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Being in a band can be hard. Finding other good people to play with, and finding time and space to practice are minimal issues compared to all the issues with playing live and making money if you are trying to be a pro. Being in a band and having bad things happen to you makes it even harder. You read about bands having van\/bus accidents or their gear being stolen all the time. Some bands come back from such events, some do not. Therefore, when the metal world learned of the sordid tale of Tim Lambesis, now former front man of As I Lay Dying, no one expected them to recover. Instead, remaining members, guitarists Nick Hipa and Phil Sgrosso, drummer Jordan Mancino, and bassist\/vocalist Josh Gilbert, forged on. They recruited Shane Blay of Oh, Sleeper, creating Wovenwar, and released one of the strongest debut albums to come out in some time. The follow-up to that debut is now upon us, as Honor Is Dead <\/em>was released October 21, 2016, on Metal Blade Records.<\/p>\n

One thing I appreciate about Honor Is Dead<\/em> is that it immediately does not sound like As I Lay Dying with clean vocals. Listening to the debut after a few spins of Honor Is Dead<\/em> makes this much more apparent. The album comes at you with three to four minute spurts of emotional baggage. Just like that crazy ex-girlfriend, you\u2019re not really sure which direction each song is going to go. Will she be angry (\u201cConfession,\u201d \u201cCensorship,\u201d \u201cStones Thrown,\u201d and \u201cCascade\u201d), sad (\u201cCompass\u201d and \u201cSilhouette\u201d) or indifferent (\u201cHonor is Dead,\u201d \u201cLines in the Sand,\u201d and \u201cWorld on Fire\u201d). \u00a0Either way, it\u2019s going to be a bumpy ride and you\u2019d better be prepared. Blay\u2019s aggressive yet emotional vocals are very well suited for this application, and add an obvious dimension the previous band never had. Hipa and Sgrosso\u2019s riffs are heavier than ever, but only when necessary. In addition, the multiple variations in song structure of Honor Is Dead<\/em> show Mancino\u2019s talent has matured\u00a0behind the kit.<\/p>\n

Wovenwar\u2019s short career has been one of unexpecteds. Not only was the band\u2019s existence and subsequent debut album unexpected, but its follow up has a sound that is unexpected as well. Wovenwar\u2019s progression from album to album is not only surprising, but also a little disappointing. I was hopeful that they would fully grow out of the AILD shadow, I just didn\u2019t expect them to go in the same direction as so many other bands: radio friendly melodicore. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as Wovenwar do it better than many other bands. It just makes me wonder why this was their chosen change of direction. It also makes me wonder which way they will turn next.<\/p>\n