The Darkest Red - The Agony Scene | Album Abyss

Album Abyss is a series of amateur-as-hell reviews of random metal albums that I’m listening to. I’ll share my thoughts and give it a letter grade. Enjoy 💀 I threw this album on for the first time today while looking for something totally new to listen to while I fold laundry, and me-oh-my I thought I had found something really good by accident. I really like the second track, the titular “The Darkest Red”, and how the guitars immediately slam away alongside the constant pounding blast beats. The album feels like a fusion of DevilDriver + Lamb of God given how chuggy the guitars are throughout the whole thing. Scars of Your Disease was a total adrenaline rush, blasting me back to when I first discovered the raw fury of Chimaira, especially with Pure Hatred. Unfortunately every other song after that started to blend together, all pretty much sounding the same. Like they’re good, but not great - like eating a bowl of plain Chex. Actually, Prey has a pretty sweet breakdown toward the…

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