To be honest, if you didn’t like Suicide Silence the first time around, then it’s unlikely you’re going to be a massive fan of their sophomore album, ‘No Time to Bleed’. However, for the thousands out there that can’t get enough of the Californian Deathcore merchants, you’re in for a treat.
The trademark sounds that brought Suicide Silence to the forefront of this scene are all apparent once again here and are blasted out of the speakers vehemently with production from Machine (Lamb of God, Every Time I Die, Clutch). ‘Wake Up’ is a relentless opening and a clear sign that SS’s only intention is to go harder, faster and darker than ever before. The overall sound here is more focused and shows how relentless touring has helped to further them as a band and truly find their sound.
‘Smoke’ opens with pounding drums and ear-piercing noise that gradually get more furious before firing off into all manner of hardcore/thrash territory. The songs here are definitely more diverse as the band has tried to incorporate more influences into the Deathcore blueprint, but the beatdowns are still as heavy as lead and are still as likely to cause mass arm throwing in any pit that stands before them.
It’d be difficult to say that there is more melody on ‘No Time to Bleed’, but the guitars definitely stretch far beyond the more obvious chuggery of old, which is clear on ‘Something Invisible’. The Drum fills on the title track are all over the place (in the most uniform of ways) and the crushing blows that ‘Wasted’ delivers will no doubt satisfy any Deathcore fan.
‘Genocide’ at 2:18 is the shortest song on the album and is a stark reminder at how powerful a short song can be. Straight to the point the song lays waste to anything in its path before closer ‘Disengage’ leaves us battered and broken with dischords and beatdowns aplenty.
‘No Time to Bleed’ is a solid album from a band that is growing in popularity and stature with every release. It’s uncompromising and utterly viscious with tattooed to-the-nines vocalist Mitch Lucker’s trademark howling screams making every song even more harrowing. If Suicide Silence manage to connect to a more mature audience like they have with the MySpace generation previously, then there’s no doubt that they will become absolutely unstoppable this time around.
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