Unearth sound truly epic on their 2018 Century Media Records release Extinction(s). The band presents a vast and engaging metallic sound while at the same time maintaining an important edge that never really lets up. They have found their perfect spot and exploited it for its full potential, and while some bands can get into a rut after such a lengthy maintenance and development of their sound, not Unearth. They don’t sound tired at all.
Musically, Extinction(s) defies easy categorization, which proves a welcome feature. Observers often describe Unearth as a metalcore band, but there’s an important ton more to their sound than that, and the band forces the listener to acknowledge as much with Extinction(s). Rather than getting bogged down in convention and writing, say, breakdown-laden song after song, the band maintains a vast, forward looking feel which is fitting for the subject matter presented on their new record, honestly. The band bemoans the decline of human existence to put it broadly.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Incinerate
2. Dust
3. Survivalist
4. Cultivation of Infection
5. The Hunt Begins
6. Hard Lined Downfall
7. King of the Arctic
8. Sidewinder
9. No Reprisal
10. One With the Sun