Temptation Come My Way
The Showdown · 2007
44 min · 11 tracks · metalcore
Heavy riffs and powerful melodies intertwine with spiritual themes, creating a gripping Southern metal experience.
Top tracks — play these first
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Temptation Come My Way — The title track encapsulates the album's themes of struggle and perseverance, featuring a memorable chorus that resonates with listeners facing personal challenges.
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Six Feet Under — This track combines intense instrumentation with poignant lyrics about mortality and spiritual awakening, representing the band's groove metal influences effectively.
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Death Finds Us Breathing — A powerful closer that merges heavy riffs with reflective lyrics, illustrating the overarching theme of confronting one's fate while maintaining faith.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album blends heavy riffs with spiritual themes, showcasing solid songwriting but not reaching standout levels.
What we noticed
- The first five tracks maintain a high energy level with aggressive riffs and fast tempos, while the sixth track introduces a slower, more melodic section.
- Several tracks feature alternating clean and harsh vocals, creating dynamic contrasts within the songs.
- The album includes a cover of 'Carry On Wayward Son', which shifts the tone and pacing significantly compared to the original material.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Head Down 4:19
- 2 Six Feet Under 4:04
- 3 We Die Young 4:18
- 4 Breath of the Swamp 3:16
- 5 It Drinks From Me 4:36
- 6 Temptation Come My Way 4:12
- 7 Forget My Name 4:22
- 8 Spitting in the Wind 3:15
- 9 I, Victim (Here's to the Year) 3:43
- 10 Carry On Wayward Son 4:21
- 11 Death Finds Us Breathing 4:05
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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