Album Review: The Last Ten Seconds Of Life - Invivo[Exvivo]

The Last Ten Seconds Of Life is a clear product of the second – or perhaps even third – generation of deathcore. For a seasoned listener the influences are clear, but this American four-piece has honed in on unique sonic traits. Containing predominantly slow-mid-paced tunes broken up by sporadic bursts of intensity, the album's stripped-back and entirely realistic production sound somehow only assists in creating an extremely brooding and grippingly malevolent atmosphere. Though lyrically a largely depressive, self-centred affair, it's also cleverly self-aware enough to hit hard without so much of a 'woe is me' angle.