If ever there was a word to sum up Whitechapel, 'subtle' really wouldn't be it. Far more comfortable playing music that crashes into our ears like a runaway freight train on engine steroids, the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have been active since 2006 and Our Endless War is to become their fifth studio album next week, released viaIf ever there was a word to sum up Whitechapel, 'subtle' really wouldn't be it. Far more comfortable playing music that crashes into our ears like a runaway freight train on engine steroids, the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have been active since 2006 and Our Endless War is to become their fifth studio album next week, released via Metal Blade. It is also their follow up to 2012′s bruising self-titled release which ended up being iTunes UK Best Metal Album of that particular year. No pressure then, lads… Ironically, given their general sound, the opening track Rise is in fact rather subtle, starting with a fade-in, military-esque snare drum, acoustic guitars and building the atmosphere up and up until the title track delivers the sucker punch. 'Let's goooooooooo!' screams vocalist Phil Bozeman and Whitechapel are off and running with breakdowns and riffs that make you want to throw as many shapes as possible within the smallest amount of time. As relentless as ever, the band waste no time in bringing everything around them to its knees and then pound it into submission. 'The mouth of hell is open wide tonight!' introduces Let Me Burn which is probably the best summary of the album you'll hear across the ten tracks on [...]
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