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Rock
Release Date: 03/20/2007
Los Angeles'
In This Moment had two years in which to hone and perfect their material before getting to work on this, their debut album, but the resulting tunes still impress for containing not a single wasted note or poorly rendered song idea.
Beautiful Tragedy's best single is precisely its title track, whose duality of meaning concurrently defines the band's intention to mine the rich rewards afforded by the melodic
metalcore template. To the fulfillment of that purpose, vocalist and focal point
Maria Brink is of course crucial and inseparable; her fierce screeching providing the necessary counterpoint for her own soaring clean singing, which she alternates so effortlessly that she qualifies as the female foil to
metalcore's premiere vocalist
Howard Jones. Coincidentally,
In This Moment's musical template bears almost disturbing similarities to that of his band,
Killswitch Engage, appropriating their same skill for musical contrast (supple
lullabies and sublime dual guitar harmonies offset by complex, but meticulously performed riffs and drum patterns) into remarkably sticky tracks like
"Ashes," "Daddy's Falling Angel," and
"Next Life." So sticky, in fact, that one feels compelled to overlook their obvious debt to
KSE's influence when faced with the sheer wealth of instinctive hooks dripping from additional standouts
"Prayers," "He Said Eternity," and the string-laden ballad
"The Legacy of Odio" (closing acoustic weeper
"When the Storm Subsides" is the disc's only superfluous cut). True, with the exception of
Brink's anomalous female presence,
In This Moment tenders nothing truly original to the state of early-2000s
metal on
Beautiful Tragedy; but in a genre too often marred by the misuse of volume and aggression over substance, sometimes great songs should be cause enough for celebration. [2007 also saw the release of an enhanced edition of the album, featuring additional bonus material on CD-R.]
~Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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Zack Rolfe
from Lucasville, OH
Best album of 2007? FOR SURE!
This album is amazing! I don't know how many times ive hit the repeat button on my stereo. Every track is just crazy! The music has something for everyone that is into modern music. From thrashing riffs to slow melodies and harmony, you can get anything out of this cd. And In This Moment puts on a killer show! Catch them on ozzfest 2007. Trust me, you don't wanna miss it
A reviewer
from Houston, TX
In this Moment's cd is worth buying, its amazing!
In this Moment's cd is one of the most amazing that I've ever heard. Its totally worth buying and I sware you won't regret it. the music is amazing, and the lyrics are phenomenal. The album is pure stunning. BUYIT!
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