It’s unfortunate, because 100 Demons play with a heaviness and furiosity that is missing from a lot of metalcore or metallic hardcore albums these days, but this debut is too cliched to stand out. Released a few years before the heyday of this type of music, it’s surprising 100 Demons didn’t gather a greater following. Perhaps they didn’t fit the mold of bands like Killswitch Engage or As I Lay Dying, who inserted melodic passages into many of their songs to widen their appeal. 100 Demons are heavy, loud, and have an uncompromising in-your-face attitude. However, these slabs of heavily distorted guitars are as textbook and the satisfaction I get from them is fleeting. The riffs themselves are simplistic and the vocals are nothing to write home about. I found myself wishing the drums were higher in the mix, but I doubt that would have made much of a difference.
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