CURRENTS - The Death We Seek | Album Reaction! (Highlights)

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[@DrewFortune97]

Favourite track on the album?🔥

[@aldusbrutus1401]

Living In Tragedy

[@collinturner9354]

So Alone is still top dog for me. The chorus is fantastic!

[@Kolobochok95]

Yes.

[@obiwanspubes1258]

Living in Tragedy or over and over

[@Vixfor_]

For now it's Gone Astray, will see what's getting on me better

[@alexmadden7569]

This album is phenomenal. Guide Us Home was the perfect outro track

[@doxbtw]

IA and Currents delivered, now we just need Silent Planet and the holy trinity is complete

[@colbymaxwell5805]

Currents, like moths to flames and Polaris. Every year since Polaris and currents made their first albums & LMTF released dark divine. They’ve released an album all the same year. LMTF isn’t releasing their album till next year from what I’ve seen tho ☹️ but yes IA is amazing

[@jordanonthefly4358]

Living in Tragedy lacks nothing… I think it’s a perfect metalcore song

[@Odd1006]

Living in tragedy was way too good of a song for it to be the second, raised my expectations for the rest of the album way too high lmao

[@minecraftsteve2504]

Honestly feel like you let yourself down with that The album is still good Vidjharta fan looking ahh lmao

[@Crotes1990]

Unfamilliar and Over and over are my fav tracks. Absolute goosebumps

[@thefateofchos850]

🤝

[@Tj-hw2ql]

This album is insanely good. Somehow currents managed to make this album feel so unique. I was worried that it couldn't live up to the standard of the last album. But they just find a way to step it up everytime.

[@Matthew_Atlas_Carey]

I am so fucking stoked to see them, Invent Animate, Like Moths to Flames and Foreign Hands next week when they kick off the tour

[@RthereNEusernames]

I'm actually so upset I can't see them. Toronto show sold out so fucking fast.

[@GyanjoYoutube]

Talk about a dream line-up!

[@beechman2943]

@@RthereNEusernames same! I tried like an hour after they went on sale and already sold out

[@daniellawson8182]

Now that is a killer lineup!

[@imnocritice4342]

Invent animate isn’t coming to my tour date but still stoked to see lmtf and currents

[@8JFJK8]

I like that section in living tragedy at 3:20 it gives me Darko US vibes when the synths and gutturals come in. Fantastic album. This is on par with Heavener for me, i might give Heavener the edge but ill have to listen to this one more before i decide.

[@bassmasters123]

Between this, invent animate and sleep token, this has already been such a great year for me in metal

[@ivandraijer5563]

So great to see that someone reacts the same way to this album as I did haha! Unfamiliar and especially guide us home have some strong the way it ends vibe and I love it. The other more heavier songs are also bangers, Chris really outdid himself with some of these riffs! Plus his vocals on Gone Astray are also awesome.Strong AOTY contender for me

[@braydenpresley1437]

I've listened to it twice now. Potentially perfect album. Gonna have to let it sit for a while but IA and Currents releasing AOTY contenders within two months of each other is TOO MUCH TO HANDLE.

[@jackmonaghan834]

This album is fantasic, love almost every song on it already, Currents are masters of their craft and this is definitely their most powerful work yet. Saying that, i think Heavener is undoubtedly album of the year, IA are just doing something incredibly unique, Heavener just creates emotion brilliantly through use of empty space and delicate synthwork and i think they are slightly better at melody writing too. This album is definitely unmatched when it comes to punchiness and rhythm though.

[@WindyCityNick]

Perfect album? Geez haha

[@minecraftsteve2504]

​@@WindyCityNick yes. Yes it is.

[@CDTaRo]

Love the individual songs because I love the currents sound, but the album as a whole sounds kind of samey unfortunately. The way it ends and their older albums were better imo. Still a really good record and I will definitely listen to it many many times, but it's not as good as I wanted it to be unfortunately

[@WindyCityNick]

Completely agree bro. The singles had me thinking that this was going to be on par with Heavener but the rest of this album was a bit of a let down. Still solid overall but not special imo

[@CDTaRo]

@@WindyCityNick Every song is very good individually, but as a whole it's just too much repetition unfortunately. Heavener is also my fav for now, let's see what sleep token does with BMBTE. Alos hoping for more Spiritbox, Silent Planet and Make them Suffer this year, it's about time

[@junommdnic2005]

All the choruses sound the same somehow sadly, the heavy parts are dope but the recurring Structure just makes it a bit stale

[@RustyShaft]

This album is disgusting in the best way possible, AOTY imo

[@Yisau117]

Same. W.

