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This is fhe fourth song from WE‘s album The Unforgiving, which released in 2011. It opens with a short, high-energy guitar intro, before the full instrumentation kicks in. Den Adel‘s vocals are contained at first, singing in a mid register. As the track moves into the chorus, she changes pitch to sing the higher notes and does so effortlessly. The repeated line „I go faster and faster and faster …“ makes for a nice transition between the choruses. At the 3/4 mark, there is a guitar solo, moving into the last chorus. Some of the last few lines are sung while the instrumentation is reduced to its minimum, making Den Adel‘s voice really shine on its own. The last bit is a guitar riff before the tension is released and the track fizzles out.

Lyrically, this song is about restlessness, about the feeling of being driven and unable to stop. The line „And I can‘t live in a fairytale of lies“ alludes to the search for something real. The line „And I can‘t hide from the feeling cause it‘s right“ furthermore points to Den Adel‘s impression that what she‘s doing feels „right“ and is therefore good. This may stand metaphorically for the life of an artist, who has to keep on delivering and performing on stage or being in love. Even though this can be a hassle and a driven lifestyle, it feels more real than any other experience.

To conclude, Faster is itself a track that is driven, unable to stop. Like a heartbeat, the driving instrumentation makes this song feel like a breathless, all out romp that is sung by Den Adel with emotion and gusto. The track profits from this, as the band shines most when her singing is at its best. The team effort here can be felt and all the moving parts, guitars, strings and vocals, start acting as one during the grand hook of this track. As such, Faster will infect you with its energy and if you are a fan of symphonic metal blended with hard rock elements, this will be exactly up your alley.

Top left: The Halo Effect
Top right: Omnium Gatherum
Bottom left: Lacuna Coil
Bottom right: Amorphis

This recent band was formed by members of In Flames and their melo death metal album called Days Of The Lost has a very good opener. The guitar riff gradually fades in at the beginning and there is a clear build toward the chorus, which drops hard.
The guitar work is excellent with a solo-like section at the 3/4 mark.

Days Of The Lost has that typical Gothenburg style of instrumentation, meaning that its sound combines the speed and harsh vocals of traditional death metal with catchy hooks. The result is something quite infectious and easy on the ears.

The album continues in this vein, with songs such as The Needless End, Conditional, before the next bangers hit. In Broken Trust is fast and will drag you along for a melo death ride. It has clean singing for the first time. The line „I don’t want broken angels“ is quite cool and hits good.

Gateways is a standout track, because of its infectious energy that will have you bang your head. The hook is one of the most memorable ones on this record.

A Truth Worth Lying for also features short bursts of clean singing. The hook is big and catchy here. Feel What I believe sounds punchy and highlights Stanne‘s powerful vocal delivery.

Last Of Our Kind starts in a more somber tone, featuring strings. Before all hell breaks loose again, that is. This is a fun romp for all melo death metal fans, with a great chorus that starts with the line „So follow me down“. It also helps to foster the bond between this band and their fanbase, assuring us that „We will remain“.

The Most Alone brings this album to a close. It continues in the same vein as most of the tracks. Just good melo death metal that is fast and high-energy during the verses and opening up into a catchy chorus. It is a fitting closer and sends us off satisfied.

Days Of The Lost is a fast-paced, high-energy effort throughout that combines harsh vocals with catchy hooks. There is plenty to like here for melo death metal fans and this album never becomes too grating or unpleasant to listen to, I feel like, unlike many other records of the extreme genre I‘ve tried. So, if you like to give this new project a listen and are into this kind of sound, I think this album won‘t disappoint.

I‘m listening to the current setlist by Lacuna Coil.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6O49BHbZgs3JitVvn3lctC?si=f\_vcegECQ6umH12O\_dLtxg&utm\_source=copy-link&pi=T-vO13RNQo6iL

Nova Twins are Amy Love (vocals, guitar) and Georgia South (E-bass, keyboard, vocals)

9/29/26

Gotta listen to some Poppy after seeing her live yesterday. 🎧🖤🩶

Amy Lee and Poppy performing End of You together.