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Suicide Silence - 'No Time To Bleed'

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Suicide Silence - No Time To Bleed

Suicide Silence - No Time To Bleed

Century Media Records
For one reason or another some bands stir up really strong emotions, both positive and negative. Suicide Silence is one of those bands. They haven't been around very long, but have already attracted a sizeable fan base, and also a sizeable base of detractors.

No Time To Bleed is their second full-length. Suicide Silence plays deathcore, alternating fast and frenzied death metal with slower paced sections and breakdowns. It's a formula that gets crowds worked into a frenzy in a live setting, but on CD can get repetitive.

"Suffer" is a typical song, starting off with rapid-fire intensity and blast beats before slowing down into a mid-tempo groove, and then slowing down even more to a crushing crawl before blasting off again and changing tempos a few more times.

The strongest part of No Time To Bleed is Mitch Lucker's vocals. He uses everything from ominous low-pitched growls to angry screams to high pitched yells.

Suicide Silence is technically sound, but although the songs have numerous tempo changes, they aren't always very distinctive or memorable. There are some interesting moments on this CD, such as "Wasted" and the semi-instrumental "...and Then She Bled," but a bit more originality would propel them even higher.

(released June 30, 2009 on Century Media Records)

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