For you Suicide Silence fans, the band is back together, but it is not Mitch behind the mic this time. Mitch's death has affected a lot of us, especially his fans that followed him before his death. I had to get the album to hear how it would sound with Eddie as the new front man, and I was not disappointed with the album, But it did not feel like Suicide Silence. It felt like an All Shall Perish album, the band Eddie belonged too, before filling in Mitch's footsteps.
Eddie and Mitch were close friends, but had different screams. Mitch had a better stage presence than Eddie did/does, but Eddie sounded better live. Both Eddie and Mitch could scream, but the higher screams were better with Mitch, and I would prefer Mitch's higher screams over Eddie any day. When it came to the low growls, both men were fairly comparable and could execute them without an issue. These were just some of the common differences in each singer I wanted to point out before I moved on to Suicide Silences's latest album You Can't Stop Me featuring Eddie as the lead singer.
Eddie is a beast behind the mic. His screams are never weak, and he can hold out screaming than many artists could. When i pressed play on the first song, I expected a song like "Wake Up" or "Slaves to Substance," but the song "M.A.L." came on and was a softer intro than I expected. But given Suicide Silence had an into in their first album The Cleansing. Both of these intros have a different feel on them. The Cleansing's intro had more of a panic feel to it, that opened up into what, has to be one of their better albums. "M.A.L." had that dark, Gothic feel that lingered across your ears as it played. The feeling from this intro to the other intro was a complete swap into what seemed a darker era in the band's timeline. Then it goes on.
The first thrashing song we hear on this album is called "Inherit The Crown," which flowed perfectly with "M.A.L." Not only did it play in the queue nicely, "M.A.L. " is the abbreviation for Mitch Adam Lucker. I look at these two songs as Mitch A. Lucker Inherit The Crown. It something I found amusing when I went through the album. Now, we move on.
Before this album came out, there was a song called "Cease To Exist" that came out featuring Eddie. This is what started the whole "It's not Mitch, it sucks" bull that I see across multiple pages, and even the Suicide Silence site. I do not want to say this, but Mitch is dead. This is the band's way of moving on, and keeping their friend with them. I respect that. But I did not like how they tried playing the song. Eddie can not scream high pitch as well as Mitch could, so I thought the song was bad. Yet, when his low growls came in, there was promise, and hope the album would rock.
Songs like "Warrior," "Sacred Words," and "Don't Die" were the songs I found to be the best in the album. Do not get me wrong, "You Can't Stop Me" was phenomenal, but after playing it multiple times, it lost its touch. I chose these songs over the whole album for a few reasons. Eddie's voice in these songs hit the peak of his performance, and have a perfect blend of the guitar, bass, and drums. Another song in this album I can not look over is "Ouroboros." It has a few chorus' of clean vocals, and gives off that older deathcore/grindcore feel that the bands Zao and Trenches did. It reminds me of the song "Free the Three" by Zao and its beautiful.
Overall, this album was a step, that fans and myself, including the band, thought was needed. I will be blunt, for the longest time I thought Suicide Silence would end, but I am glad they are back at doing what they loved to do. The band has gone above and beyond with supporting Mitch's daughter, Kenadee since his death. Its a tragedy to loose a band member, a friend, and most of all, a father.
Overall rate 7/10. The album was not what I hoped it to be, but it was not a complete bust.
Below I will post some links to preview songs on the album.
You Can't Stop Me music Video
Don't Die Lyric video
