Alright, who’s in for something different? You are?! Then you’re reading the right review as we speak. To be honest, I can’t really come up with a band to compare Fear Before The March Of Flames with. These guys use electric noises, nasty screams, melodic vocals and lots of different influences of which I can’t forget to mention the screamo and post-hardcore sound.

 

I do have to mention that the melodic (crying) vocals involved in the songs every now and then are certainly not annoying. The somewhat ‘weird’ noises on the background and the kind of a chaotic approach to the songs are adding so much more dimensions to the music, that you definitely have to check out this album a couple of times before you’ve really heard everything on it. Then there are the heavier parts with the nasty sounding screams and more chaotic style of music. This band certainly isn’t a second The Dillinger Escape Plan, but somehow the chaotic parts remind me of that band.

 

In the end it comes down to a lot of variation on this album. You can imagine how many things can be created by using instruments like the piano and keyboards and some programming. And no, the piano and keyboards certainly aren’t annoying! They manage to create just the right atmosphere within the (mostly slower) songs.

 

To close this review I’d like to conclude that Fear Before The March Of Flames is a band with a way too long name and a very diverse band as well. Maybe that long name just stands for the diversity within this band. Anyways, everyone who’s into some more experimental but still accessible stuff should try The Always Open Mouth.