Entry the 33rd: All Out War - For Those Who Were Crucified

Eventually, Victory Records did release For Those Who Were Crucified. So ten records and about 5 months after picking up Truth In The Age Of Lies I grabbed this record, some time in the fall of 1998.

Compared to their previous effort, this one was somewhat more consistent in its tempo. Instead of the longer passages of slow moving rumble, this played a little more like a slower thrash record. The increase in speed really tickled my eardrums, but I liked the vocals a little less. It was mostly just their lead vocalist and his fairly one-dimensional squawk, and very little of the heavy gang vocals and death metallish growls.

This is still a good metalcore album, though it still doesn't compare to great examples like Hatebreed's Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire. One thing that is annoying now that did not really bug me before is the fact that three of the songs on this album are just re-recordings of songs from the previous one, including the last album's title track! It seemed like a lot of hardcore bands did this sort of thing then. In any case, thumbs up for this one, I still listen to Burning Season once in a while.

Check out: Burning Season