Following up their 2009 split with A Fine Boat, That Coffin (how's that for a crappy band name?), Angel Eyes is back with a new full-length called “Midwestern”. The four songs on here are not unlike a storm that engulfs you completely as the band hits you over the head with their their post-hardcore sludgefest.
Like the hardships many of us face every day, “Midwestern” is ugly and bleak yet at the same time it always leaves a shimmer of hope burning bright. It’s equal parts Godspeed You! Black Emperor post-rock and Neurosis sludge and the throat-shredding vocals fit the atmospheric guitar lines to a tee while the drums keep on leading the way through the wasteland.
It’s a pretty fucking intense album that won’t leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. But it’s executed in such a way, that you can’t help but go back to the beginning to endure it all over again.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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