Mirrors

(49:35) Sperrig, selten eingängig, aber trotzdem reizvoll präsentieren sich die Kanadier MISERY SIGNALS auf ihrem Zweitwerk. Das Quintett lärmt im Verbund mit Krachmaten wie The Dillinger Escape Plan, Breach oder Burst, allesamt Brüder im Geiste, die das Postcore-Genre längst zu einer Plattform für intensive, aber stets atmungsaktive Kunst ernannt haben. Der unheimlich trockene Sound von

I have a vague recollection of a review I wrote for MISERY SIGNALS' debut "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" in which I basically stated that it was not an enjoyable effort nor was it an impressive one. The memory was unpleasant enough to almost result in my avoidance of a review of the group's new album, "Mirrors". Now I think I need to go back and check out "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" again, as "Mirrors" impressed the hell out of me. On this sophomore full-length, the progressive metalco...