{"id":9588,"date":"2012-09-18T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=9588"},"modified":"2013-06-01T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T14:32:26","slug":"album-review-vision-of-disorder-the-cursed-remain-cursed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-vision-of-disorder-the-cursed-remain-cursed\/","title":{"rendered":"VISION OF DISORDER – The Cursed Remain Cursed (2012) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

VISION OF DISORDER
The Cursed Remain Cursed<\/strong><\/span>
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\nCandlelight (2012)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Band reunions are very often seen in a very cynical light \u2013 accusations of selling out and cashing in are rife whereas if truth be told, the money available to these bands at the end of the day must be insignificant unless said band were of huge popularity the first time round. That leaves the love of the music, and even the need to finish something that was started as being the main motivations behind getting the urge to patch up differences and knock out tunes all over again.<\/p>\n

New York\u2019s Vision Of Disorder called it a day back in 2002 after the release of the nu-metal tinged From Bliss To Devastation<\/em> (2001), with some members forming Bloodsimple. The news of the band\u2019s reformation was greeted ecstatically by their fans, and with the release of their fourth album, The Cursed Remain Cursed<\/em>, not only have Vision Of Disorder finished what From Bliss To Devastation<\/em> hinted at, but also incorporate the anger of the critically acclaimed sophomore Imprint<\/em> (1998).<\/p>\n

Never quite sitting comfortably in the \u201chardcore\u201d pool, their metallic influences had them branded as \u201cmetalcore\u201d back in the day, but don\u2019t expect floppy fringes and pointless breakdowns with this record \u2013 this is as visceral as they have ever been, and more importantly, more vital as well.<\/p>\n

\u2018Loveless\u2019 opens the whole affair with all the Vision Of Disorder trademarks \u2013 Tim Williams\u2019 screaming holler paired with lush sung choruses (while not once sounding whiny at any point \u2013 modern bands, take note!) backed by a pummeling rhythm attack that seems to be in a race with jagged riffing to reach the end first. If there was ever a criticism to be leveled at the band it\u2019d be that the riffs are not necessarily huge enough, or memorable enough to make the songs stand out; they don\u2019t make the songs but rather are just an added ingredient to make the songs even tastier.<\/p>\n

Of course Tim Williams\u2019 performance here is what allows Vision Of Disorder to stand above their peers, and his use of melody in tracks like \u2018Blood Red Sun\u2019 and \u2018The Enemy\u2019 shows that what he\u2019s learned in Bloodsimple have elevated the band to another level. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna torch this city and watch it burn!\u201d<\/em> screams Williams on the album\u2019s closing track and personal highlight \u2018Heart & Soul\u2019 with so much anger and conviction that if he were to ever become accused in an arson case then this song would surely be \u201cExhibit A\u201d. <\/p>\n

If you let Vision Of Disorder slip under your radar the first time around, don\u2019t let the same mistake happen twice. They\u2019re not considered hardcore heroes for nothing, and all of the promise they showed on their first three releases have come to fruition here \u2013 it\u2019s just a pity it took ten years to realise they still had enough gas in the tank to make it matter. Welcome back boys \u2013 let\u2019s hope you\u2019re going to stay around a little longer this time!<\/p>\n

Neil Not<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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