Awesome! That sums up this albums completely. In This Moment, one of the best female-fronted bands in metal, has blown metalheads away with their third album release, A Star-crossed Wasteland. In the buildup to its release, the CD was described as being a combination of the band's previous records, A Beautiful Tragedy and The Dream. I think that is an extremely fitting description as beautiful melodies and chugging guitars are combined perfectly in this masterpiece. I also assume that I am not the only person who missed Maria Brink's screaming vocals on The Dream. They're back. All the way. Almost every song is touched with the high pitched cry of the band's lead singer.
My favorite songs on the album are Gunshow, Blazin', and Iron Army, but I will say that it's very hard to choose as each song is amazing, and as is the ITM custom, in very different ways. The songs A Star-Crossed Wasteland and World In Flames bring the tempo down and relax the mood in the middle and end of this barrage of a heavy, but still very musical, album.
If you get the special edition you will be treated to a bonus track Remember which is another one of my favorites along with a live acoustic performance of A Star-Crossed Wasteland. Also in the special edition is a DVD with interviews and the making of the Gunshow video, among other things. I haven't checked out the DVD yet because I have been too enthralled with the album itself for the past week, but I intend to check it out soon.
I give this album a solid A. I think it's better than an A- but doesn't quite deserve a perfect rating, although it's probably as close as you can get. It's available in most music stores and online. Pick it up!
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