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Track By Track Review Of Thy Art Is Murder's New Album 'Human Target'

It's really heavy, like REALLY heavy

Aug 01, 2019

Arizona State University

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Track By Track Review Of Thy Art Is Murder's New Album 'Human Target'

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Thy Art Is Murder released their new album 'Human Target' on July 26th of 2019. It is the fifth studio album released by the band. The album speaks a lot of the ruination of society and dysfunctional politics, while still being pretty brutal, as the band stays the front-runner for the deathcore genre. Preceding is a track by track review of each song on the album, with my own personal opinion and analysis

'Human Target'

The premiere track of this album packs a huge punch to start us off. The vibe of the song is kind of nostalgic from their album 'Holy War' from 2015. It has what I like to call a "dirty" guitar style. It somewhat falls along the lines of being more death metal than deathcore song for the likes of TAIM but retains it's premium deathcore attributes with a nice djent guitar rhythm and blast beats throughout. Lyrically, it pretty much speaks for itself. Everyone is a human target marked by society, the government, personal vices, etc.

'New Gods'

From the format of the video, it's pretty easy to see what the band's message is, that social media and our phones are making us more mundane and that as a society, we care so much about likes and followers that it becomes a new god to us. This song is awesome and personally, I love the guitar riffs and the double-bass really adds to the song.

'Death Squad Anthem'

It's really hard for me to analysis this song because there are so many aspects that make it good. It's arguably the most popular song on the album, grabbing the attention of many people in the metal community, because of it's highly political lyrics and, of course, the whole music video, but other than that the instruments and CJ McMahon's screams just go so well together. Also, I have to point out the changes of the drum part in each chorus and more flare to it and the bombing sirens are a good plus too.

'Make America Hate Again'

Again, pretty self-explanatory with the message, and again doing a great job of communicating that messages with the same energy and heaviness the band brings each time. Also, the fact they released it on July 4th was awesome. I especially like the little part on the bridge before the breakdown and then elongating a second bridge after the breakdown. Pretty cool.

'Eternal Suffering'

Eternal Suffering is a good song that reminds me of Naked and Cold from their Holy War album. It's a slower tempo song on the album but the band really makes it sound heavier with less fast riffs and more chugging, but still has some fast parts that don't overshadow the slower parts, which is really nice to hear and makes it a really good listen. Lyrically, this song is more along with the content of Naked and Cold, about humans destroying the earth and trapped in eternal suffering. It's pretty metal.

'Atonement'

With Atonement, the band takes a different and almost experimental turn on the album. The guitars almost feel more metalcore than deathcore, but some parts definitely have some sort of death metal and black metal influence in them, either that or it just sounds a lot darker, which I love. It's a really nice combination and personally one of my favorites on the album. Lyrically, it's like a more personalized version of "Eternal Suffering", talking about personal demons and losing touch with yourself.

'Eye for an Eye'

This song is a lot more technical I'd say than the other songs on the album and almost reminds me of White Chapel for some reason, and feels like a part two to Eternal Suffering and builds off of that song, but with a different feel to it. I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but it's pretty heavy and fast despite starting off on the lighter side. At points, they incorporate a more melodic guitar part with blast beats on the drums which sounds pretty good and is pretty popular now in the deathcore genre.

'Welcome Oblivion'

Another song, that's pretty technical, but seems to have sort of a Gojira-like influence. It may not be a huge song for them, not being as popular as say Death Squad Anthem or Human Target, but it does have a nice groove to it. Its technicality and djent-influence make it rhythmically flow well. Plus, it has an awesome hardcore-influenced breakdown at the end. Lyrically, it follows the same pattern as 'Eternal Suffering', again going for that nihilistic viewpoint on humans and the earth, and ultimately death.

'Voyeurs of Death'

Another song with a big groove to it, but I was honestly surprised with this song because it is definitely a death metal song. There are some deathcore aspects to it, like the intro, but the verses and choruses are definitely death metal or death metal influenced. I love it, but it was honestly a really a nice surprise and shows off the bands versatility and that they don't just remake the same songs over and over. It shows that they can branch out into different aspects of metal, which is why I think they're one of the best deathcore bands today.

'Chemical Christ'

This song is a great album closer, in my opinion. It has a special connection to lead vocalist, CJ McMahon, who struggled with drug addiction and his own mental health in the past, which lyrically is what Chemical Christ is all about. The fade-out ending was perfect for the guitar riff they used. It's heavy and melodic at the same time, which makes it the perfect note to end the album.

All in all, this album was great and I really enjoyed listening to it through. TAIM is one of my favorite bands and I always love listening to their new stuff. I think right now, they are one of the most prominent bands in deathcore and really deserve a lot more recognition than they get.

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