2026 Anniversary Series 092: Unearth – III: In the Eyes of Fire

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 8th August 2006 2006 saw what was probably the peak of metalcore’s evolution and growth in popularity, but if you knew where to look you’d have seen the writing was on the wall with regards to its upcoming fall from grace. But there were bands who could withstand it, either by becoming bigger than the genre itself or by adapting. Some never belonged in there in the first place, and others strove to change it from within. The latter applied to Unearth, whose ‘The Oncoming Storm’ was a key record in my love of the genre, but who now were showing the first inklings of moving on into newer and more metal territories. They released their third full length ‘III: In the Eyes of Fire’ and jumped straight ahead of the chasing pack. If there was ever a sensible decision made in the Unearth camp, it was to take their third record in a more thrash heavy direction after the traditional metalcore success of ‘The Oncoming Storm’. ‘III: In the Eyes of Fire’ was…