Living Sacrifice - Reborn (1999)
Living Sacrifice's "Reborn" was album #4 for the band and unlike their earlier albums...this is not death metal, nor is it thrash as were their previous albums. Other than changing styles for the
4th time, they also changed their image and all cut their hair which to me is very disappointing in a metal band, and the logo also changed. ugghhh Looks like some kid drew it with a color crayon or waterpaint! Odd time signatures
are packed full in this album which to me is about the only cool thing in it!. I really think this band was influenced by Meshuggah alot because of it, but I am not sure where the band came up with the rest of it. The sound is ok.
It has very good production which is quite surprising. But there is alot lacking in this and I cannot figure it out. The guitars are tuned pretty low on here, but the distortion is very blah to me. The vocals are just harsh yells
which I think are kind of annoying the way he does it. The vocals lack feel and it the style of vocals lack the anger they are known for having. The drums pound on here but I don't seem to like alot of the straight-forwardness that
fills the songs outside the wierd time sigs. Just very blah in those parts. Although once the hit the odd timing it begins to kick again. Reborn contains 11 tracks and although only half of each song is worth anything, I guess it
would be worth to get it for those parts. Otherwise I would seriously avoid this! -- Review by Shannon