On the third album from Cincinnati’s
Beneath the Sky, the band delivers a bloody serving of metalcore, melding crawling brutality with soaring melody to create a sound that manages to be both savage and harmonious. While the dual nature of the songs helps to create a more dynamic sound, the impact of the heavier parts is far greater. Songs like “Static” and “Terror Starts at Home” show a band that’s so adept at death metal that it makes the more melodic, singing passages seem like an unwanted interruption rather than a necessary respite from the more intense sections, with the metalcore breakdowns feeling distinct enough to create a space for the listener to momentarily escape the suffocating death metal atmospherics. Whether or not you like the melodic moments,
Beneath the Sky's talent for death metal riffage makes In Loving Memory an album that should have no trouble whipping metalcore fans into a frenzy. ~ Gregory Heaney