a bit grindy + a bit hardcore + a bit death metal + a twitch of mathcore = the healing process. great album, combining the best of the above genres. the cd has enough variation to keep it going to the end, really nice. growling to screeching vocals, nice drumming, from blast beat to techdrumming, andddd i'm getting tired now so i'm gonna quit reviewing. between 4 and 5 stars, but since i'm in a good mood : 5 stars.

the last album was great, but it had a kind of 'cold' and 'empty' sound to it. probably the style, nothing wrong with that. but guess what, they filled the 'cold' and 'empty' sound! although this may sound like progress, it actually remains around the same level, because the 'filling up' takes them closer to the mainstream legions of metal/hardcore bands. good album though, and still recognizable.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR. this is amaaaazing, this is thrash metal vs. melodic metal at it's BEST. this is unbelievable. it's one of the best cd's i've ever heard. the structure throughout the cd, the songs itself, the guitar solo's (which are great, not like "look what i can do on my guitar" without sounding good, but REALLY fit into the music and are beautiful yet technical) the drumming seems simple (compared to nowadays techdrumming), but is exactly supporting the songs like it should. a MUST have for anyone who has the slightest love for metal. just amazing.. i'd give it 6 stars if possible.

about time i got this one. very poppy but oh so relaxed album. the vocals are.. i don't know. you have to get used to it i guess. at first i didn't like the vocals very much, but after a few spins they sound great. the music itself is very catchy and well written. my favorite track is "(the symphoy of) blasé" which is amazingly beautiful.

this reminds me a bit of Norma Jean somehow. probably the screeching vocals. clean vocals are included too of course, not bad at all compared to others. it's kind of a mix between punkrock/emo/screamo. pretty good album, i probably like the track "confessions" most.

what the hell happened to this band? their last album wasn't bad at all, but this one has so much more power. starting off with a pummeling double bass (for an emo-influenced band) they set the tone for the rest of the album. good one.

well i guess if you follow their development soundwise, this album is a logical follow-up. extremely melodic, almost happy metal, but still a very recognizable sound. the thing i like most is perhaps the duration of the album, which is 72:55 minutes. other bands need at least 2 albums to fill that time. 'quality music' i would say. although the pessimistic 'i-just-like-their-first-album' people might not agree.

although hardcore and metal are combined so much these days that neither one of them seem to exist anymore, Above This Fire still succeeds to make an original blend of it. harsh hardcore/punk-like vocals, combined with fast-paced hardcore and a bit of metal influences. even a few seconds of blastbeat.. pretty good album.

talking about easy listening. wonderful album. the voices are beautiful and used in allot of different ways, not just monotone vocals. the music is just background really, the voices of the girls do it all.

good EP. nice breakdown-death metal. if you like The Red Chord or Deadwater Drowning, you'll probably like this too. it's not incredible, but a nice snack if your ears are hungry.