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║ ARTiST......: Brand Of Sacrifice ║
║ ALBUM.......: God Hand ║
║ TYPE........: Album ║
║ LABEL.......: Unique Leader ║
║ GENRE.......: Death Metal ║
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║ COUNTRY.....: Canada SOURCE.....: CDDA ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 07-11-2019 ENCODER....: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 07-05-2019 QUALiTY....: 905 kbps/44.1kHz ║
║ CATALOG.....: ULR249 MODE.......: 2 channels ║
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║ URL.........: http://www.brandofsacrifice.com ║
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║ Brand of Sacrifice have been on an insane climb in the deathcore ║
║ scene. Skyrocketing off the success of their debut EP The ║
║ Interstice, BOS has been landing incredible things, like playing ║
║ with Signs of The Swarm, Cattle Decapitation, you name it. They have ║
║ been able to apart of some big-name shows in such a short period and ║
║ have had their marketing and promotion on it's A-Game since the ║
║ start. They have been interactive with their fanbase and have ║
║ managed to stay fresh and innovative. Now, we come to 2019 right ║
║ after Independence Day in the US and behold, we have received an ║
║ album. I saw its time we jump in and look at Brand of Sacrifice's ║
║ newest work: God Hand. ║
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║ So, God Hand, if you were unaware is a reference to, you guessed it ║
║ Berserk, and as such, the entirety of this album is as well. This is ║
║ what the previously released EP did as well, as the band itself is ║
║ an homage to Berserk, which is a manga created by Kentaro Miura, and ║
║ tries to convey various parts of the story through its lyricism and ║
║ displays the emotions and rawness of the words being uttered through ║
║ it's intense and hard-hitting instrumental work. The samples added ║
║ also add a nice and wonderful sense of ambiance before crashing ║
║ headfirst into a flurry of sounds that can only be described as just ║
║ raw yet maintained to a degree. I wouldn't say it is that much ║
║ better than their EP, as every track on that did no wrong. On the ║
║ album, there were no tracks that did any wrong either, but some just ║
║ weren't as likely to stick on the first listen. Again, not to take ║
║ away the value of the track, because they are all wonderful, just ║
║ might have needed a little more oomph if you will. ║
║ ║
║ Talking about God Hand now regarding the different components that ║
║ make up this album, we'll start with the vocal work. Kyle Anderson ║
║ has always been an insane vocalist, and this album shows no ║
║ different. He achieves sounds that I have not heard come from very ║
║ many vocalists, which is a nice touch to add to the uniqueness that ║
║ is Brand of Sacrifice. The tones and techniques used in this only ║
║ add more power to each track, which matches the tone and feel of ║
║ Berserk and what all that story entails to a T. The mix on this is ║
║ also stellar as well. Nothing is really drowned out and it is very ║
║ crisp and clear. All in all, well done to Kyle and whoever did the ║
║ mixing and mastering. ║
║ ║
║ Now, the instrumentals. I spoke earlier that the work put into each ║
║ track instrumentally was intense and full of energy. More ║
║ specifically though, the guitar work feels like it has been amped ║
║ up, the drums feel more robust, everything got an overhaul since The ║
║ Interstice. Hearing this live, I can only imagine is a dream. The ║
║ only band I could pair this band up with as using a similar style of ║
║ instrumental work is probably Humanity's Last Breath, both bands are ║
║ amazing and signed with none other than the head honcho of deathcore ║
║ nowadays it seems, Unique Leader. The mixing and mastering on this ║
║ were also done to perfection. Very happy that the wait has been ║
║ worth it for this album to come out. ║
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║ In closing, Brand of Sacrifice has shown themselves to be a force ║
║ not to be reckoned with as they are blasting their way to popularity ║
║ each day. They likely won't be running out of material anytime soon ║
║ as Berserk has recently has gone back into production, so they will ║
║ always have inspiration for new work, I'm certain. I hope to see ║
║ this band continue to thrive and make more content that is just as ║
║ hard-hitting. I've said it before and IÆll say it again: Brand of ║
║ Sacrifice is one of the bands that was needed to push Deathcore in ║
║ the right direction. ║
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║ 01 Begin 1:47 ║
║ 02 Divinity 3:13 ║
║ 03 Fortress 3:23 ║
║ 04 Charlotte 3:16 ║
║ 05 The Branded 2:43 ║
║ 06 Hill Of Swords 1:08 ║
║ 07 Claw Marks 2:25 ║
║ 08 After Image 2:10 ║
║ 09 Beast Of Darkness 3:01 ║
║ 10 God Hand 3:05 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 10 Files/182.0MB/26:11 min ║
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