Turning Over a New Leaf - I never liked heavy metal bands that scream instead of sing, but then I heard Living Sacrifice. The variety of riffs in almost every song outweighs that lack in vocals. Even better than The Hammering Process, which is amazing.
Christian metal that is heavy as hell - First time when I heard these guys was back when I was a senior in high school and Symbiotic was playing on Music Choice, then a buddy passed me a burned copy of The Hammering Process and said listen to this. I was iffy at first because he mentioned that they were a christian metal band, but that changed soon as I listened to it. He also mentioned they were breaking up, which was a shame. Three years later, I had that same burned cd. I gave em another shot, and bought that and Conceived In Fire, which I was very interested in hearing after I read that Andy Sneap (Machine head, Arch Enemy, Nevermore) had mixed and mastered it. To this day, those cd s have never left my collection and they never will. I get the feeling that when they created this album, they wanted to continue from where they had left off on Hammering, but make things sound heavier and their playing sound tighter. They made the right move getting Andy Sneap involved. Anybody can get an album to sound metal, but Andy usually makes a huge impact on how it ll sound in the end. Raw, yet crystal clear. The end result is scathingly, brutal thrash metal that would possibly make Slayer proud.
It z about time!!!!!! - FINALLY my search for an amazing christian band is over.. This is my first LS album and I am impressed to say the least. I have been getting frustrated by reviews saying things like THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!! about crappy bands and then u go buy the album and itz crap... I have been exploring bands like Pillar, P.o.d., Project 86, Maylene and Demon Hunter (In order) - these are good bands but Why can t I find a christian band as good as Opeth?! Thank you people for being honest, you have changed my life forever!!!!!!! amazing guitar solos, thundering percussion and drums, Thick guitar riffs, brutal vocals........ what more could a man want????????? Sucks that they split. GO BUY!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!
Their best work - This album is awesome! I really think Bruce Fitzhugh s vocals are so much better than DJ s. Anyway, this album is hard and in your face. The blast beats never stop and Bruce s growls are better than ever. While Reborn is probably their heaviest work, the vocals on that album are not up to par. Bruce s vocals got lower and lower (which is better) as every album came out. On In Memoriam, his vocals on the new recordings are very low and powerful. The music is heavy but technical at the same time and very well put together. A must-have for LS fans. (R.I.P. LS)
good and consistant death metal - I know they aren t death metal, however if you like that sound then this CD kicks a$$. I must admit that they are probably heavier than any Slayer, Pantera CD i have. The vocals appear mature and not just a high pitched screaming, a good growl yet you can actually understand the lyrics. To top it all off it is a Christian band/were (broke up). The band is talented and each song is different in it s own unique way. If your Christian, get it to support this style of music. If your into death metal it still rocks. I ve seen Pantera live several times and It s a shame I ll never get to see LS live.