When bands want to whore, they play metalcore, but they make me bore and my ears become so sore. Now that's fucking poetry, right?! As you might have figured out about that, I don't exactly love metalcore. There are a very few exceptions, that I can listen to. And those band are on the more metal side of the genre. You know what? Los Sin Nombre are on the right side. Whoopee!

Los Sin Nombre (LSN from now on) come from Sweden and you can hear it. The cover letter mentions The Haunted and In Flames (especially 'Reroute to Remain' [2002]) in "for the fans of" section, and I'm not going to knock down that claim. Thus, Gothenburg bug quarters on this album, and tightly so. Melodic death metal as a term is more or less misleading, but there are numerous riffs of it, straight from the beginning as 'Ashes to Ashes' blasts into action. One of those elements that lift LSN out of the grey mass are "weeping" guitar melodies heard on the song, because many of these Gothenburgish riffs are indeed so familiar stuff. Not the band's fault, I think, but the style is done just so through and through already. So, faster stuff is mainly okay, but some has a feel of rehashing.

Slower 'Enemy' is a welcome change. Even though it is slower, it is no emo gayness, but the song really rocks and contains a ripping solo! Emotional instrumental 'Passing Through' is a weird one on the album, but it still gives a breather between faster material. 'Raised in Anger' sounds like a Gothenburg band playing Finnish Diablo's song, thanks to the beats and more technical guitar work, plus Rainer Nyg

Rating: 6 (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Lane
11/13/2009 20:29