This is the band’s third album, and for me it’s their best. They seem to get the same hate coming their way as do Nickelback, and I think this is mostly from older rock fans who think the music is created for the purpose of making money and not for the art. Anyway, I love this record. The songs are short and to the point, and the music seriously rocks. The songs are huge with great hooks and melodies, and the production is freaking awesome.
Band leader, Brent Smith, has a great voice with so much power in the delivery, and even though it feels as though the band is just a vehicle for his songs (no members of the band get any writing credits), this is a superb recording. The opening two tracks of Devour and the title track are a killer one-two opening. If it’s possible, we are shifting gears in the melody and feels department with the stunning Second Chance.
This album is chock full of moments like these, and modern rock it most definitely is, but there is something for everyone here and I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
