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Fjord
Lives Lives

Eulogy (2007) Tohm

Fjord – Lives Lives cover artwork
Fjord – Lives Lives — Eulogy, 2007

Fjord are ex-Winter Solstice/The Takeover and have been said to play a brand of metal "for the fans of Converge and Botch." Lives Lives definitely sounds Botch-influenced, but that's not a very unique quality nowadays. The music isn't contrived; it's simply similar to many "metal-core" bands. Thankfully they don't fall into the mold of recycled As I Lay Dying riffs and open e-string breakdowns like many "metal-core" bands have. Fjord provide some interesting musical interludes with quiet parts and technical riffs, but the band cannot seem to surpass the limits of the "metal-core" genre. If you don't listen to enough "metal-core" bands already, Fjord are here to satiate the need; however, they're easy to overlook in the grand spectrum of contemporary music.

4.8 / 10Tohm • December 31, 2007

Fjord – Lives Lives cover artwork
Fjord – Lives Lives — Eulogy, 2007

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