Lost Society – If The Sky Came Down
Release Date: 7th October 2022
Label: Nuclear Blast
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Genre: Groove Metal, Thrash Metal.
FFO: Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God, Exodus.
Review By: Liam True
Since 2001 Lost Society have been raising eyebrows and impressing bands and fans alike in the metal scene with their combination of riffs and songwriting abilities. Since 2019, however, with the release of popular single No Absolution, I’ve kept an eye on them and when it was announced they’ll be releasing the new album, If The Sky Came Down, I’ve been trying to avoid the single releases, as I wanted to hear the album in full from start to finish. And now it’s happened, I can safely say it was worth the wait.
Opening with lead single and the riff heavy 112, it’s an excellent opening track as it shows the riffs of lead guitarist Arttu Lesonen & guitar/frontman Samy Elbanna with the crushing bass of Mirko Lehtinen really coming through thick and deep between Elbanna’s shrieks and growls.
What Have We Done feels like it belongs on a Bullet For My Valentine album, taking inspiration and building upon it to create a stronger, more catchy song. (We Are The) Braindead opens with a fast-paced electronic drum machine until Elbanna’s scream enters and the band fire on all cylinders. Hitting the speedometer at 120, the drumming of Taz Fagerstrom really shines here as he crushes the kit with ease. Stitches & Awake are both incredible songs but throw you off as Stitches is a riff based speed song and Awake slows it down for you, but that doesn’t change how good it is. A strong headbanger song that belongs in a live environment.
Underneath kicks it back into overdrive, with Fagerstroms drumming opening a pit up in your living room with a one-man wall of death. That wall being Elbanna’s vocals, along with Lesonen shredding your throat with his strings. Intense and heavy is the name of the game on this record so far, and it’s really hitting the spot.
Creature hits you with a gong, almost like The Undertaker has made himself known. But we’re again greeted with a slowed down song as Elbanna’s clean vocals soothe us before the band emerges and rips you apart with another slow but powerful song that again belongs on the stage.
Hurt Me, If The Sky Comes Down & Suffocating finish the album, and it’s a great finishing trio. It’s unusual for a metal band to finish on such a slow song, even more so when it’s a piano-filled breakdown as Elbanna sings his heart out while reaching the high notes
From start to front, the album is spectacular and keeps surprising you with every song. From the 100 mph riffs to the slowed down nature of the deeper cuts, it’s an all-round excellent album. An album they NEED to play in full on stage. And I know I’m not the only one who wants that.
(5 / 5)
