The Oncoming Storm

by Unearth

The Oncoming Storm cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 June 2004
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:42
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: musician

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking their major-label breakthrough, the album was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and became a definitive document of the Massachusetts metalcore scene. The recording features a high-velocity blend of Gothenburg-style melodic guitar leads and the rhythmic weight of American hardcore. Its thematic focus revolves around societal collapse and the preservation of personal strength, delivered with technical proficiency and anthemic structural discipline.

Genres

Descriptors: Riff-Driven, fast, riff-heavy, relentless, punchy, distorted, breakdowns, harsh-vocals, technical

Tracklist

  1. The Great Dividers (4:02)
  2. Failure (3:11)
  3. This Lying World (4:16)
  4. Black Hearts Now Reign (4:03)
  5. Zombie Autopilot (4:09)
  6. Bloodlust of the Human Condition (3:28)
  7. Lie to Purify (3:40)
  8. Endless (3:22)
  9. Aries (2:39)
  10. Predetermined Sky (4:04)
  11. False Idols (3:42)

Credits

  • Trevor Phipps - lyrics by [all lyrics written by], musician [unearth is], vocals
  • John Maggard - musician [unearth is], bass, piano, guitar, bass
  • Mike Justian - musician [unearth is], drums
  • Buz McGrath - musician [unearth is], guitar
  • Ken Susi - musician [unearth is], guitar, backing vocals
  • Doug Spangenberg - film director [directed by]

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