Paradise Slaves – With Hell In His Eyes
Paradise Slaves – With Hell In His Eyes
Spinefarm
Release Date: 02/05/2025
Review by Beth Morait
7/10
USA Metalcore band Paradise Slaves are newcomers to the scene in this guise, but the band features former members of 36 Crazyfists and Diecast. So, they’ve already got a decent amount of experience behind them in the run-up to the release of this record, their debut album. And that means that, for a debut, this album is pretty much on the money in terms of record quality and content. And it does exactly what it says on the tin: A combination of some Heavy Rock riffs, Punk, and Melodic Metalcore that’s got a Noughties feel about it, giving it a nostalgia edge.
Their overall sound is best described as if Linkin Park buddied up with Killswitch, and got James Hetfield in to write the vocal lines. Take a listen to ‘Glass Mountain’ and you’ll see what I mean here. The album ebbs and flows between these styles, dancing with the heavier end of Metalcore in tracks like ‘Dreamers’ and ‘Swim North’, both of which are very 90’s Killswitch. Tracks like opener ‘For Those Who Watch The Sea’ take it down a more melodic avenue. And ‘How Far From Fragile’ is a great example of the kind of mainstream version of Metallica that you either love or hate!
This is a really good, solid album that will definitely do well in an initial run… But it’s not exciting me as much as other releases this year have. Don’t get me wrong, the music is great, the performances solid, and the mix of song styles is good. It just feels a bit safe, and dare I say ‘samey’. There are a lot of bands doing this sort of thing currently, and I’m not sure this will stand the test of time. That said, I think they have a lot more to give, and I hope I’m proven wrong by the time they drop their next release.
TRACKLISTING:
01. For Those Who Watch The Sea
02. Aesthetic of Serpents
03. A Fever To Defeat
04. Dreamers
05. With Hell In His Eyes
06. Glass Mountain
07. Swim North
08. How Far From Fragile
09. Somebody To Shove
10. Always Have Always Will
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