Arise And Ruin - The Fear Of

1. Always The Same

2. Nightshifts

3. Prologue

4. In Life

5. Rex Butcher

 

Arise And Ruin have released their debut album "The Fear Of". This is the re released label version of their debut, as this was originally self released and self titled. This album shows the band in a fast heavy hardcore way. They have a gut punching feel to them and really bring it. The band has a similar sound to that of  The Autumn Offering, All Shall Parish, or even Unearth. If you like those bands, you could really like this album. They have done a pretty decent job here. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to a fairly decent standard. The quality of the recording doesn't loose and listenability and it helps pack the punch. Ken Sushi from Unearth did a good job here. The instrumentation on this album is pretty good as well. You can tell the band can play, and they play pretty fast as well. There isn't anything that will really blow you away, just solid playing. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album could use a little bit of work as they are not quite clear enough to get what he is saying. This does however have a decent deep metalcore scream for the most part here. He can certainly do screamed vocals, and this wraps up the overall sound well. Good job on the vocals. With the lyrics, the band goes for songs about not dwelling on the past and instead trying to be happy, bring yourself up from the edge, and more. This album seems to be more on the positive side of the genre, which is quite surprise given the heavy dark feel to it. We think they have done a great job with the lyrics, and its something everyone needs to hear. If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song :In Life" your attention as it is the best song on the album and has really positive lyrics and meaning. This will also give you an idea of the rest of the album. Arise and Ruin have given their debut a bit more life and can reach more people with this re-relase. They have done a really good job, and it helps them to bring a bigger audience to their music. We think there is a lot of potential with this band and we can't wait to hear what else they come up with. Solid album all in all. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Metalcore/Metal/Hardcore

Release Date: April 18th, 2006

Location: Guelph, Ontario
Website: http://www.ariseandruin.com/

Label: Stereo Dynamite Recordings