[@rook69420]

Personally IA takes it for me but damn, what an amazing album. It is really close tho between the two.

[@vexmythoclast6591]

In my opinion, i fucking love this albumn, nothing but bangers, although. I still prefer heavener, it’s definitely an extreamly close second, this years already stacked for albums, now need to see what sleep token holds 😍 ( edit ) as per expectations, sleep token did in fact deliver, so did veil of maya, this years fuckin ridiculous, now for silent planet and holding absense

[@minecraftsteve2504]

All the negativity in this comment section from some of the people was really souring I understand having an opinion but a lot of these were downright ungratefulness We should be happy we even got albums from such great bands this year But most people just want to complain that it didn't live up to what they wanted It's sad, wish the metalcore community was more open and thoughtful instead of "it isn't erra" type mindset

[@arun09345]

Fr dude, completely agree! 💯

[@somabul4]

Bro your other comments don’t be looking positive, making fun of others isn’t cool.

[@Metalsinger418]

8/10 IMO Heavener still is AOTY for me

[@puritywept]

Yes

[@WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL]

Aoty for me is either to the grave: directors cuts, periphery: djnet is not a genre!, currents: death we seek, or the up coming terraite by the gods cattle decap

[@lnhocsignovinces]

It's a great album, actually, it's better than great but I know after a few listens I'll be itching to get back to Heavener. If this is second only to Heavener over the year then that is a win for any band.

[@arun09345]

This is some of Currents' strongest work imo, let the tracks cook. It's a beautifully crafted album, It's got elements of all of Currents' previous work. What I personally love the most is that each track has its own personality. Well done Currents!

[@fim1344]

Yea they all have their own personality with the exact same chorus copy pasted through all 10 tracks Lol 😂

[@arun09345]

@@fim1344 exactly the same chorus? 🤣 Always gotta have one hater

[@fim1344]

@@arun09345 this album is plenty hated. I was personally very excited for it (even bought tickets to go see them on June 6th lol), but it ended up being a letdown. Repetitive songs with the same exact structure and a absolutely awful mix

[@arun09345]

@@fim1344 maybe this album is just something you'll have listen to when it comes up on a shuffle & let it cook, away from the release's hype & reactions. With Currents, for me anyway, some songs don't click instantly. The title track was one I didn't essentially click with, same with Vengeance, but over time they became favourites. The beauty of Currents is the meaning within the songs, that's where they truly shine imo.

[@arun09345]

@@fim1344 enjoy the concert anyway, seen them 3 times & they've always been incredible! For sure you'll have a blast 🫡

[@BrockOfBodom]

Unfamiliar’s intro riff is one of the best riffs on the album

[@Sainted_Maggot90]

Different genre to breaking benjamin completely. This band towers over breaking benjamin in every way, which isnt hard lol best song is 100% living in tragedy for me.

[@Austinwevo]

I agree on the so alone chorus. I didn’t get it on the first few listens then BAM. My favorite chorus lately.

[@Rizwaan122]

7/10 Definitely had some fun but not their best work.

[@XfreshcakesX]

Outstanding album, had me smiling the whole way through BUT…it’s all too similar. Every song really does follow the same pattern and, while the chorus’ are so catchy, they’re the same too. For that reason, I don’t believe this is above Heavener. That album was just way too good.

[@masonpowers7480]

I feel like this album represents a certain archetype of metal fan. The vocals are just enjoyable enough to not overpower the true highlight of the record: the infectious guitar performance. However the lowlights are more prevalent on this record than any Currents record to date. The drums sound like they were constructed with a three-piece kit, Kick, Snare, Cymbal. After listening to the project three times over, I cannot tell you a single moment in which the drums didn't feel heavily neglected, even in moments where the guitar had died down to ambience - where the drums are SUPPOSED to shine. This record feels like it was made by a guitarist and a vocalist, and that the drums, bass and electronics were just an afterthought designed to fill in the gaps left behind. This isn't necessarily a BAD thing, however the vocals aren't exactly carrying the heavy work for them with this record arguably having the worst choruses and most underwhelming screams of any Currents record yet. The project has enjoyable tracks and solid moments, but all in all it's mostly a let down for me. I'm sure it will translate better when I see them live this month. The Death We Seek is a 5.5/10 Edit: on The Way It Ends, basslines are present and tasteful in songs like Second Skin, the toms and hi-hats in songs like A Flag To Wave are up-front, prominent and the cymbals don't sound like they're being strangled by the mix. All of that is done without ignoring the fact that guitar is the focus of the record. It's hard to fathom why the band abandoned the production of 3 years ago in favor of this because it is NOT doing them any favors.

