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The Inspriration

It Prevails

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Album Review

Difficult as it's become to find positive attributes for describing most of the bands that exploit the increasingly crowded creatively incestuous and predictable world of melodic metalcore, there are still those rare occasions when really good songs and just the slightest hint of imagination can shake the vice-like grip of stagnation. Such is the case with Portland, OR's It Prevails, who manage just the slightest bit of musical wiggle room via their songs' generally slower, mid-paced tempos, and not-so-heavy guitar attack, but generate far more significant aftershocks with the quality of their melodies and riffs. None of the music on their first album, The Inspiration, smacks of revolution (not even close, really), but infectious album highlights like "The Distance," "Change Today," "An Anomaly," and the title cut, deliver instant sonic gratification with their textured guitar layers building hooks as high as Heaven. The band's lyrics still need plenty of work, covering typical post-emo terrain almost entirely throughout the CD, despite their mostly hardcore-inspired growls and screams (clean vocals emerging, at last, for portions of "At Least understand"). But, then again, with two short instrumentals among these ten tracks, there's also an unusual sense of economy and self-editing (or maybe just a plain shortage of material) at work here that feels somewhat refreshing in this age of excess. Here's hoping that the young members of It Prevails (all reportedly under 21-years-old as of this recording) carry on building on their initial promise, and struggling against the constraints of their Inspiration in years to come.

Customer Reviews

One of the Greatest Melodic Hardcore Releases Ever!

It Prevails is one of the most underrated bands ever and deserves to be known by EVERYONE! Even if you're not a fan of hardcore or metalcore, these guys will surely keep you interested. Unlike most bands these days, they don't rely on heaviness to make them famous, they rely on catchy, melodic and ambient riffs that will bring tears to your eyes. This album is a must buy as is Capture and Embrace and their newly released Findings EP, both of which iTunes has ignored.

One more thing, their is no song called "Minutes" on this album. "Minutes" should be called "My Life Back" and after that should be "To Fail..." which is the instrumental song.

amazing.

truly amazing work, and ground breaking album. MUST BUY

It Prevails

Epic! This Band is Truely One of a Kind. I Strongly Recommend Buying Anything that This Band Puts Out.

Biography

Formed: 2005 in Portland, OR

Genre: Metal

Years Active: '00s

Based in Portland, OR, and composed of vocalist Ian Fike, guitarists Danny Harbold and Brian Blade, bassist Cam Bledsoe, and drummer Aaron Marsh, It Prevails follow in the melodic metalcore footsteps of Shai Hulud, Killswitch Engage, and other bands of their ilk. After touring the U.S. West Coast twice in 2006, the quintet...
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