Album Review: Everyone Dies In Utah – Self Titled

Texas noise merchants Everyone Dies In Utah released their debut full length for InVogue Records last month, just to clarify it’s not their actual debut, since their inception in 2008 they have released three full length albums for Tragic Hero Records, but now they seem to have found a new home, their latest self titled album follows on from their debut single for InVogue Records, Chronophobia. Everyone Dies In Utah have been steadily building up a solid fanbase with a steady flow of releases, and an impressive commitment to touring with anyone, and pretty much everyone, Including Memphis May Fire, The Color Morale, Affiance, Sirens and Sailors, Alesana, and Suicide Silence.

 

This is a relentless pummelling release, albeit one which is perfectly produced, it straddles the often blurred line between metal and the assorted cores that have been spawned ever since hardcore had it’s first schism back in the eighties. Doing a track by track review of the album would be somewhat pointless, this is an album that never takes it’s foot off the gas, but I can confirm Everyone Dies In Utah have continued to refine their sound, and that this is their most accomplished album to date. If metalcore, or whatever core you want to file this under, is your thing then you are probably already aware of Everyone Dies In Utah, and may well have already ordered this album and i can guarantee you’ll be vey happy with it.

 

Personally I found this to be a blur of crushingly brutal guitar riffs, accompanied by a salvo of double kick drums, what makes this more palatable than many of their peers is the fact that this isn’t an exercise in trying to match melodic vocals and anguished screams, this is a band that knows what sound they are looking for and no quarter given in trying to find it. Rather than trying to diversify Everyone Dies In Utah simply alternates between brutal and vicious, that might not sound like much of a difference but give the album a listen and you’ll see what I mean. This is not something that I could listen to on a regular basis but if you’re a fan of this style of ferocious aural assault then this is as good an example of it that you’re likely to hear.

 

Everyone Dies In Utah can be ordered via iTunes and on physical formats here