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The Long Way Home

Confession

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Album Review

Despite frontman Michael Crafter's stints in Carpathian, Bury Your Dead, and most notably, I Killed the Prom Queen, Melbourne five-piece Confession have struggled to shake off their second-rate Parkway Drive label since bursting onto the thriving Australian metalcore scene in 2008. Produced by legendary Swedish death metal producer Fredrik Nördstrom (Bring Me the Horizon, In Flames), their second album, The Long Way Home, suggests they're not too concerned with the constant comparisons. Indeed, having toured with the acclaimed Byron Bay outfit, used their Parkway House studio to write most of their material, and explicitly referenced the opening track of their 2005 debut Killing with a Smile on "Gimme A.D.D.," the band appear to be actively encouraging them. It's just as well, as there's not much getting away from the fact that most of its 11 tracks share a similar, demonic Wall of Noise, whether it's the rousing gang mentality chants of "Nearly 30," the aggressive emo-metal of "Confused/Hopeless," or the propulsive title track. Dan Brown's cleaner vocals and melodic blink-182-esque melodies provide a welcome counterbalance to Crafter's relentless, demonic grunts, while there are flashes of invention, as with the stuttering, industrial riffs and dubstep breakdown on "I Created This Horror," and the brutal, pop-punk of "Piece by Piece." But even though most of the tracks barely make it past the three-minute mark, the constant barrage of towering, thunderous riffs, punchy, frenetic rhythms, and defiant, angsty lyrics quickly becomes utterly tiresome, with only the ominous, synth-led "Intro" and the surprisingly jangly "Heartless" providing any true respite. The Long Way Home will no doubt consolidate Confession's second-tier status back in their homeland, but there's little to encourage audiences elsewhere to investigate. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Aussie Hardcore at its best

Waited for this album to long, one of the best so far this year does not disappoint.

i loooove

this album....they bring a brand of metalcore that is so hard and so beautiful all in one...definetly one of the better albums of the year...literally almost died listening to it...thats cuz i was ragin in the car :D get iiiiiiit!

ALMOST 5/5 but...

Piece By Piece is.... a terrible song. it's cheesy and just doesn't go with the rest of the brutality the other songs bring. I really hope they avoid songs like that in the future. 10/11 songs is a VERY good start though. Pick this album up!

The Long Way Home, Confession
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Metal, Music, Rock
  • Released: Sep 27, 2011

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