The song goes into the verse riff, then back into the chorus one last time. Pin and Dan harmonise my favourite riff on the album, it’s just so melodic and powerful. Dan Ford begins a massive build up on his toms, whilst Mikee screams how we feed off the world and ruin it (my interpretation, I’m probably wrong) till he screams “You’re all the same!” whilst Justin wails away in the background till Pin comes in with a tapping line, sounds epic as *** with Justin’s singing vocals. Pin and Dan add some nice leads to the song up to the middle eight, which is where the song really gets good. Some nice double kick patterns in the intro, the vocals are nicely memorable and melodic the whole way through. ‘Part of the Friction’ is my personal favourite from this album. ‘Mermaid Slur’ is a poem track, much like ‘When Will the Forest Speak’ from the first album, but much shorter unfortunately. There are some nice runs from the guitarists in later riffs. The verses are very driving and there is a very cool lead line played in the chorus…the solo here is very, very good but not the best on the album. There seem to be slapped harmonics by the guitarists here – showing how they think outside of the box and try to be original and unpredictable as possible. ‘Summer Rain’ is one of the faster tracks. The outro is pure hyperactivity, Pin playing the harmonised tapping riff of the second verse whilst Dan plays the standard riff – sounds very good. The next verse is interrupted briefly by a harmonised tapping riff before we go into a “breakdown” of sorts, followed by a singing section. The chorus is pretty damn catchy – "A world of wonders/Man made mechanical thunders" – and Pin adds a nice little tapping lead to the mix. Brief scales punctuate each repetition of the riff, whilst Mikee and Justin scream their heads off for a bit till the chorus comes in. ‘Bland Street Bloom’ kicks off the album with a brief, quiet intro before the main riff comes in. The duelling vocals of Justin Hill and Mikee Goodman are typically hyperactive sounding, with just as much melody as the previous album, if not more. Dan Ford throws in some very interesting beats, there seems to be more double kick this time around. His bass is heard clearly through the guitars. James Leach once again shows that he is a very talented and capable bass player. Each member of the band is incredibly talented – guitarists Pin and Dan Weller are at the top of their game – fully showing off their skill this time around with solos that are both melodic and incredibly technical. Whilst the original SikTh album ‘The Trees Are Dead And Dried Out” was a true classic, this new offering is vastly superior, adding more pace, variation and musical skill to the original SikTh sound.
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