The Human Romanceby Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour are one of the most consistently great metalcore/melodic death metal bands in the world, putting out very good to great albums every two years since their inception. On their 8th album, "The Human Romance", Darkest Hour shows no signs of slowing and has even learned a couple of tricks along the way. Showing a contrast with the unremittingly aggressive preceding release The Eternal Return, The Human Romance sees Darkest Hour offering more experimentations with melody than ever. Songs like "Savor The Kill" and "Love As A Weapon" even feature prominent singing and memorable choruses. But Darkest Hour is at their best on some of the more upbeat songs like "Your Everyday Disaster" and "Beyond The Life You Know". Also of note is "Terra Solaris", a near 9-minute instrumental track which really shows off the breadth of musical ability Darkest Hour has developed over their 15+ year career. I would recommend this to all fans of metal, and please do yourself a favor and catch these guys live when you have a chance.