I loved their first album Hate Crew Deathroll for its mix of speed and symphonic metal elements. It was an album whipped through riffs and solos like a fat kid pounding halloween candy. The albums that followed just didn't seem to have that relentless energy. They impressed me a few years ago opening for Lamb of God. The lead singer had dislocated his shoulder a day before and was up there playing and singing.
I decided I would get their next album and it finally arrived; Relentless, Reckless, Forever. Glad I did. The energy is back. COB are firing on all cylinders throughout the album. One of best aspects is the approach to the song writing. Each song has its own pace and approach to shredding. The vocals are not a clean as previous releases and as a result much of what sticks in my head ends up being the great melodic riffs that are scattered through the album.
COB is a band that likes to solo which to many listeners can seem boring, and if it is soloing for the sake of solo I agree. But COB does a great job of setting up the solos and they are all about melody within the intensity and speed of the solo. Thus the solos are not a segment in the song but an integral part of the song. When listening also note many mini solos are played in between vocal parts.
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