Muzik Reviews review for Running Out of Daylight
Fans of old school metal, rejoice with me. Harken back to the days of Black Sabbath, and other founders of the genre. Running Out of Daylight is full of straight-forward bare-bones metal. There are no flashy guitar or drum solos because none are needed. Instead, the darkness of the music sinks into you with each well-timed thud of the bass drum and scream of the guitar. That's not to say there isn't plenty of musical interest in these songs. "When the Walls Go Up" features lush vocal harmonies, for instance. In fact, many of the songs have very pleasant vocals, harmonized or not. The title track even has an introduction with harp and strings. How's that for diversity in metal? The Living Fields haven't limited their sound palate to just the old (though I definitely have to call them old school in their style). Here you'll also find many touches of the modern, but done with great restraint so as not to detract from the music. They incorporate electronic sounds that are very much in vogue with bands such as Linkin Park. It's just enough though, never too much. Sometimes modern metal turns almost techno in its industrial drive, and there is none of that excess here. If you've grown tired of your local New Rock radio station... If you're tired of awesome guitar work that is suddenly ruined by a singer who sounds like he should be in a boy band... If you hunger for real metal, then here it is. Running Out of Daylight is just what you've been missing.
Grade: 4/5
Donny Harvey, Muzik Reviews