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We Came As Romans: Tracing Back Roots

We Came As Romans: Tracing Back Roots

  
   In a sub-genre saturated with generic material it can be an impossible conquest for a band to standout from the crowd, but every once in an age a true diamond in the rough is discovered. It seems that the latest diamond to be uncovered belongs to American Metal-Core mob, We Came As Romans. 
   Tracing Back Roots has no shortage of the Metal-Core staples such as Blast-Beat Breakdowns, clean sung choruses and screamed sections, but its this simple rearrangement of the sub-genres signature moves that has paid off for We Came As Romans. The breakdowns are more brutal than ever before, the clean singing is done with more visible emotion and passion designed to restrain the listeners attention, and of course the screams are essentially as throat shredding as possible. 
   The songs are as strong as you would expect from a fast rising sub-genre star. Tracks such as "Fade Away" and "Hope" provide the head-bang rhythms in a chanting anthem style. "Tell Me Now" is most notable for its synthesizer ridden, almost pop orientated sound, with a splash of riff brutality to keep it Metal. The highlights of the album unquestionably reside in title track "Tracing Back Roots" and "Present, Future, And Past", which are arguably the most Metallic songs of the entire album. "Never Let Me Go" meanwhile, is deserved of credit for being one of the most expressively emotive Metal-Core songs in recent history.
   Overall, Tracing Back Roots is a very well rounded album. Fans in search of the heaviness will not be disappointed here, despite the abundance of melodies and clean vocals. Although this album might not be approved of by the Cannibal Corpse worshipers of this world, Tracing Back Roots will be welcomed by thousands and will help solidify We Came As Romans place as a great of their generation.  




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Track You Need To Hear:
  1. "Tracing Back Roots"
  2. "Present, Future, And Past"
  3. "Never Let Me Go"

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