Reviews list for Allt - From the New World (2024)

The amount of metalcore bands in one of metal's most populous countries, Sweden, has been rising lately, with the djenty Allt being one of those bands. Their first full album, From the New World, is an emotional concept album about a post-apocalyptic world, similar to that of The Last of Us. Anyone in that world can question their existence as they make their journey to find themselves in ravaged lands.

Creativity should never be put down or taken for granted. By listening, you can imagine different scenery that would inspire you for your own stories. Allt can take their storytelling writing to the next level. And when the audience is engaged to the music, that's a great sign...

Eerie background synths open "A Flash of Light" to get listeners hooked for something big. Exploding in heavily is "Remnant", already providing a grand example of the band's alt-ish progressive metalcore. The heaviness is given unique effect throughout. Then we have the dark "Aquilla". Crashing in is another heavy standout in "Memory of Light", one of the most brutal tracks here.

We also have a melodic blast throughout "Echoes", all the way up to a ultra-heavy outro. I'd like to point out how well "The Orphan Breed" can unleash its chaos, yet it doesn't stir up enough attention. "Dissect Yourself" has more of that energetic fury, often morphing between electronic experimentation and raging rhythms.

Things get more hectic and less natural in "Emanate", though it builds up some strength. Now let me tell you, "Ephemeral" is too generic for its good. In saying that, however, that track has a consistent structure that prevents it from heading into stinker territory. "Cycles" is much stronger than most of the album's second half. This is where the band's creativity lets them shine with unique insanity in their sound.

If you have come for progressive djenty metalcore to envision a ruined wasteland, From the New World has it all for you. Allt has impressed me with this strong offering, though most of the strength comes from the first half....

Favorites: "Remnant", "Memory of Light", "Echoes", "Dissect Yourself", "Cycles"

It appears to me that the metalcore kids are beginning to take control over a sizeable portion of the progressive metal community. The kicker is that they don't call it "metalcore" so as to draw the unimpressed Eyre of the progressive metal snob. Instead they call it "Djent" with a silent "D" to prove their sophistication. Allt are a generally new band out of Sweden who made strides throughout the early 2020s and released From the New World just the past week as their first full length LP. And let me just say: nothing about From the New World is remotely prog. It contains thall tuned guitars, atomic drop breakdowns, glitchy production and the occasionally catchy vocal hook. And yet I still really enjoyed it.

I know this album is not without its faults. The production can become excruciatingly frail at times; when guitars are tuned this low with this much feedback, it only makes sense that their would be some peaking in the mix.  In addition, the overall texture of this album does cause some of the vocal lines to become condensed and resorted to backgrounds. But even with all of that, From the New World is actually very concise, has more than its fair share of catchy grooves and licks, and the production issues are more sporadic than I might have made them sound earlier; it's probably a better produced record than the recent albums from Humanity's Last Breath or Currents.

Best Songs: Remnant, Echoes, Emanate, Ephemeral