@planetmosh reviews Die Without Hope .@carnifex out on .@nuclearblasteu A band coming out of hiatus, a year-and-a-half of writing and a new record deal, for Californian quintet Carnifex, this was just what they needed as they signed to Nuclear Blast, in what they describe as a 'turning point' and has resulted in the recent release of@planetmosh reviews Die Without Hope .@carnifex out on .@nuclearblasteu Carnifex – Die Without Hope A band coming out of hiatus, a year-and-a-half of writing and a new record deal, for Californian quintet Carnifex, this was just what they needed as they signed to Nuclear Blast, in what they describe as a 'turning point' and has resulted in the recent release of their fifth full length studio album 'Die Without Hope'. From the very outset this is a record that is visceral and intense in its delivery. Shawn Cameron's ferocious drumming hardly lets up throughout the 10 tracks on offer. While Scot Lewis's vocals sound deep and animalistic, but not like any animal I've ever heard, more like something that has been spawned from the deepest, darkest pit of hell. There are few let ups in the intensity except for the odd breakdown and the classy duelling guitar solo in 'Dark Days' which also features some uncharacteristic piano and orchestration. Although the piano & orchestration return briefly for the musical interlude of 'Reflections of the Forgotten,' that is short lived as the album closer 'Where Light Dies' again disseminates any sense that there may be a let-up in the musical onslaught. 'Die Without [...]
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