![]() One of the more aggressive teachings of Matthew, this version is dripping in melodeath chugging riffs from duo Phil Manansala and Alan Ashby, and Aaron Pauley’s screams pull no punches. Its biblical lyrics scream at the listener that our Eden is invaded and that our hearts are tainted, asking how can we move past it if we don’t give up our human instinct of combativeness and face our judgement by paying the price for our actions. And as the world sat locked behind their doors paralysing people in a suspended animation of their own lives, Echo was written across Zoom and Twitch and designed to be heard in headphones, creating an immersive atmosphere to be enjoyed wherever one finds themselves.Ĭarrying on from Pulling Teeth, the final track on Bloom, comes Mosaic, the first of the new tracks on this record. ![]() It was an album designed for the stage, for the mosh pits, but COVID-19 took that away. When the four-piece released EARTHANDSKYin 2019, it quickly became a fan favourite for bringing the band’s recognisable riffs and brutal honesty in lyrics enshrined in pure aggression. The three tracks from each form the first six tracks on the record in their original orders, and this blends the album’s vision seamlessly together with the last three tracks of what would be their third EP, Ad Infinitum, plus a bonus cover of CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH’s Helplessly Hoping, with no obvious leaps from EP to EP. Timeless (released in February) and Bloom (released in May) built the foundations of Echo. But Echo – a culmination of the EPs OF MICE & MEN have released in 2021 as well as four new tracks – feels like the only pandemic baby to validate the feelings of the nation the panic, the anguish, the existential dread, with a sprinkle of glittered hope. A lot of releases from metalcore and other sub-metal genre bands that have been conceived during the pandemic encompass some form of resilience we’re thankful we’re here and have been through these trials and tribulations.
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