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Hanging On By a Thread

The Letter Black

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The Letter Black’s first full-length project follows the path laid down by their 2009 debut EP, leading them squarely into Evanescence/Flyleaf territory. Goth torment blends with Christian reverence to create a hard, seething sound long on table-saw guitar riffs and keening, minor key melodies. Singer Sarah Anthony’s angst-filled vocals bring out the urgency of the quartet’s lyrics, augmented at times by husband/guitarist Mark Anthony’s screamo-slanted background vocals. Evil often takes the form of toxic boyfriends in these songs — tunes like “My Disease,” “Care Too Much” and “All I Want” trace the scars of tormented relationships. Conversely, yearning expressions like “There’ll Come a Day” and “Invisible” can be taken as paeans to God or a distant earthly lover. Balancing this lyric ambiguity is the album’s emphasis on muscular rock, leavened at times by folk-influenced tracks like the string-draped “Best of Me.” The Letter Black prefers capturing moments of conflict over spiritual reflection, as the smoldering anger within “Fire With Fire” and “Wounded” shows.

Customer Reviews

Epic!!

Completely epic!Hanging on by a Thread stays in ur head 4ever! and when its there ur not ganna want it to leave!! I found some of the songs very ease to relete to, I say Very epic album!

One of the few albums...

This is one of those cd's that come along that you can actually listen through the whole cd and enjoy EVERY song! I absolutely love this CD and hope this is the first of many more great cd's by The Letter Black to come!! The highest points are Invisible, Hangin' on by a Thread (definitely radio airtime worthy), Believe, My Disease (killer chorus, loved it live), All I Want (love the scream in the beginning)!, and Wounded, which has an absolutely scorching guitar riff to lead it off! Every song on the cd shows off the singer's awesome voice in the best way possible! One of the best bands I've heard in a long time and everyone into Christian or rock should buy this cd off Itunes, 'cause this band is a perfect blend of both!

The problem with this album...

...is that the volume knob doesn't go up high enough. Each song begs to be cranked up louder than the last one. What an edgy sound. Her voice carries amazingly well and when the guy screams (which isn't overdone at all), awesome! I can't wait for The Letter Black to come out with their next album.

Biography

Formed: 2006 in Uniontown, PA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Since forming in 2006, the Letter Black have proven to be one of the hardest working bands in Christian hard rock, often playing as many as 150 shows a year. The group first took shape at a local church in Uniontown, PA, where vocalist Sarah Anthony formed a praise team with her husband. Named Breaking the Silence, the duo eventually grew into a full-fledged rock band, with Sarah steering the band's sound in a manner reminiscent of Evanescence and Paramore. Husband Mark Anthony handled guitar duties,...
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