All Shall Perish – This is Where it Ends

01. Divine Illusion
02. There Is Nothing Left
03. Procession Of Ashes
04. A Pure Evil
05. Embrace The Curse
06. Spineless
07. The Past Will Haunt Us Both
08. Royalty Into Exile
09. My Retaliation
10. Rebirth
11. The Death Plague
12. In This Life Of Pain

I have always comfortable classified All Shall Perish as deathcore (a comfortable stime). After this fourth studio release it is near impossible to label, due to a lot of progressive/speed elements that this album offer. As a package (production, effort, tone) the album is a major improvement from Awaken the Dreamers – a pleasure for the senses.

The new drummer presents no problems; I fail to discern their styles. The lyrics once again made a huge impression, as well as the vocals itself. Francesco Artusato (lead guitarist) is a very interesting addition to the band, and may have had a greater influence in their change of sound.

Divine illusion is an impressive first song, with a feel of djent. In essence, the lyrics are really brutal and the instruments adds to this brutality.  This is all accomplished without relying on tedious breakdowns.

There is nothing left presents a really progressive take on the vocals with the vocalist ranging from really low to high-pitched screams. The lyrics are also rather fast, which changes the pace of the song. Procession of ashes is a really nihilistic song, yet in no way melodramatic. The theme of the whole song is burning the world down. Insane guitar outro to the song.

A Pure evil is backed up by some serious sweeping, deep guttural vocals and insane bends. The pitch and crudeness of the screams are really something to prepare yourself for. Embrace the curse is a heavy song with an awesome mix by the production. Spineless starts with an insane guitar part. On the track a lot of their speed elements shines through. The drumming itself is fast and technical/tricky. Love the use of drum-rolls.

The past will haunt us both fading intro is really elegant, with the drums creating an epic build-up. It’s amazing how the vocalist can keep the pitch so long. Royalty into exile has a real tasty riff at 1:24. My retaliation is a very intense song, with the vocals dropping in at the first second with “I hope to see you fucking die”. 

Rebirth has an insane guitar solo in the first minute of the song. After hearing The Death Plague a couple of times I could not help singing with “We are the dominant species”. In no sense does the album slow down at the end. This song is still filled with brutal riffs, bone-crushing vocals and drum-beats that make your spine cringe. 

In this life of pain has interesting palm-mutes. This album is meant to satisfy the die-hard fans of this genre. A true monster of an album.