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| Absolutepunk |
 Good music today is easy to find if one suspends the need for creativity and originality and instead replaces it with dumb fun, brutal breakdowns, gang vocals, and sing-a-long-able choruses. I, myself am guilty of such things. I admit liking (possibly even loving some) bands like A Day to Remember, Miss May I, We Came as Romans, and company. The appeal is too much to deny for some of us, and -- let's face it -- if we raise our expectations too high, we're often let down. In fact, I come to expect mediocrity because my favorite genre of music is just filled with it. So when a band like I Am Abomination comes along with a superb album like To Our Forefathers and completely blows away my prejudices and misconceptions, I find myself filled with a sense of enjoyment and embarrassment. To Our Forefathers opens with "Since 1776", a song about The Illuminati and filled with killer leads and one of many solos found on the album. It's a beast of a song that really sets the overall tone for the album. "Thoughtcrime Is Death" features some interesting electronics and instrumentation throughout. "The Deceiver" is perhaps one of the most notable songs on the album, with its atheist-themed lyrics, great solo, and half-way screams. It's more of a tease than anything, but fret not children, as we move on to "Rock N' No Soul" the only song with legitimate screaming. Performing the duty is none other than David Stephens of We Came as Romans. Love or hate that band, one cannot deny the performance and unexpectedness he brings to the track. Listening to the album for the first time, I was disappointed that screaming only appeared on one song, but subsequent listens proved how much more the lack of screaming overall merely added to the quality of the album. Musicianship is top-notch here, filled with crazy and creative leads that rather than chug along feel eerie and bubblegumish all at once. The vocals from Phil Druyor are splendidly surprising to find in a band like this, but they work and they work well. I definitely foresee his voice improving with each release. The lyrics, which never really settle on a major topic (it ranges from mocking religion to talking about society as a whole and then to something Government) are extremely well-written and intelligent....full text |
| Sputnikmusic |
| I Am Abomination's debut full-length album "To Our Forefathers" is everything a guilty-pleasure should be - it's fun, it's catchy, and it's highly infectious. However, there are two things that separate this from traditional guilty pleasures - it's smart, and it's actually GOOD! You won't find awful teenage, angst-ridden, heart-broken lyrics on this record, you won't find terribly executed and uneventful breakdowns either. What you will find however, are well-structured songs, great lyrics that actually have quite a bit of depth and intelligence behind them. You'll also find superb musicianship as the band incorporates metalcore-esque guitar riffs and catchy and well-timed synth segments that keep each song fresh and full of energy and heart. What really drew me in to this was that they were are part of Good Fight, making the likes of Cancer Bats, and This Or The Apocalypse their label-mates. Good Fight typically have their hands in good music (BTBAM, Every Time I Die, August Burns Red) so I figured I had to go out and get my hands on this. The lead off track "Since 1776" is a great lead in to the whole album. It grabs your attention, and captivates you very nicely. Unfortunately it's the best song on the album, which means what follows may let you down after the intro gets your hopes so high. That's not to say that everything following isn't worth listening to though. You'll find if you start with the second track "Thoughtcrime is Death" that the whole album is actually very good. The only complaint I have throughout is the production, it's slick, but at times can seem over-produced and cheesy, and occassionally the vocals and guitars fuse together and create what I would describe as mixing the color purple with the color orange. However, it's possible to look past these small hang-ups, and they don't detract from the album too much overall....full text |
| Corezine |
| To Our Forefathers came as a wonderful surprise. Not only because I had no idea it was coming, but I’ve loved I Am Abomination since the moment I first heard them. Fairly recently they got signed to Good Fight Music and therefore share label with great bands such as This Or The Apocalypse and Cancer Bats. So how will To Our Forefathers be in comparison to their previous release, Jaw Dropper? Fortunately, they’ve managed to maintain the same sound and style they’ve always had. There’s still nothing out there that sounds like I Am Abomination. Okay, you may be able to draw some parallels between them and Protest The Hero, music-wise. But with their progressive guitars and Phil’s amazing vocals they’ve really scaled their own mountain. Songs like Rock N’ No Soul will provide you with their own form of catchy post-hardcore and brutal screams (which comes from Dave Stephens of We Came As Romans, doing guest vocals). Phil himself does no screaming whatsoever, and thus the band themselves manage to create post-hardcore based on pure clean vocals which is something truly unique. Introducing To Our Forefathers is Since 1776. If you hear it you’ll understand what I mean when I say Protest The Hero. Quite surprisingly, the lyrics in this song are politically directed. I did not expect I Am Abomination to write about that kind of stuff – don’t ask me why. I just don’t get that feeling. Anyhow. The chorus is masterfully executed and will have you sing along right away, and in the end there’s some sort of orchestra that plays the same melody as the song itself. It’s pretty cool, actually. Each song is mostly built up with lots of sweeping, solos, reoccurring modest electronics and melodies that radiate positive energy – you get real happy when you listen to them. A real treasure is The Deceiver, which is without question the best song on this album. It feels like I could listen to it forever and ever and never tire. The chorus sets me in a trance each time it comes, and the lyrics fit very well. The small “breakdown” with the lyrics “This is survival of the fittest, where is your savior now?” is real mighty. The verses are very fast-paced and packed with energy and it almost makes me want to dance around in glee....full text |
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