Genre: Symphonic Metalcore/Progressive
Label: Authentik
URL: http://www.myspace.com/acrossthesun
Country: Oregon, USA
What caught my attention on this album is the beautiful cover artwork. I really like it when bands put some effort in creating a good looking cover for their album, and that's why I decided to go for it.
I have to admit, the first listen wasn't very pleasing. As I heard the somewhat out-of-genre clean vocals in the first song May Silence Keep You, I thought "what the hell is this?". It didn't fit in the sound of the band at all.
Then comes the most catchy and awesome song for a long time. The Ardent Optimist. I have to say that the clean vocals really DO sound amazing, and that this song made me realize how unique and awesome his voice actually is. Heavy riffs and growling in the verse parts, soothing and enthralling through the chorus.
Something I don't get is that they only have around 13,000 plays on last.fm, and ~as many on their Myspace. Having released three albums in total should yield a little more listens than that. Nevertheless, these numbers will shoot through the sky, I'm pretty darn sure of it.
Best track: The Ardent Optimist
Score: 9/10
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