Review: The Red Shore – Unconsecrated (2008)

Why do I keep luring myself to the ways of modern death metal and deathcore? Why? Alas, I have been suckered into reviewing yet another deathcore album courtesy of Australia’s The Red Shore whom just recently released their debut record, Unconsecrated on Siege of Amida (a subsidiary of Ferret Music, whom seem more concerned with releasing their clothing line than putting out good music), in the hopes of capitalizing on American currency and ride the wave to the American dream.

To put it in the simplest of ways, Unconsecrated is about as generic as a deathcore album can get. I hope that is blunt enough for everyone, because I don’t want to give any false impressions. Is it because the band is Australian and haven’t been accustomed to the ways of a saturated American market? I’d give them that excuse, I mean, who am I to judge the Australian way of mimicking American metal? Right? Well, regardless, The Red Shore have come up with a tight, precise album that is unfortunately just like the rest…blast beats, rapid riff changes (ala grindcore) and the immortal breakdown that has stuck with mainstream metal for the time being and throughout most of the near future, much to my chagrin.

I am so tired of listening to albums like this that I really have run out of clever quips and realistic commentary to enfuse pros and cons and make this a proper review. What more needs to be said? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unless The Red Shore makes some drastic changes on their sophomore effort (if they make it that far), their career will be short lived as long as there are better bands playing this exact formula. This fact is truly unfortunate, because as I have said in virtually every review of this kind, this band has the talent and precision to go places, but the similarities are just too uncanny in comparison to the rest of the scene to warrant The Red Shore sharing in the wealth.

It’s about time deathcore dies.

EH…

Top Tracks: Pick N Choose, nothing really stands out

Similar Artists: All Shall Perish, The Black Dahlia Murder, Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord

1.    The Garden of Impurity    02:32
2.    Misery Hymn    03:57
3.    Deception: Prologue    03:04
4.    Slain by the Serpent    03:08
5.    The Architects of Repulsion    05:16
6.    Your Chariot Awaits    03:10
7.    Rise & Fall    03:21
8.    The Forefront of Failure    03:55
9.    Nephilim    01:50
10.    Vehemence the Phoenix    03:43

Jamie – Vocals
Jason – Guitar
Roman Koester – Guitar
Jon Green – Bass
Jake – Drums

Ferret Style (too good to be called Ferret Music anymore apparently)

http://www.myspace.com/theredshore

Review by CODY