L'impressione, sarei quasi tentato di parlare di certezza..., è quella che gli Haste The Day si stiano progressivamente perdendo per strada e che lungo la strada stiano anche smarrendo quelle che erano le caratteristiche distintive. Infatti, dopo aver rilasciato nel 2002 un lavoro auto-prodotto introduttivo ("That They May Know You"), erano riusciti a imporsi grazie a un disco molto bello, quel "Burning Bridges" (licenziato dalla Solid State) dove mettevano in essere un perfetto connubio tra le materie hardcore e metal (versante death/thrash) con un appeal amichevole, seppur mai facilmente melodico, dove l'orecchiabilità era data più dal groove che non dal refrain o dai cori in background, dove le ritmiche spaccavano e dove i parallelismi con Agony Scene piuttosto che Killswitch Engage servivano a rendere loro giustizia e non a etichettarli come una band copia carbone. Con il successivo "When Everything Falls" la direzione intrapresa li aveva portati ad assorbire sempre più influenze death melodiche scandinave e sebbene il sound fosse inferiore, però le canzoni rimanevano ottime. Adesso, dopo aver perso per strada il cantante Jimmy Ryan, passato ai Trenches e qui sostituito da Stephen Keech (non all'altezza del predecessore), si ripresentano con sonorità che strizzano l'occhio agli ultimi Atreyu (che già di per sé non hanno fatto una gran bela figura...) e Underoath, compresa l'introduzione delle parti di derivazione hard rock, screamo e punk. Inoltre la scrittura si è notevolmente semplificata e hanno completamente spersonalizzato i brani; così facendo "Pressure The Hinges" ne soffre pesantemente e ci si trova al cospetto di un gruppo che non riesce ad andare oltre una banale normalità. Peccato.
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09 Stitches (04:11)
Five words, five words is all it would take. Five words to change your heart and mind. In the heat of the sun I know you�re the only one. You still cant� hold yourself together. Alone� Alone� All alone you have this conversation to satisfy your most intimate inner thoughts. Then you bite your lip when it matters most. A shade of red in sight. Can you taste the blood? Taste it on your lips. Rip the seam. Then I�ll show you how the strings become the stitches in your mouth. In your silence we are louder. When the strings become the stitches in your mouth. Your growing imagination preparing you for what your heart requires to say. Then you bit your lip when it matters most. A shade of red in sight. Can you taste the blood? Taste it on your lips. Rip the seam. Then I�ll show you how the strings become the stitches in your mouth. In your silence we are louder. When the strings become the stitches in your mouth. Five words, repeating over in your head. That�s all you ever have to do. Five words. Is it really that hard to say you�re worth more that this? 1) You�re 2) worth 3) more 4) than 5) this. Rip the seam. Then I�ll show you how the strings become the stitches in your mouth. In you silence we are louder. When the strings become the stitches in your mouth.
11 Akeldema (02:49)
When the skin breaks
He thought time could heal his growing shame
These white hot knives will turn to fire and they'll burn
He stumbled out of the bedroom
Feel the shock moving up and down his spine
He's running out of the building
She's going crazy
Screaming, asking why?
If you look for a savior to finally be free, free from all his failure, that's all you'll ever see
He stumbled into the bathroom, shut the door and fell right to his knees
He tried to look in the mirror
His eyes are bleeding
He's asking please
When the skin breaks
He thought time could heal his growing shame
These white hot knives will turn to fire and they'll burn
He cannot heal before he breaks
Sounds weakening
Death sets in as his stomach quickly hits the floor
The stench of a rotting lie has found its way to your brain
It pulls the trigger and opens your eyes to spot the reeking stain
He thought it would solve all his problems
He sees now that the blood will never wash away
Now can't you hear what he's saying?
While you've been screaming you've been drowning the ladder so you can float to the top instead of climb
And I assure you that I'm not the one for you
13 Chorus of Angels (06:17)
Chorus of angels; destroy my silence that haunts me
It claims me, while darkness walks beside me
Chorus of angels; destroy my silence that haunts me
It claims me, while darkness walks beside me
I saw the angels sing along to wake up the beautiful sleeping world
Their voices will rise to test the strength of man
Wake up the beautiful sleeping world
We will see the fire
The skies will open up
The clouds will burn red and our sins will forget us
And time will not shake us
Our hearts are made of gold
These walls won't over-take us
(These walls won't over-take us
(These walls won't over-take us...)
I saw the angels sing along to wake up the beautiful sleeping world
Their voices will rise to test the strength of man
Wake up the beautiful sleeping world
(Wake up)
We will see the fire
The skies will open up
The clouds will burn red and our sins will forget us
And time will not shake us
Our hearts are made of gold
These walls won't over-take us
(These walls won't over-take us
(These walls won't over-take us...)
I saw the angels sing along to wake up the beautiful sleeping world (beautiful sleeping world)
Their voices will rise to test the strength of man
Wake up the beautiful sleeping world
(Wake up)
Chorus of angels
Destroy my silence
That haunts me
It claims me
While darkness walks beside me
(Chorus of angels, lead me... me in a prayer that will shake the foundations of the earth... Wake up now.)
I saw the angels sing along to wake up the beautiful sleeping world
Their voices will rise to test the strength of man
Wake up the beautiful sleeping world
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