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Band
The Defiled
Title
Daggers
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2013
Style
Metalcore/Hardcore
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9/14/2013 - Review by: Greg Watson

The Defiled
Daggers

Company: Nuclear Blast
Release: 2013
Genre: Industrial, Metalcore
Reviewer: ChaosLord

  • Hell of an album



    • The Defiled' new album "Daggers". Read it, remember it. British-based metalcore band with a bit of electronic/industrial thrown in, The Defiled offer up a hell of an album with this release.

    From the outset it's clear The Defiled are going straight for the throat. The opening track "Sleeper", aptly named as the synth intro gives way to a thrash-fueled riff fest. As the album hurtles onward, listeners are taken on a crazy track-by-track ride. The second track "Unspoken" is by far one of my favorite tracks on the album. This song has a monstrously anthemic chorus, a riff that has me constantly banging my head and this is just a song that I can listen to over and over again. The next to last track, "Five Minutes", provides an odd break and fascinating deviation from the heaviness. This track is dance-like and has bits of pop in it. It's damn catchy and shows the talent and variation this band possesses. Track for track this album is one I see myself listening to for years to come. With polished production, solid song writing and plenty of bangers, "Daggers" will definitely make my year end Top 10.

    To wrap this up, Britain's quest for world domination has a band that is at the front of the pack, poised to be the next big thing that comes from across the pond and adds to the swelling ranks of this "British Blitz". Don't miss out on this album or you will be shunned by the metal gods.


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    Daggers
    2013
    Nuclear Blast
    		Greg Watson9/14/2013
    5

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