[@myyster5801]

The riff on Over and Over just about made me cream

[@patrickgarrity7166]

Living in Tragedy, Over and Over, and Guide Us Home tops right now! Aoty contender for sure!

[@WindyCityNick]

Good album, IA’s is just in another tier though

[@jacobbrandin]

Currents and IA are neck and neck right now. AOTY is too early to tell, it's only May😉

[@DiscogDiscourse]

This album is so good. Enjoy it much more than their last one but not quite as much as The Place I Feel Safest

[@deadwaves3468]

Invent Animate and Currents f*ck hard this year with their albums

[@kierhatch7322]

Nothing will ever compare to "The place I feel safest" Heavener is also a better album than The death we seek. Not even close imo

[@Vixfor_]

Toptier comment right here man :)

[@WindyCityNick]

Yeah Heavener is way better, I thought they would be on par due to the singles but the rest of this album didn’t quite live up to the hype for me

[@Odd1006]

Idk this album kind of gives me the insane heaviness that heavener didn't completely have. I'd still say it's better then this but yea.

[@WindyCityNick]

@@Odd1006 idk if any song here is as heavy as False Meridian

[@Odd1006]

@@WindyCityNick ...vengeance and living in tragedy are both heavier.

[@normannguitar]

Modern day Breaking Benjamin 5:50 is a really good shout😂 Once you said it every line, pad and melody reminded me of BB😅

[@wax743]

While i really liked Invent Animate - Heavener, this album made me feel some things that are really special. Lining in Tragedy & Over and Over are just masterpieces. As for Gone Astray's mix, it's Chris doing the vocals, i guess that's why it can sound a bit odd.

[@tylerwilliams431]

Saw them live a week ago, IA opened for them aswell which was awesome. They were so good live and played alot of the new album. Fun fact too on the chorus of Gone Astray their Guitar player (Sorry I forget his name) sings that's why it sounds different as its actually him with Brain doing lows over it

[@masonshucart7055]

This album is really good, but invent is in a totally different genre to me. This is like easy going metal and IA is just lightning in a bottle. You're spot on shot the Breaking Benjamin thing.

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

Guide Us Home is literally one of the fucking greatest songs they’ve made.

[@dimkablinov4651]

The album blows your head off like a truck. As for me, it was a little lacking in the end HEAVENER or THE DEATH WE SEEK

[@intentions2730]

Am I the only person that thinks this is very sub par for currents potential and they went way more mainstream on this album? And this is coming from a die hard currents fan

[@intentions2730]

To me and this is definitely just my opinion but this doesn’t even come close to heavener

[@corikoenig7725]

I thought that about the last album. To me this is a huge improvement.

[@intentions2730]

@@corikoenig7725 so the. I’m totally opposite in you on this and I get that cause to each is own but I definitely think the last album had so many great moments and this album seems so generic for them idk

[@minecraftsteve2504]

Gotta say As much as I'd respect your opinion I have to heavily disagree on the mainstream part All it did was refine it's sound and evolve it Think back to previous albums and how it pushed the envelope This album does the same, and I feel if you keep listening to the album, you may begin to see the craft and care put into the album Nothing about this album is mainstream, if anything, all it is is evolved.

[@nickwait5260]

Easy 12/10 album for me. Heavener has been overtaken. Currents are a different breed! I think my favourite song is Living In Tragedy but there are so many other good songs it's genuinely hard to choose just 1

[@dimkablinov4651]

I will wait for the end of the year, where drew will put the death we seek higher than heavener, it will be the moment of the year, because drew is one of the few who really knows a lot about music

[@daniellawson8182]

Album of the year alongside Heavener so hard to choose.This album is just riff city!🤘

[@Bjornsguitarspecials]

I listened to this album in the car full blast. Love it

[@ThatsAGoodB0y]

God the reddit posts about this are so upsetting, i just dont see how people can hate on this absolutely phenomenal album

[@rpsproductions]

I've seen nothing but love on r/metalcore

[@ThatsAGoodB0y]

@@rpsproductions looks at the Invent Animate vs Currents, the comments are so upsetting, some saying “the album isnt even good” which is so shitty to say

[@fim1344]

@@ThatsAGoodB0y worst currents album by far. Was so excited for it, but it’s a huge let down unfortunately

[@jacks910]

I agree, also they keep comparing it to some other album. Like why the comparison. This album is elite.

[@Dingo8mygun]

@@fim1344 I mean yeah but it's still Currents so it's good, it's a lot more heavy which i like sometimes

[@IRichie07]

You should react to the first 2 albums from currents "Life//Lost" which is their first album and "Victimized" is their first EP

[@mckeoncrawford9262]

Are you going to give an updated summary of the album, where it ranks, etc now that it’s been a few days? You mentioned that at the end of your initial reaction.

[@DrewFortune97]

Might do a video comparing Heavener & TDWS - could be fun!

[@mckeoncrawford9262]

@@DrewFortune97 *heavy breathing

[@seifdog6244]

This album totally grew on me

[@toxicblight1835]

a B rated album

[@johnathonklinedinst5889]

Remember Me still takes the cake.

[@wilhelm42069]

Honestly this is IMO way better than new IA. Music tastes are just different, never got into the new vocalist of IA. Sorry but his cleans are pretty hard to get into. Loved Stillword and Everchanger and even some of Greyview. But Heavener just doesn't click with me. Currents on the other side never dissapoint. The Way it Ends was their "worst" album of their discography and still one of my favorites of all time. TPIFS and ILTDI are just outstanding and TDWS shapes up to be my favorite this year. Even though Half Me, Graphic Nature and Darkmatter released some amazing stuff. Also this is just my opinion, IA are amazing musicians. Favorite track has to be Living in Tragedy for me. Drew also check Out new Darkmatter. Just a 3 Song EP. Since you really enjoyed new Northlane with all the Synthwork you're gonna love this. If I had to describe it its like Dystopian SciFi Metalcore. You'll love it. Greetings from Germany btw!

[@ThePetek1]

Hi, i know you are a fan of Currents. maybe you cound to a reaction ot OG Currents Life // Lost album/EP. heavier with previus vocalist, but i really know you will enjoy the craftsmenship!

[@KoopahTV]

:3 "you like krabby patties don'tcha squidward?" :3 🤣

[@forevermarked5826]

I've been listening to this album nonstop basically since midnight last night. Got little sleep and then turned it on as soon as I woke up lol. I've been waiting for this album for two years! This album is a masterpiece, just the mix is a little off! DEFF needs a better mix. That being said I love this album, but as of right now I believe The Way it Ends might be a better album, but that album is almost impossible to beat. This album is fire and I love what Chris and Brian have pulled off and did some wild ideas! Just wish the mix was better, the drums and bass needs to be mixed way better. Of course vocals also at times. Brian did INCREDIBLE with vocals, again it's the mix . Love Currents and Im amazed how perfect the band is too me. Lyrics hit home so much. Band makes the soundtrack too my life

[@riccardotonin6394]

i dont like the fact that when you speak the music volume drop :(

[@obenohnebohne]

I have listened to the album 3 times in a row now. It is heavier than the previous one, but I enjoy it. The balance between melody and death is still great. Second favorite album of the year so far. Maybe it will change with more listens. (Heavener by Invent Animate is strong.)

[@not_a_samsquamsh6777]

I love the guitar licks they've put in with the ambience, and i'm hearing stuff from Brian I don't remember hearing. Still a great album and i'm sure it'll grow on me more over a few listens, but I think I'd put The Way It Ends above The Death We Seek. TDWS has quite a lot of great parts that sound different, but the songs have a really similar feel to each other that I don't feel with The Way It Ends has. It ends up feeling a little predictable in ways Heavener doesn't. The Death We Seek met high expectations. Heavener exceeded high expectations.

[@SovereignSoul1717]

The intro to Over And Over got me FLOODED. Reminded me a bit of Masstaden.

[@dannygrimsley7486]

I havent seen the full reaction so I dont know if you clocked it but that's Chris singing in the Gone Astray chorus. He finally got to sing on a Currents track 😂

[@ChrisMortall]

Great album but after listening to the Place I Feel Safest then this they seem to have regressed technically over each album. (BTW) If you haven’t heard that album 100% worth a reaction. Top creative Currents IMO

[@pooty195]

For me this album is a refinement of The Way It Ends but it also plays it a bit too safe. The worst songs here are better than the worst songs on TWIE but the best songs here don't come close to the best on their previous records. Currents have a good formula for writing catchy metalcore, I just wish they pushed the boundary a little more on this album.

[@junommdnic2005]

Exactly what I was thinking, there isn’t a single song to me that absolutely melts my face off, though there are no songs that I would skip every time I listen to it… Overall The Way It Ends is a better album imo

[@timfatzaun8469]

​@@junommdnic2005 I couldn't have said it better

[@iCondemnPS3]

Crown the Empire Labryinth chorus is definetly up there

[@Sandsy3]

Hype

[@DrewFortune97]

Hype

[@paulovilela2737]

Hype

[@DougMittels]

I thought heavener would not be surpassed but I was wrong.

[@sc7244]

AOTY for me. Now we just need tabs lol

[@JRMDLV]

I regularly rewatch this video and it hits me every time. Drew reacts the exact way I do to this entire album. It's a masterpiece, and even got better since I've seen them live. See ya in a bit lol

[@DrewFortune97]

💜

[@akatsuki_silva]

The entire album is insane but Living In Tragedy just goes so hard 🔥🔥

[@AB21]

Most albums I listen too Ill add like maybe 25-50% of the album to my playlist depending on how much I like it. Literally added every song on this album to my playlist.

[@dillanger5065]

Currents never lets down. Aviana please

[@Revnoir29871]

This band mark our period dude. What a band with identity

[@Vixfor_]

I know the Currents fans may kill me, i'm ready 🔪🥰 This feels like a decent modern metalcore album, but personally AS A BASIC LISTENER AND NOT A CRITIC - i don't like this due to several reasons: 1. The vocals of Currents have always seemed a bit raw for me and this album isn't exception to this rule. It just feels unexplainably raw and... Empty? Even though in this album there are a lot of interesting vocal parts. 2. The mix and mastering in general is bad, i can't get satisfied with it. Including even the insanely weird-sounding guitars not in a good way of heavy(Just listen to a beginning of "So Alone") and if you think it's a perfect mix, i don't know what to say... 3. Maybe the album has got some interesting ideas, including the heavier parts even with a high-screams but the both previous reasons have ruined it. 4. Singles before album release were not surprising nor interesting for me, except for "The Death We Seek" and "Vengeance" maybe, the others were just boring even though heavier parts returned, i literally didn't hope for anything better this time, anticipation showed itself from the worst side. What would have fixed the main problem? -The good production of the album; I don't know what exactly i don't like in some previous works, there are a lot of good songs. There's something boring about them that i can't explain, unlike Invent Animate, Northlane, Loathe, Thornhill... etc Most of these bands have/had something special about them, i can't say the same about the Currents for some reason and i really can't explain it, maybe it's all about taste. I don't like to compare bands usually, but there were so many people telling me that Currents might have the better album than Invent Animate, but even based on their singles it was wrong. Heavener is the perfect example of incredible modern metalcore album with incredible mix that shows how fucking wide metalcore could be after Killswitch Engage era songs like "My Curse" or Northlane's - Singularity album in general. These reviews and those guys making posts about metalcore on twitter and on the internet in general, telling me that new Currents album is a strong AOTY - feel too much sold literally. I just don't understand why people skip the mixing part and why some of them like the mixing of this album. No need to tell me that i need some special set for this or that it is just a bad youtube quality, i listened to this album for a several times everywhere now and the production is just bad as it is. What's bad in accepting it? I'm surprised some people still deny it. 7/10. Their worst production yet. Not AOTY for me. This is the case when bad production destroyed amazing album.

[@metal9able]

Agreed, musically Currents is definetely top 5 for me, but production is hard on them. Not sure if it is Chris or the other guy that also collaborated producing but sounds mushy. And I'm a big fan, been following since The Place I Feel Safest

[@masonpowers7480]

I'll agree the mix is a bit strange. It sounds like the kick drum is on 10 while the cymbals are on 2, which is not ideal when the cut of those cymbals is really what creates that space in so many great sections of metal music. The electronics are LOUD, while the bass seems nonexistent unless it's placed beside chugging guitar sections. It's worse on certain tracks than others though, it's not a dealbreaker for the best songs on the record still being enjoyable.

[@davidvillabass]

Agree 👍🏻

[@vsevolotti]

Currents fans (and probably most of people) are not even reading your comment to the end:D

[@Vixfor_]

@@vsevolotti It's alright, most of them left assburned after they started to read🤗

[@Wolfsburge]

Great band

[@im7ip]

good album but nowhere near I Let The Devil In or The Way It Ends Ain't no way that this is the AOTY for some people

[@minecraftsteve2504]

It's almost like we can enjoy when good craftsmanship is put in front of us If you can't see it, then you're just another erra "it needs to be heavily technical" fanboy

[@iCainiac]

It is

[@Lilith_Reaver]

AOTY. ‘guide us home’ and ‘remember me’ are hands down the best. also ‘living in tragedy’

[@WindyCityNick]

It’s a good album but it’s definitely one of those where the singles were for sure the stronger songs which left me desiring more from the rest of the album

[@matt_core]

Don’t agree brother. So alone is very similar to the end we seek and in my opinion Vengenance is the weakest track of the album. I’ve been preferred Living in tragedy and Over and Over as singles

[@matt_core]

Everything will came out after this has no chance for this year. Sorry for the others. This is a MASTERPIECE of core

[@thegoat-333]

dude i thought I was the only one who liked Currents