Whitechapel – Hymns in Dissonance – CD Review
20th February 2025After the band teased their new album release earlier and the release of the title track ‘Hymns in Dissonance’ on the 15th of January 2025 (the day before my birthday, may I add) I have the delight of reviewing and commenting on the newest upcoming release from Whitechapel ‘Hymns in Dissonance‘. Hymns in Dissonance is set for release on the 7th of March 2025 under Metal Blade Records and will be a 10-track relentless assault of a release.
The album kicks off strong with ‘Prisoner 666‘ setting a first seemingly ‘melodic peaceful’ start followed by a powerful and chaotic kick to the nadders with the ‘I bear the number 666’ leading straight in there. This is what you want… straight from the get-go a level of aggression that makes you want to throw your cat out the window (with the love of course here. I do not condone this behavior). The track is followed by the title track ‘Hymns in Dissonance‘. Notable tracks from this album are ‘A Visceral Retch‘, ‘Hate Cult Ritual‘ and ‘Mammoth God‘. These tracks are what you would expect from nostalgic Whitechapel bringing back their old deathcore brutality with the abrasive and visceral vocals, pummeling riffs and bone-crushing blast beats that the band is known and loved for.
I would like to give a shout-out to the track ‘Ex Infernis‘ which I feel was a perfect ‘break up’ for the album with a slightly different eerie vibe than the rest of the album and showcases the flexibility able to be provided by the band in terms of dynamic sound.
Overall, honestly, this album was fucking amazing. I’m not being biased as I’ve been a Whitechapel fan since the early release of ‘Somatic Defilement‘ and ‘This Is Exile‘ back in the early 2007/08 but anyone who is a deathcore fan this album will definitely give you a straight up audible experience of euphoria. In terms of negatives after listening to the album multiple times now I can’t really fault anything for this album. It’s heavy, it’s relentless, and hits everything you would desire from a release from Whitechapel. If you need some albums to fill some time till the release on the 7th March or maybe just getting into deathcore as a genre, check out our All About The Rock top 10 approved nostalgic deathcore albums >> HERE <<.
Score 10/10
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