As They Burn

Will, Love, Life

01. Medicine 2.0
02. Origin
03. Dream Collapse
04. The Conscious Man
05. Isis
06. Frozen Vision Part 1
07. Frozen Vision Part 2
08. When Everything Falls Apart
09. Z(h)ero
10. F.R.E.A.K.S.
11. Sons of Shiva

[02/19/13]
[Victory Records]

On the surface, Parisians As They Burn could have been just another addition to the legion of bands who contribute nothing more to the music scene than a couple of breakdowns that would appeal to few beyond the Victory / Rise Records sort of fanbase that much of the die-hard metal fanbase finds alienating. In fact, had it not been for the recommendation from fellow countrymen and Heavy Blog favorites Betraying the Martyrs, this band could have personally been discarded. It just goes to show that some oft-repeated tropes ring true; don’t judge a book by its cover. Looking over nu-metal influences the band wears proudly on their shoulders, As They Burn manage to make the percussive grooving deathcore sound come across as a bit more thoughtful than much their contemporaries, landing themselves as a comfortable bridge between the gleefully ignorant swagger of Emmure and the intelligent furtherance of Meshuggah.

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