A Types

Track Listings
1 It Happens (4:13)
2 Start & Pause (3:06)
3 Icarus (4:18)
4 Breathe from Coma (4:37)
5 Champion Beyond Blessings (3:38)
6 Ones (4:39)
7 Manipulate the Eclipse (4:38)
8 Matchmaker's Haven (3:27)
9 Owl (3:43)
10 Per Sempre Marciamo (5:45)

Discography
 Magnetic North (2007)
A Types (2004)
No Wings To Speak Of (2002)
The Satellite Year (2002)



 

Release Date: (November 02, 2004)
Label: Trustkill records
Producer:


December  Hotel 
Overall Rating:  +++-  

(Per Sempre Marciamo)
Album Reviews

Well well. The new Hopesfall. After ‘Hopesfall’and ‘Satellite Years’ , this is their third album. I was curious about this album, `cause I always thought Hopesfall was a band with a large potential. Hardcore elements mixed with an indie feel with riffs that would be appropriate on a At The Drive-In album.

This CD is different. Let me put it this way: the main comparison with the last records is that their artwork is still great. Musically, they decided to say hardcore goodbye and switch more to the postcore-side. After one or two listenings you won’t like this record and it’s easy to state your opinion how crappy this album is. But what I felt in the beginning was right: this album has to grow and grow and if it’s a few times in your player, you will listen to this record over and over again.
If there is one band you can compare Hopesfall to, it’s Swedish emorockers Blindside. They also use some Deftones riffs mixed with an modern emo-touch. And Hopesfall also have the wide-ranged vocal lines. The danger with this kind of music is often that it gets too safe, but that isn’t the issue with Hopesfall. They still use some strange technical guitar riffs and there are a lot of dynamics, like in ‘Start And Pause’, and ‘Breathe from Coma’.

Hopesfall maybe did a step back, but also two steps forward. Now the fans have to accept they went this way, but if you do, you get a good CD for it in trade.

~ Friso

 

This is a melodic rock record. Its full of big riffs and catchy choruses and it is pretty good stuff if you're a fan of melodic music. Hopesfall is not a band that would let their songwriting chops go to waste, so you know that you can expect something good, even if it is a different style.

You can tell by listening to this album that Hopesfall puts forth a lot of time and effort into their songwriting. This wasn't something that was crafted in a weekend. It sounds like it took months with each detail getting equal attention. I think that, the thought of the effort they put into this album, is my favorite aspect of A Types.

I think fans of Jupiter era Cave In will appreciate this album. I also think that it may take some of their old fans awhile to get used to, but they will also appreciate it months from now.

~ RF

 

 

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