Comments on: Empire Shall Fall, The – Awaken

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:35:09 +0000

I must be spoiled i guess, I never pay more than 13.98 for my music.

i still stand by my opinion I think for $16 the buyer should get a better package, Its just a CD and a Digicase.
Hardly no artwork, no lyrics, nothing.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:03:17 +0000

This album was a big disappointment. I’ve heard only good things, but to me it comes off as a pastiche of metal cliches from the past 10 years. There’s the breakdowns, the parts that rip off Meshuggah and so on. The transitions from style to style were jarring in a bad way. I just couldn’t find a flow to the music. I’m still glad to see Mr. Leach back doing what he does though. “Alive or Just Breathing” is close to the high watermark of metalcore. I hope he sticks around and I a hope I like the next The Empire Shall Fall record more.

By: Rev

Rev — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:15:46 +0000

Since when is $16 too much to pay for an album? I think I paid $21 for Chaos AD at Musicland back in the day.

Oh, wait…they went out of business. Nevermind.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:05:17 +0000

I just got my copy of this album yesterday, and I must say this is really good stuff, just like the guy above me “this IS metalcore done right “. Now my only gripe abpout this whole ordeal is that if you want a hard copy of TESF, you have to pay a ungodly amount of money for shipping and Handling. The CD is $10 and shipping is $6.

But other than that, this album is worth the money in my eyes, but I don’t think many other people will pay that high for shipping. Itunes and Amazon downloads might be the best for those people to pick this up at.

By: Scott Lawlor

Scott Lawlor — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:59:38 +0000

Ok I agree with this review 100%. I purchased “Awaken” on iTunes and was very happy with it. But the review missed one huge part about this album. The content, the content of this album comes at a time when when people need to do just that “Awaken”. “Silence is compliance to they enemy”

By: faust666

faust666 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:08:07 +0000

This album is better than everything KSE has or will ever put out.
This is metalcore done right.

By: vegard

vegard — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:59:25 +0000

hearing leech starting screaming at the end of the first song made me do the biggest grin of the year. great album, amazing vocals. glad he’s doing a metal album again.

By: xbenx

xbenx — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:01:31 +0000

Then you both need to give this a chance.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:46:18 +0000

^ agreed

By: Plaguemyheavensblack

Plaguemyheavensblack — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:22:43 +0000

Killswitch will never come close to releasing a record as good as Alive or Just Breathing. Jesse Leach made that album

By: dr_neo_cortex

dr_neo_cortex — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:48:08 +0000

haha this was a suprise to me too i had no idea this was coming out. killswitch’s and seamless’ first records are guilty pleasures of mine definitely gonna check this one out, it sounds promising.