It's been around 18 months since 'Collapse' came out and very little has changed when it comes to my views on Across Five Aprils. If you like the screamy brand of hardcore, mixed in with some dirty modern day riffs, then you'll like this band. There's plenty of melody and plenty of screaming, kind of reminiscent of a more aggressive Alexisonfire, but not quite as good. That said, Across Five Aprils make quite a din and in places that noise comes across really well.
'Life Underwater 1' chugs away with a really fun riff, while 'I Am The Polar Bear' is an aggressive little beast with a beast of a riff and some smart vocals. 'Life Underwater' is a decent album, it's just nothing we haven't heard dozens of times before. And while that doesn't make liking this record wrong, I'd just like to hear a little more variation from bands of this type in the future. The genre is heavily saturated after all...
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