Album Review: Ice Nine Kills - The Predator Becomes The Prey

Boston hardcore four-piece return to the fray with album number three, The Predator Becomes The Prey. It's been four years since their last long-player dropped and in that time it seems the lads have bumped the melodic dial up a notch, making for 11 top tracks that careen wildly from throttling guitar grunt to highly orchestrated ballad-like movements. Chief howler and wailer Spencer Charnas showcases a bit of both on opener The Power In Belief before he steadies the ship in the darkly energetic and somewhat upbeat The Coffin Is Moving.