Threat Signal - Self-Titled

Malice

Maybe it's a recurring theme for 2011 but following hot on the heels of Evanescence's less than stellar self-titled album I recently got a hold of Threat Signal's third album. Strangely similar to Evanescence they seem to be a band getting steadily worse with age. Their first album was fantastic, the second album less so but with the occasional high point. I have listened to the third album from start to finish a few times now and not a lot has jumped out at me. Most of the songs seem to have sacrificed melodic aspects for technical proficiency.

Has anyone else listened to it yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baWIgvxG1_g

TheStickyBandit

I too think their first album is awesome, I liked their second one and I had forgotten to get the latest one. I did however listen to the track Fallen Deciples a few times and I think it just lacked the rawness which under reprisal contains. I think they had been saying that this album was their most intricate and heaviest. I just think they just need to write more bitchin' tracks like Inane and Rational Eyes!

Malice

TheStickyBandit wrote: »

I think they had been saying that this album was their most intricate and heaviest.

It probably is but as I wrote in the first post that seems to have cost them in terms of melody. So far I have found nothing like this in the album that I'm going around humming:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEDI5S-W2RU

TheStickyBandit wrote:

I just think they just need to write more bitchin' tracks like Inane and Rational Eyes!

Agree 100%. I am going to give this album the benefit of the doubt and listen to it a good bit though just in case it's a grower.

TheStickyBandit

I must get a copy of it myself actually.
I'm quite surprised that these guys aren't as well know, as I remember playing rational eyes for my band mates and they never heard of them, much to my amusement! Lets say they were fans after that!