The Apparatus - Time Has Come - Baptized By Blood

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Time Has Come - Baptized By Blood

Wednesday, 28 November 2007

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5.8

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Track Listing:
01. Convict
02. Deathwish
03. The Icarus Fall
04. Like Salt in a Flesh Wound
05. Self Abandonment

Artist: Time Has Come
Title: Baptized By Blood
Genre: Hardcore • Death Metal
Release Date: 01 January 2005
Format: EP
Country: Germany
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Overall rating (weighted)		5.8
Musicianship		6.0
Composition		5.0
Experimentation		5.0
Production		7.0
Value		7.0

The earlier release by German technical deathgrinders is noticeably more straightforward deathcore mixed with metalcore. It's not cheesy, don't get me wrong. Compared to the newer, self-titled EP, this seems like a different band altogether! There are plenty more breakdowns and hardcore stylings present on this longer, less original release. Fans of Despised Icon or early The Red Chord will dig this. The production is very raw and it lends itself to the material well.

"Deathwish," the longest track on the album, is the one with the most styles. Starting with a crunchy breakdown, the thing quickly transforms into some chugga-chugs, some brief grinding, some riot shouts, and even some old school thrash parts in the final couple minutes. "Like Salt In A Flesh Wound" has a beginning part that sounds like the instrumental stuff found on the newer album, which is cool to hear. Post hardcore is kind of over its zenith in the US, but I'd imagine in Europe, and beyond, it is fresh. It's cool to see bands use this sound to their own advantage. The album closer even has a quiet, jazzy, pseudo-Dillinger guitar plucking near the end, signaling that the band's influences run deep.

Overall, the record is more brutal and straightforward than its predecessor. One can put it on and swing their head at a party or in the car or something. The problem lies in the fact that it's not overly groundbreaking. It's all good; it's just not as good, nor representative, of their newer sound. For fans, this is a good album but not essential. Watch out for this band.

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