MARY AND THE BOY
S/T
(Low Impedance)

QUEEN ELEPHANTINE
Surya
(Self-Released)

KEN MODE
Reprisal
(Escape Artist)

SHELLSHAG
Destroy Me I'm Yours
(Starcleaner)

THINE EYES BLEED
S/T
(The End)

GREY DATURAS
Return to Disruption 

(Neurot)

GOD'S REVOLVER
Little Black Horse Where Are

You Going With Your Dead 
River

(Exigent)

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Pretty damn good. I remember reviewing Thine Eyes Bleed’s first record In The Wake of Separation a couple of years back and being nicely surprised. But this sophomore self-titled one is a giant step forward. Technically, this Canadian combo has developed some dexterous chops, and has upped the ante in mighty fashion through some nifty guitar melodies. The whole thing sounds rather Swedish (as in melodic and pretty much melodic death metal genre bound), except Thine Eyes Bleed is clearly a superior proposition. Hard to pin point beyond the simple minded ‘these dudes just write better songs’. And my problem in describing Thine Eyes Bleed superiority is based around the style the band chooses to cover; a very well-written mix of technical thrash metal and melodic death metal with very cool vocals. That’s perhaps the most distinctive trait of the band; Justin Wolfe sounds mean like a pitbull, like a diabolic entity with a boner for the dark side and crappy artwork.

Yeah. What’s up with that? Good artists abound. And I am not sure if one of the members is responsible for such sophomoric attempt for an album cover but please, this is downright unappealing. And that for a genre that can be associated with gruesome, funny and ridiculous art.  In The Wake of Separation did not have a great cover either, but it was a far better choice. Maybe they don’t care anymore, after all, with this whole downloading frenzy, the package surrounding the music seems to be losing some of its importance. A shame for metalheads especially.

Musically though, Thine Eyes Bleed rips dark hearts off swollen chests with comfortable ease and much style. The guitar work is stellar, the drumming top notch, and as mentioned before, the vocals kill because Wolfe does not offer a monochromatic delivery. Instead, his well-pronounced vocals without ever going normal or deep cavernous chocolate chip cookie monster get close to growl but are closer to superhuman and rather morbid. Solid and well-rounded record. Only time, their work, and their label’s effort will tell if this album will catapult Thine Eyes Bleed to the front. They certainly have the talent.

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