vocals. They have a similar sound to that of Emmure or a band like Within The Ruins, so if you like music like that, you could like this album. They have done an alright job on this album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to an alright quality. The instrumentation on this album is nothing that is  going to make you take notice of these guys, but they can play. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are very deep and brutal, but unfortunately they are on a level where you can't hear the lyrics, which is something we like to look at. There is however a market for growled vocals like this, and the singer can do it, we judge a little more on that. With the lyrics, the band goes for lyrics that are the most crazy and how "metal" they can be. Again there is a market for that, but we like more of a meaningful message in our music.  Not bad though. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of this album. In The Act Of Violence have made a heavy album that certainly will hit the metalhead crowd hard. They have a real solid foundation with this album, and it will get people to know what they are about. We hope that these guys keep going and build on this with their next album. Now they just need to hit more markets to get people to know about them. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Deathcore/Death Metal/Metal

Release Date: January 1st, 2009

Location: Bowmanville, Ontario

Label: None