Sevendust - Truth Killer (2023)^{Release ID: 46262}

Sevendust; one of the few bands that managed to survive the dredge of 2000s nu-metal with relative favorability. Although to be frank, I haven't really followed Sevendust all that closely. I usually stow Sevendust into the same category as Lamb of God of bands that consistently make good records, but that's about it. Nothing about new Sevendust screams at me to start listening to them again, since it all sounds so similar.

And so, Truth Killer should come as no surprise that it's more of the same since the last album. This time around though, Sevendust are diving into some of the more electronic elements, where "Sick Mouth" and "Holy Water" have a mean streak of Bad Omens influence in them. That is not a bad thing and I like the turn of direction, especially following one of the albums more alternative metalcore tracks "No Revolution".

But the album runs into a brick wall on "Leave Hell Behind" and cannot start the ignition again until the closing track. Not only are these songs longer than the first half of songs, but they also run way too comfortable. I guess it's mostly tolerable from an overall perspective of "Sevendust is old now, they don't need to innovate", and given the kind of music they make, I get it. But wouldn't it be nice to hear a Sevendust mean streak again closer to Animosity?

I mean you could always do a lot worse than a new Sevendust album. It's performed very well, Lajon has lost very little in the vocals, and the production certainly has more variety thanks to the aforementioned Bad Omens electronics/synths. If you can get over the hump that Sevendust are a legacy band that can steadily release good albums without anything resembling innovation, you'll enjoy this.

Best Songs: Won't Stop the Bleeding, No Revolution, Holy Water, Fence