This record is pretty good, yet I find myself with not that much to say about it. Above This Fire formed in Cleveland, Ohio, five years ago and this record integrates the energy of a Strike Anywhere with the power of a Comeback Kid, or maybe even Bane. It’s hardcore without being macho and metal without being pompous. The in-yer-face vocal stylings that litter this record are full on and furious, making songs like ‘Miles Apart’ and ‘City Of Locust’ arms aloft anthems in waiting. ‘In Perspective’ is certainly a passionate record and the level of musicianship is extremely high too. Yet the 10 songs here just can’t inspire me to write a few hundred words – it’s not to say this isn’t good, because it is, it’s just nothing inspirational. So there you have it, well worth checking out but nothing to change the world.
Life Sentence Records
Paul