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║ ARTiST......: Lorna Shore ║
║ ALBUM.......: Flesh Coffin ║
║ TYPE........: Album ║
║ LABEL.......: Outerloop ║
║ GENRE.......: Death Metal ║
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║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CDDA ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 04-24-2017 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 02-17-2017 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║
║ CATALOG.....: OLOOP09CD QUALiTY....: 289kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║
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║ URL.........: http://www.facebook.com/lornashore/ ║
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╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.NOTES]═════════════════════════════╣
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║ 'Dead inside'. The recurring phrase from the title track of Lorna ║
║ Shore's second full-length, Flesh Coffin, is bleak, hopeless and ║
║ cruel; this series of adjectives also adequately describes the ten ║
║ tracks on the album. Lorna Shore have defined their distinct sound ║
║ squarely on the intersection between technical death metal, modern ║
║ black metal and deathcore. The prolific New Jersey quartet have ║
║ garnered notice from the metal community with the release of three ║
║ EPs and their 2015 dΘbut full-length Psalms since their inception in ║
║ 2010. Flesh Coffin, released on February 17, finds Lorna Shore ║
║ taking the next natural step in their sonic evolution, implementing ║
║ haunting orchestration and accessible elements into their merciless ║
║ metal identity. ║
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║ Opening with menacing arpeggios and momentous drums, 'Offering of ║
║ Fire' erupts into the group's signature technical deathcore sound. ║
║ Subtly underscoring the double-time verse are some haunting ║
║ symphonic elements. Though never applied to the extent of bands like ║
║ Shadow of Intent, these layers bring a sense of drama, movement and ║
║ melody to otherwise chaotic, atonal sections. Falling just short of ║
║ six minutes, this track is quite lengthy for deathcore, but manages ║
║ to stay engaging the entire way through with a mix of impressive, ║
║ technical riffs, black metal chords, understated orchestration and ║
║ striking soloing. ║
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║ The first single for the record, 'Denounce the Light', shows Lorna ║
║ Shore taking the next step in their musical journey, while ║
║ attempting to answer the question: 'How do you make deathcore ║
║ accessible?' Bands from Born of Osiris over Suicide Silence to Veil ║
║ of Maya have postulated possible solutions, albeit with varying ║
║ levels of success. However, where all of these groups have been ║
║ accused of 'selling out' to some extent, Lorna Shore take their core ║
║ sound and tweak it just slightly for optimal effect. On 'Denounce ║
║ the Light', as well as other tracks on here, there are clear melodic ║
║ hooks and choruses. They are all informed by distinctly ominous ║
║ melodic choices; no dancefloor synths or siren-like clean vocals ║
║ appear here. Nonetheless, the single's chorus is immense and ║
║ overwhelming. Sweeping guitars, half-time drums and pitched gang ║
║ vocals make for an unforgettable and unsettling musical statement ║
║ that flows into a symphonic reprieve, before the band flits between ║
║ blackened blasts and brutal breakdowns. ║
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║ Not every track on Flesh Coffin is as engaging as the one-two punch ║
║ of 'Offering of Fire' and 'Denounce the Light', though. 'The Astral ║
║ Wake of Time' is a slower, more breakdown-oriented affair that ║
║ impedes the record's energy, but may still be well-received at live ║
║ shows for its unbridled mosh potential. The song attempts at being ║
║ somewhat hooky with the incorporation of group-chanted 'heys', but ║
║ unfortunately ultimately appears contrived in comparison to ║
║ 'Denounce the Light'. In contrast, the almost Southern ghost-town ║
║ vibe of 'FVNERAL MOON' fits tremolo-picked melodies and a half-time ║
║ chorus into a solid, succinct second single. Flesh Coffin closes ║
║ with the title track, an ill-omened song led by chilling single note ║
║ melodies and an appealingly appalling chorus. ║
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║ With Flesh Coffin, Lorna Shore may have reached the pinnacle of ║
║ modern deathcore. Guitarists Adam De Micco and Connor Deffley deftly ║
║ incorporate technical passages, atmospheric elements, mosh-worthy ║
║ breakdowns and melodic sensibility into strong song structures so ║
║ shamefully often ignored in the genre. Austin Archey's drums provide ║
║ a character all their own, managing to be both overwhelming and ║
║ nuanced. Tom Barber's gutturals, screams and shrieks provide a ║
║ versatile vocal delivery without ever incorporating the much ║
║ maligned clean singing. It's not to say, however, that the album is ║
║ quite perfect. As previously mentioned, some songs do impede the ║
║ momentum of the record, and occasionally Barber's low screams sound ║
║ as if they were recorded through a long, soggy cardboard tube. ║
║ Despite these criticisms, I doubt Flesh Coffin will have much ║
║ competition for deathcore album of the year, bolstered by its sturdy ║
║ songwriting, sonic versatility, astounding technicality and ║
║ unyielding commitment to heaviness. ║
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╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣
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║ 01 Offering of Fire 5:51 ║
║ 02 Denounce the Light 4:41 ║
║ 03 The Astral Wake of Time 3:57 ║
║ 04 Desolate Vale 4:53 ║
║ 05 Fvneral Moon 5:02 ║
║ 06 Void 4:17 ║
║ 07 Infernum 3:59 ║
║ 08 The//Watcher 4:05 ║
║ 09 Black Hollow 4:14 ║
║ 10 Flesh Coffin 4:55 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 10 Files/100.0MB/45:54 min ║
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