Liferuiner - Future Revisionists (2013)

Liferuiner - Future Revisionists (2013)



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For those of you that are not familiar with this Canadian band, Liferuiner are a straight edge, melodic hardcore quartet hailing from the Greater Toronto Area. Originally, they delivered heavy music as a parody of the straight edge community, writing music that didn't reflect their actual lifestyle. Things have changed a bit since 2004.

“Future Revisionists” is the title of their third full-length album. After changing their approach to writing music in 2011, they brought a rebirth to their art through focusing on more meaningful content and intense feeling. In other words, they took the uplifting, inspirational approach and it worked wonders. “Future Revisionists” is the apex of a crescendo started with that revolution. It's a brilliant and pure hardcore statement, filled with feeling, dedication and passion. And with no lack of power and intensity.

And that's exactly the way this album begins, pulling out from the heart all the suffering and determination and screaming it out with strength in “Vacant”. If that track isn't hardcore enough for you, check again - the following song “Waivere Life” is probably going to change your mind immediately. The band surrounds their music with a dark and cloudy atmosphere. It's like being lost in a fog infested forest at night where you face your fears, struggles, your past and your future, your goals and your failures. This is where you face yourself. It seems like you can't see the end of it. It's hard to fix details, but you feel all the intensity of every single emotion like in an impressionist painting.

One by one, the album is a continuous flux of deep and striking music. The most surprising aspect is that the melodic elements don't weaken the sound. Instead they empower it, pushing it forward even harder and stronger. “COPE” is probably the best example of this achievement. More examples? “Fissure” or the first single “Dreamcatcher” can give you a perfect idea of the musical concepts behind this work. They show this band's ability to stray from the traditional hardcore scheme to accept modern metal elements, building some of the best episodes in the album. The final song “Self Purgatory”, achieves the same result musically. It also serves as a perfect anthem for the whole album. As I stated before, it's like traveling in a dark, cloudy forest where you fight your fears and clean yourself before finding your way out. Emotionally speaking, this album is a gem.

At a modest 34 minutes, Future Revisionists is an easily digestible listen, with even the longer songs barely pushing the 4-minute mark. From the dissonant ‘Fissue’ to the melodic closer ‘Self Purgatory’, no song ever overstays its welcome, each being its own compact beast. Realistically Future Revisionists contributes little to the (d)evolution of modern metalcore, but if nothing else it serves as hard evidence that even the worst bands can take an unexpected turn for the better.

TRACKLIST:

01. Vacant
02. Waivered Lives
03. Savages
04. Feeling/Meaning
05. C.O.P.E.
06. Fissure
07. Harvest/Famine
08. Despair
09. Dreamcatcher
10. Self Purgatory

Genre: Hardcore
Subgenre: Melodic hardcore
Bitrate: 320 k
Size: 94.99 MB

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