...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead-The Century of Self
Justice Records
February 17, 2009

I'm very impressed with the way these guys manage to sound melodic, heavy and epic at the same time. There is a happy aggression that is sewn throughout this album, with both ends of the spectrum battling it out against each other like a couple of old warriors.

While those two aspects are clashing, Trail od Dead have so much depth to each song, everything building up to a greater good, an ultimate climax. They pretty much take their time with this process, which may seem to be a bit pretentious, but everything is planned so carefully that any other arrangement (even taking a note away) wouldn't work as well.

This is a band of musical talent, especially in the drumming department, of which I'm especially fond of. Everything clicks like a universal remote control, as they have again succeeded with a great piece of art.

Written by: RF
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