The
Autumn Offering
Embrace the Gutter
Victory Records, May 2006
Offensive words: 5+
Genre: brutal metal/hardcore
Also check out Becoming the
Archetype and The
Showdown.
The Autumn Offering have perfected a dynamic blend of metal styles that expresses their outrage against the shallow beach culture and vacuous values of southern Florida. What makes them stand out from the pack is their seamless blend of the mind-boggling solos rock and roll stylings of heroes like Guns N’ Roses with traditional metal’s darker outlook. Fans of every generation of metal will find a lot to love about The Autumn Offering. They will bring their incendiary show to stages everywhere in 2006. victoryrecords.com
Music
Another brutal metal performance from The Autumn Offering.
Hearing "Decay" for the first time, you instantly notice the
instant double kick drum and insane late 80's style ripping guitars. The
album never lets up with the onslaught of metal but offers little
variation doing so. "The Yearning" is also an incredible track
but it was more like a continuation. That also adds to a cool effect
with a constant flow of what the listener wants. "Misery"
changes up the feel a bit with a gritty intro to crashing cymbals. It
quickly turns to metal with the wailing of the guitars. The bass lines are
equally intense. "Walk the Line" even has a taste of the Crue.
It is something about the intro that pulled me in as one of the best
diversified tracks on the album. Overall, there isn't a bad track on the
album if you are a true hardcore metal fan. Just a tad monotonous in
areas.
Lyrically/Vocally
Lyrically, The Autumn Offering is as
brutal lyrically as they are musically. Open up the disc and you see
it says "Abandon all hope." This becomes a common thread with
this album and the band's last. As their first album, this isn't an album to pick up if you
are looking for lyrics to make you feel high spirited. The direction
is typically downing the general nature of people and a lack of trust and
hope is often in line with the feeling as well. A few 'f' bombs are thrown
in as well. Vocally, Dennis Miller has some major growling vocal chords.
He holds to that style in a consistent and powerful approach
Overall, I'm just not a fan of the doom and gloom. Musically these guys are great and extremely talented but I just get in touch with the lyrics.