I Am Heresy - Thy Will (2014) [Gorgatz]

I Am Heresy - Thy Will (2014) [Gorgatz]



- I N F O -

A partial red flag goes up with the mention of a Boysetsfire member entrenched in the ranks of New Jersey/Delaware sextet I Am Heresy. It has more to do with metal’s general aversion to the wishy-washy post-hardcore front than anything…it’s not like Boysetsfire are a bum deal – they’re not. These types general don’t entice the long-hairs, that’s all. Never the matter, for I Am Heresy are a relatively fresh-faced act, very much along the lines of more-metal hardcore with a message; very agro, and politically-motivated, per the usual.

The band’s Thy Will comes with a message, of course, going to battle for the oppressed and miscast, which runs in concert with the punk froth that accompanies a whole slew of these tunes. And for the most part, the well-directed spite and anger works, like on “Our Father” (see lots of pissed vocals, double-bass, and mosh parts) or the brazen “Year Zero in the Temple of Fire,” which emerges as the album’s most furious and well-concocted number.

All sorts of vocal mutations come from main dude/vocalist Nathan Gray (he of the aforementioned Boysetsfire). He’s at his most convincing when the spit and verbal barbs are flying, like on “Destruction Anthems” as well as “Blasphemy Incarnate.” One could do without some of the cleanly-sung parts, though, as they’re a bit bombed out during “As We Break” and “Seven Wolves and the Daughters Of.” Then again, they’re all a part of a rather sonically huge package, one that takes three guitarists to construct, thus making I Am Heresy an outsider whose message and delivery should have no problem resonating with its intended audience.

Delaware/New Jersey sextet I AM HERESY will release its second full-length album, "Thy Will", on March 4, 2014 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was engineered and produced by John Ferrara at Portrait Studios, who also helmed I AM HERESY's "O Day Star, Son Of Dawn" EP. The new effort was mastered by Kevin Mattesky at Phantom Center Media.

The official lyric video for the song "Rahabh" can be seen below.

I AM HERESY's sound is an eruption channeling the passionate hardcore/punk fury of early BOYSETSFIRE streaking ferociously down the middle of the metallic-tinged prowess and influences of fellow hardcore giants INTEGRITY and CONVERGE. Imposing. Frenetic. Unrelenting. And certainly unrepentant.

After Nathan Gray (also of BOYSETSFIRE) ended THE CASTING OUT, the start of a new era was heralded when he teamed up with his son Simon Gray and a wild bunch of likeminded musicians to form I AM HERESY. They released a self-titled debut album that was followed by the "O Day Star, Son Of Dawn" EP shortly after in March of 2013. At about the same time, they did their first European tour as well as shows on the East Coast of the USA, including some with their new label mates of VATTNET VISKAR.

Says Gray about "Thy Will": "A new ethos is born...Come ye daughters and sons of chaos and mystery! We intend to rebuild and create the archetypes of rebellion and revolution against self induced repression. Reveling in anthemic battle songs of lust, pride and indulgence in order to create a ritual purification from the stagnant impotence of servitude and self denial."

LINE UP
Nathan Gray - Vocals
Jay Sin - Guitar
Simon Gray - Guitar
Gregg Kautz - Guitar
Matt Balog - Bass
Crumbs - Drums

- T R A C K L I S T -

01. Rahabh
02. Our Father
03. March Of Black Earth
04. Year Zero In The Temple Of Fire
05. Destruction Anthems
06. Thy Will I (Black Sun Alpha)
07. Thy Will II (Black Sun Omega)
08. Blasphemy Incarnate
09. As We Break
10. Alarm
11. Seven Wolves And The Daughters Of Apocalypse
12. Devour
13. Throw Wide The Gates
14. Hinnom I (Altar Of Fire & Earth)
15. Hinnom II (This Is The Second Death)
16. Unrepentant
17. Violent Convulsions In The Throes Of Life
18. Written In The Blood Of Wisdom

Format: Mp3, VBR V0 kbps Cd-Rip
Genre: Hardcore / Melodic / Chaotic Hardcore / Metal
Size: 84.02 MB