{"product_id":"39841545692","title":"Whitechapel - Mark Of The Blade - Import Colored Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhitechapel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTennesseedeathcoreprogenitorsWhitechapeltossedfansacurveballwith2014'sOurEndlessWar.Thatrecordsmashedanengagementwithmoretraditionalheavymetalsoundsandhardcore.Itsoldwell,butreviewsweremixed--legacyfans,especiallydeathcorefanatics,despisechange.WhilethathordemaynotbeecstaticaboutTheMarkoftheBlade,thereismuchmoreforthemtowarmtohere.Moreopen-mindedlisteners,whoweren'tpreviouslypredisposedtotheband'searlierblastbeat-driventhree-guitarbrutality,mayembracethisdateasreadilyastheydidOurEndlessWar.Ontheirtenthanniversary,thebandprovidesomethingforeverybodywhileultimatelysatisfyingthemselves.\nSetopener\"TheVoid\"isclassicWhitechapel--albeitwithPhilBozeman'sgutturalroarwayupfrontwithclearlydiscerniblewordsthankstoMarkLewis'production.Thereareblastbeats,thrash,andgroovesinastormandstompthatalsoincludesdissonantriffsandGabeCrisp'srelentlesslypunishingbassline.Themidtempotitletrackdeliversmoreofthesameonthesurface,butasecondlistenrevealsmoreswing,lessthrash.Thingsgetinterestingon\"ElitistOnes.\"WithanearlyfunkybackbeatandBozeman'sridiculouslyrics,it'stoughtodecipherwhetherWhitechapelarejusthavingalark,orareactuallytryingtoresurrectnu-orrap-metal.\"BringMeHome,\"amemorialwrittenforBozeman'sfather,isoneofthetwotracksheretofeaturecleanvocals.Itcommencesslowly,sadly,andmelodically.Hisfullthrottleroaristhereinthechorus,andthecutopensuptobecomeadjent-likeprogmetalcutwithafull-onDavidGilmour-esqueguitarbreak.\"Tremors\"and\"Tormented\"aredarker,morefreneticandmaniacal,withmonsterriffsandtightangularvamps.\"DwellintheShadows\"employsdissonanceagaininitslow-tunedriffs,thoughagroovingbassandseparate(andstylisticallyvarying)guitarbreaks,stirseverything,andholdsittogetherwithblastbeats.\"Venomous\"isagainvintageWhitechapel,allrageandforce.Closer\"Decennium,theotherclean-singingnumber,walksatightropebetweenslow-burningToolandagrinding,Slipknotchurn.Theharmonicchorusandbridgearenicetouches,butthetrackcan'tseemtodecidewheretolandultimately.\nInmakingarecordthatindulgessomanyoftheirsongwritingobsessions,Whitechapel'sTheMarkoftheBlademighthavebeenamess.It'snot.Sequenceandflow,moodsandstyles,allformacoherentwhole--albeitonethatmighthaveusedatadmorejudiciousediting.Butit'shardtofaultabandfortryingnewthings,especiallywhenwhattheydeliverisanalbumwithfarmorehitsthanmisses.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metal Blade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479465095457,"sku":"39841545692","price":69.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/39841545692.jpg?v=1774323301","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ca\/products\/39841545692","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}