Palehorse

The one sheet that came with this sums it up, "modern cross over at it's best." Palehorse play what I consider to be hardcore the way it should be, a little of Integrity and older Hatebreed with the multilayer song structure of early 90's metal core bands like Undertow and One King Down. This kicks you in the face pretty hard, great metallic breakdowns and some guitar noodling to add flavor to the music. There are some beefy breakdowns, but they are garnished with a good amount of melody. Each song starts off in your face, along the lines of Integrities "Humanity is the Devil," you can't help but feel the anger.

Vinny's voice is a little rougher around the edges this time, and I think it compliments the music really well. The bass sound is a little too twangy, but the guitars sound amazing. The drumming is top notch, a lot of double kick and quick snare rolls. Lyrically nothing has changed, a few more "personal" songs, but more conspiracy theory fueled rage.

Palehorse haven't changed much of their formula, a bit more thrash esque guitar parts thrown in, but over all they have stuck with a formula that fits them well. Why fix it if it aint broken?