 
I thought they were dead and gone! I hadn’t
seen anything come from the guys since their debut
album “The Summoning” which was hugely
successful and I personally loved it. With the
success and following they’d already gained
from their first 2 EP’s and the huge press
attention they had winning awards and all sorts
of accolades already under their belt it turns
out the reason I haven’t heard from them
is they’ve been jetting all over the world!
So this one somehow managed to surprise me when
I band I actively love never usually manage to
get one past me.
With the way I felt about “The Summoning”
it was already a high bar to jump over with “Savages”
but I must say they’ve surpassed that by
miles looking out over the past album as a dot
in the horizon. Album opener “Break”
sets the pace and by God is it a bruiser of a
song with truly infectious vocal lines and melodies,
it’s a fantastic song but easily the most
infectious song on the album follows it; “Second
Chance” has the one of the best choruses
I have ever heard as it’s just so soothing
and memorable and the structure for the whole
song is phenomenal making it easily my favourite
from the whole album. Honestly it’s one
of the catchiest albums I’ve ever listened
to and its great to see they’re staying
true to themselves when so many bands like Bullet
For My Valentine and Avenged Sevenfold are trying
to change their sounds.
So there we have it; EP’s were fantastic,
debut album was a complete success and their follow
up has surpassed the lot of them, their scorecard
is still perfect as it stands which not many bands
can say these days, not only that but on their
from York which puts them right up the top of
the British scene which is something we can all
be proud of and support on with faith. I would
recommend it, I have 5 star rated every song on
the record and I listen to it almost obsessively
since I received it and that just about says it
all.
5/5
Review by James Webb
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