Within The Ruins
Invade (2010)
Within the Ruins new album Invade, hitting stores August 31, will definitely be one of the contenders for Album of the Year in my opinion. Every song is memorable in one way or another that it is just so easy to love. Even for those who are not a fan of the heavier metal genre this album is at least worth a listen.
Designing Oblivion, the typical intro track provides a slow but steady sound that can ease your ears from silence to the powerful riffs and beats of the entire album.
Versus, being one of my favorite tracks on the album, has one message throughout the whole song. If God was real he sure does like to watch us suffer. Now although the message probably will cause a couple of true believers to dislike the song, I find it bad-ass when the the vocalist, Tim Goergan, is calling God out. The double bass pedal drumming is also incredible in this song, showing the talent of drummer, Drummer (coincidental name I guess).
Behold the Harlot contains all the basic qualities of a Progressive Metal album but continues to show that Within the Ruins does an excellent job of building upon a base, with everything they do throughout this song being clean cut. Behold the Harlots has some extremely powerful breakdowns and heavy moments in it, again making it extremely memorable.
Again another song with heavy hitting breakdowns from start to finish, Red Flagged, has the most power on the album in my opinion, while also at the same time having slick guitar riffs to show off the guitarists, Joe Cocchi and Kyle Marcoux, master of the instrument.
Invade, the single released before the album, seems to be a fan favorite to many, at least before the albums release, but I don't feel that it stands up to the other songs on this album. This was a great idea to release this song because if the fans thought this song sounded incredible they would be in for a real treat when the LP hit the shelves. There is no doubt that the song itself is incredible, but it just doesn't stand out as a very memorable song compared to the others.
There is always that song with the guitar riff that you just could not forget no matter how you tried, Ataxia is that song. If you are a fan of the guitar in any way then there is no doubt you will fall in love with this song. Its excellent guitar talent thrown in with some solid breakdowns. It is always a great thing when such a talented band throws in one or two instrumental songs.
Crossbuster has a similar approach to religion as Versus, in a way that it is fully against it, stating that you better not force your religion on the vocalist. Besides any of the breakdowns and riffs this song does a good job of blending into the mix of the album with nothing extremely memorable.
Feast or Famine has some of the catchiest chants I have heard in a Metal album, announcing that life is what you make it. However besides that it is mostly forgettable, if you are a fan of gang vocals or chants you will most likely favor this song over the others.
Oath, contains some of the greatest vocals on the album, where you finally get to hear the range of the vocalist, where he makes his voice go extremely deep to flow better with the slow paced but powerful riffs.
The Carousser is one of my top tracks for the album simply because of how amazing the guitar riffs sound, they are produced so crisp and flow so well with the song that it can't help but be memorable on the album. Although I'm sure plenty of guitarists will not feel the same towards the riff since it sounds easy to play and overused, it is the one thing in The Carousser that keeps me interested in the song.
Roads is six minutes and twenty four seconds of nonstop metal, the perfect way for Invade to conclude. For the extreme musicians this is the track where they will fully see the talent each and every member of Within The Ruins is capable of. It is hard to describe how you feel while listening to Roads, but I can't help but tap my foot and move my fingers around while listening to this song. It is that good.
Within The Ruins remade themselves, a completely different band from when they released their previous record, Creature. Within The Ruins new album Invade promises to deliver, and does not fail in any way for the Progressive Metal-Heads. If you are at all a fan of either Progressive music of any type of Metal then I highly recommend you give this album a listen. If you were a fan of Within The Ruins before this album came out then do yourself a favor and buy this album, you won't regret it if you do.
- Tom
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