Fit for an Autopsy - Oh What the Future Holds (2022)^{Release ID: 33369}

I feel obligated at this point in the year to talk about my Revolution album of the year. Although calling this hardcore is more of a misnomer. Fit For An Autopsy used to be deathcore, but now resemble something closer to technical death metal. It's a very similar career trajectory to Job For A Cowboy. And like with that band, Fit For An Autopsy have gotten better with age, with Oh What the Future Holds likely being the bands best.

Fit For An Autopsy know the art of songwriting and explore this over the unconventional foundation of technical death metal. For every breakdown that is present on "A Higher Level of Hate", "Pandora" and "Savages", each one is given time to breathe and is used as a compositional tool for breakdowns later on in the piece, but also for the technical interludes that exist between the chugging. Even the albums lesser moments like "In Shadows" are still good compositions, but are held back by less than stellar hooks.

Like with all tech-deah/deathcore, I should make a quick note about the production, since that is usually the one thing that pulls albums down for me and Fit For An Autopsy are not about to ruin a perfectly good idea with piss poor production. Each idea is allowed to flourish and plays in tandem with the other instruments. The guitar work here is fantastic and is given a solid foundation by the bass and percussion to solo/chug over. The vocals are likely the weakest part since they rarely deviate from a common mid scream, but that's hardly a big deal breaker for me. The instrumentals are more than enough of an adventure that a steady vocal timbre is a welcome return home so to speak.

Not a surprising release, but one that I was thrilled hear and am still thrilled by almost a year later.

Best Songs: Pandora, Far from heaven, A Higher Level of Hate, Conditional Healing, Savages