Location: Sacramento, CA
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Record label: Sumerian Records
Band Members
John Abernathy - Guitar
Jeff Morgan - Guitar
Greg Donnelly - Drums
Steven Lovas - Bass
Mikey Powell - Vocals
So this is currently my favourite band at the moment, discovered them last year, by just clicking on a youtube video for Eternally Gutted, I really only checked it out cause I thought their name was awesome, as soon as I heard this song, i was hooked, I listened to that song for days, it was stuck in my head, I realise the production wasn't that great but I think I enjoyed the raw feel of it and dirty scream and growl, but I think what I really enjoy bout that was the intense drumming at the start, twas fast and hard and guitar to follow it with brutality. After getting hooked on that I decided to look up some of their other stuff, and I wasn't disappointed, I eventually got the When Legends Become Dust album and Trials of the Forsaken EP, both brutal collection of hard tracks. My favourites were Marching towards Extinction and Hit the lights.....Armageddon's here, awesome breakdowns and awesome lyrics that just made sense.
Then in October 2010, they released the Revenants album and already being a fan I had to get it, while waiting I heard the 1st single release, Path of a traitor, I heard it and I liked it but it didn't stick like the others but I was still expectant of the album. I finally listened to the whole thing and it was and each time still is a mind blowing experience, beautifully orchestrated, better production on this album, as they got signed to Sumerian Records, every song links perfectly to the magnificently done finale, What Monsters We Have Become, it was divided into 2 parts, part 1 being the same style as most of the album, then they bring on some clean vocals, something never done in a CFTG song that I've heard, that sounded awesome, and soften the blow of the song well and then Part 2 starts off immediately after and it is the most beautiful outro I've ever been graced with in my music listening history. Made up of a beautiful soft guitar melody, that just sets my mind afloat, takes me to different place. Then when it gets more grungy and heavy, its a brilliant progression from soft to hard, masterful guitar work and then Mikey Powell inserts his vocals to finish off the album living you with a thought of What monster we have become.
Revenants is easily in my top five albums ever, it's consistent and has a great start and magnificent ending, you always just wanna start the trip again.
Conducting from the grave a 5 star band, hope to see them live someday, check them out they're on tour now, might be in a city near you.
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\m/ Rock on can't wait till ur at HeavyMTL next year(Wishful thinking). Here is their 1st official music video, for Her Poisoned Tongue from Revenants:
