Whitechapel - Kin | Album Review

[@RockedNet]

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[@evanriley6809]

I know there’s a lot of scrutiny with how clean the vocals are on this album but I’ve gotta say, the cleans and incredible guitar breakdowns/solos are a perfect follow up to what was a very raw and painful album in The Valley.

[@madmarx3108]

These guys are so talented, their sound is so epic and rich, and packed with so much emotion.

[@Dominic-Noble]

I thought whitechapel was a place that sold tiny burgers...

[@RockedNet]

They do that too. The band is talented.

[@tristanhill4824]

That’s white castle and they don’t taste good trust me

[@mckeoncrawford9262]

I’m only through the first 5 songs because I keep replaying them, they’re that good. Can’t wait to finish this… eventually! So far it’s better than the Valley even if it’s not as original since it’s more of a continuation.

[@madmarx3108]

Me too! It took me days to get through the album because I kept hitting repeat lol you’re in for a treat me friend, it only gets more epic

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

I’m down with the direction and sound from this album. It reminds me of Opeth, at times.

[@raymundoivangonzalezballes9163]

The first track for me is so Opeth, at first a bit of pale comunion and then watershed

[@Quest4Horror]

@@raymundoivangonzalezballes9163Not a bad thing at all Opeth are one of my favourite bands. Personally I feel Whitechapel’s melodies on this record are more akin to Katatonia.

[@bubblesthemonkey6615]

Masterpiece, so good that it makes The Valley even better. I view them as part 1 and 2, you need them both to get the full story.

[@hellonurd8957]

October has had a lot of awesome releases! Here's a list of my favorites: Trivium- In The Court Of Dragons Whitechapel- Kin Mastodon- Hushed & Grim Magdalena Bay- Mercurial World Can't Swim- Change Of Plans Don Broco- Amazing Things Starset- Horizons Every Time I Die- Radical! Dream Theater- A View From The Top Of The World Circa Survive- A Dream About Love Biffy Clyro- The Myth Of Happily Ever After JPEGMafia- LP! The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die- Illusory Walls Ice Nine Kills- The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood! Cradle Of Filth- Existence Is Futile Full Of Hell- Garden Of Burning Apparitions

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

*Archspire as well. Included with your list

[@lanecarner7622]

Dream theater was a big disappointment tbh

[@hellonurd8957]

@@lanecarner7622 OK, fair enough. I'm somewhat of a new fan, didn't hear them until The Astonishing came out, but I'm more than happy to hear if there's a certain album of theirs that I should check out.

[@lanecarner7622]

@@hellonurd8957 best album is train of thought

[@rinchenyonzone3467]

Twelve foot ninja-Vengeance

[@Blindtechnician]

I appreciate them incorporating clean singing in without completely disregarding the heaviness. It gives it a nice balance and gives me a taste of what is familiar while adding something new in. It’s awesome

[@toyotaecw]

Metal elitist in me: It’s no longer deathcore Hillbilly in me: It’s Appalachian Progressive Deathcore

[@jessiewaynewalker9221]

Get out of here with your annoying labels

[@Blindtechnician]

That’s a good name.

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

Been listening to the album all day. Personally, I enjoyed it. As someone who enjoyed The Valley, glad they broaden their horizons to their sound and also not shy themselves from letting Phil's clean shine while maintaining the melancholic heaviness from the last album. Unfortunately, this album is not gonna be the cup of tea for most Metal Elitists and Purists as they may gonna shit on this album and prefer the band to be like their first few albums before The Valley. Overall, this is a great follow up from The Valley. To hell with naysayers, this is how a band should mature while maintaining their sound.

[@Remmy0930]

Idk why so many people are talking about other people NOT liking this album when I have LITERALLY seen absolutely nothing but praise for this album. I think Whitechapel fan's are completely cool with the direction they went with The Valley and Kin because we all know how cathartic these song's are for Phil. This album, just like The Valley...has something for everyone on it. These guy's are amazing songwriters and they have also matured a ton over the year's.

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

@@Remmy0930 I see some people trashing this album on Twitter and some Metal Reviewers on KZbin are giving this low scores, when in deep perspective this is a great follow up.

[@bingokill]

@@retrogamer41_sepiamta why is criticism always a bad thing? I'm sorry but not everything is black and white, and there might be some constructive criticism as long as it's done with respect.

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

@@bingokill If there's what I understand, people wanted this band to go back to albums like This Is Exile, but I guess some can't accept their maturity.

[@ElliYeetYT]

Suicide Silence should’ve done this with their 2017 Self-Titled album. This is how you change vocals PROPERLY.

[@jknori662]

After listening to this album multiple times, I've come to the conclusion that this may be one of metal's best concept albums in a very long time: I absolutely adore this thing. What makes it go one step further is that it's like listening to a prog-death story driven musical. It's the fact that it absolutely nails it has a fantastic opening with I Will Find You - setting up the world/tone that we're going to be in while also setting up the wants of the alter-ego presented in the story: the fact that he wants to find Phil's younger self and aiming to reconnect him with his past. It's literally combining the "I Want" and the establishing number into one, while Lost Boy is another I Want song, fleshing out more of what this alter ego wants, while at the end - Kin is ultimately that emotional final number that sets out this album's point: it's better for us to move on from our past rather than dwell into it, thinking about what if we did one little thing (in this album's case, what if he decided that he couldn't live without his parents) - it's talking about the Butterfly Effect. I could go on and on about why this album's structure is geniunely brilliant, but I gotta stop before someone complains about my rambling. My point is that I absolutely adore this album and it's a massive contender for AOTY for me.

[@dillonmacpherson3350]

Phillybo is such a good clean singer

[@USNorseman]

This album is killer, these last 2 albums showing just what these guys can do is incredible. I always liked the larger gap between clean and distorted vocals. A lighter clean voice that changes to the most horrific sounding beast always has a way more powerful affect. Great music guys!!!!

[@cowmark67]

Just listened to Kin late last night. God this album is so f-ing good.

[@CartmanRobin]

Even if it’s no Deathcore anymore I don’t care. It’s a fantastic album. Great musicianship! And phils clean vocals are just.. just great

[@DeathMachineJoe]

The Valley wasn’t just one of my favorite metal albums of 2019. It was my favorite deathcore album, period. It’s one of the few rare albums in that subgenre that made me feel something. Kin may have just topped The Valley in that department. It’s extremely diverse in the tracklisting while having a nice flow overall. Phil Bozeman continues to impress me with his singing ability and the songwriting keeps getting better. The guitar work is also fantastic and the solos from Ben Savage are such bliss. Drums are also killer, courtesy of Alex Rüdinger who does not get enough love for the wok he does. For a band this late in their career, they’re still leading the pack in deathcore, even with great acts like Shadow of Intent and Fit for an Autopsy not far behind. I’m definitely gonna go to that Metal Blade 40th anniversary show, which also features the aforementioned Shadow of Intent and Revocation. Such a amazing lineup of bands!

[@alexddragame]

8 seems fair. It is a good album, but I found The Valley to be more impressive. Still, I definitely like what Whitechapel has been doing now

[@ryanbollinger1759]

This album is a masterpiece and nothing less Imo

[@koleweisensel4451]

The reason the deathcore community allows WC to getaway away with clean singing versus SS is because Phil can actually sing cleanly and the band knows how to have shifts in and out of tones seamlessly

[@katieholland4244]

I listened to it the other day. Not sure ill listen to it again anytime soon but i really liked it

[@heikkijhautanen4576]

Got to check this out, even though Im not the bigest deathcore man.

[@ThisGuy7310]

Excellent review!

[@SlamminBranden]

Whitechapel today is reminding me of FLAW, and that's not a bad thing.

[@spreadthevegemite8064]

Here is a chellenge for you Rock on, top 20 Rock and Roll Albums to own in all eras to own ?

[@thehardie-boy3090]

You should review Music of the Spheres by Coldplay. The lead single is nothing special, but there are a few highlights

[@bananaman5680]

I’m ready for you to review Brighten by jerry Cantrell

[@justinbourg4841]

I love the album ....it makes you really listen too the lyrics

[@jordanstuck747]

Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the clean singing but I still dig it

[@LittleDude3452]

hope to see a Limp Bizkit and Bullet for my Valentine album review soon

[@abadidea9325]

The valley was amazing.

[@raymondlearmonth4078]

I love this band and this album is a great album 👌

[@harizonflamingice3167]

What is the vinyl you have in the background? It looks insanely familiar but I can't put my finger on what it is.

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

Spiritbox's debut album "Eternal Blue".

[@harizonflamingice3167]

@@retrogamer41_sepiamta Thanks! That was gonna drive me nuts, so you really helped me out!

[@criticalfailure92]

This album is fuckin amazing

[@BernardChelgren]

Might hafta give this a listen. Whatever it takes to get the disappointment of the new Mastodon album out of my system.

[@destructospin90]

It's essentially Opeth lite. If you look at it like that instead of seeing it through the rose-colored glasses of the Somatic/Exile/Corruption albums, it's not so bad.

[@Shsjier]

Not so bad? This album is amazing. If you wanted it to sound like old whitechapel then surely you would have known already that they're just not like that anymore

[@chromesthesia]

I love it

[@tristan702]

So I’m gonna guess there’s no welcome to Horrorwood album review

[@ervin9320]

The album was good.

[@tristan702]

@@ervin9320 no shit Sherlock. I wanna hear his opinion on it. Not wait for him to tell me to listen to it.

[@delanoarts3703]

Great band deathcore not my favorite cup of tea I get sick of break downs still Great band

[@999alex9991]

i'm going to destroy the day of several people here.....limp bizkit new album......in.....2 days. and it won't be release on CD

[@NeonRazer42]

I never really liked the band till this album

[@nachocavallocarbonell1863]

Limp Bizkit Still Sucks album review 😏

[@manboyy5347]

It’s not that the cleans are bad, they’re pretty amazing musicians all around, but man, a lot of the riffs are boring and generic. Sounds like The Valley B-sides imo

[@chadgautier2864]

Not to much a fan. Some good songs. But not impressed

[@Quest4Horror]

Best metal album of the year by far!

[@jonpatricklong]

I was out on the valley. Seen this coming. It's a no for me thank you. Trash 🗑