Loren Battle - Rock In
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http://www.rockinreview.com/2009/03/02/loren-battle-words-begin-wars/Loren Battle - Words Begin Wars
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4 Stars
The
battle has begun and this war has been started by words! This is not a
literal battle, but the debut album from Phoenix-based Metal band Loren
Battle entitled Words Begin Wars! With an extreme similarity to the
sound of early August Burns Red and early
As I Lay Dying,
Loren Battle is showing that “beauty” and “brutality” can be combined
in musical and vocal aspects. This style of, what I would call,
Metalcore combines an in-your-face brutality in the music as well as in
the growled and screamed vocals with a more “beautiful” vocal style in
the clean singing and some great melodic aspects in the music. These
guys already have a reputation for a
great live showand it’s reflected in this debut album by the intensity of the music
and extremely talented musicianship of the individual members. Just to
take it over the edge, Loren Battle also incorporates 808’s into their
music giving it that extra bass blast at moments to really keep you
pumped up. If you thought I couldn’t get any more excited about this
album, then realize I haven’t even gotten to the overall theme of it.
The title Words Begin Wars was influenced by the albums lyrics that are
aimed to inspire the listener to “stay positive and keep your head up
in turbulent times” according to bassist
Eric Davis.
That just makes this album that much better in my opinion. Getting
deeper into the album, I have a hard time elevating any one track over
any of the others, but to get a good feel for this band, I’d suggest
listening to “Intro/A Hero’s Nightmare” (Tracks 1 & 2), “Remember
the Archer” (Track 5), “
Paper Hearts+ Scissors” (Track 6), and “When Angel’s Sin” (Track 11). These tracks
are all very powerful and provide a glimpse at what this band is about
musically. Overall, Words Begin Wars is an excellent album that will
have you pumped up and ready to jump into the
mosh pits in no time!