Life In Your Way
Waking Giants (2007)
Genre: Melodic Hardcore, Metalcore
For Fans Of: August Burns Red, Misery Signals, It Prevails, Poison the Well
For Fans Of: August Burns Red, Misery Signals, It Prevails, Poison the Well
Quality: 230 kbps
Country: Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Where do I begin? This band is absolutely incredible. Life In Your Way began in 1999 and ended their run in 2008. They remained a Christian band in that time and tackled tours with industry giants like Burden of a Day, As Cities Burn, and Once Nothing while playing out festivals like Cornerstone and Redemption Fest. For their last tour ever, LIYW hit the road with the likes of Once Nothing and This Nights Alive. They disbanded on good terms, feeling as though it is time to finish. One of their last tours will remain in history as they took the headlining spot with For Today, Means, Burden of a Day, and In Fear and Faith. The band power through three labels before signing comfortably to Solid State Records (August Burns Red, Oh, Sleeper, Norma Jean).
As for the album, it jumps off with "Reach the End", a true melodic hardcore epic, with absolutely gorgeous crooning vocals in the beautiful outro. As the album carries on, we hear the likes of "Making Waves", a metalcore beauty with a badass southern twang behind peaceful clean vocals. The true beauty of Waking Giants is nestled at track six. "Salty Grave" brings forth a spectacle of driving metalcore, wrapped around progressive Misery Signals-esque drumming, and powering into an outro, holding the slow, beautiful death at sea, capturing the last moments of life before death and casting out to an almighty God. The conclusion of Waking Giants a two-and-a-half minute harmonizing, tear-jerking, sound-off marking LIYW's final studio album before their demise. LIYW will forever remain an influence to aspiring metalcore musicians and young Christians alike. Life In Your Way is a band I'll definitely show my kids and grand kids.
Essential Track: "Salty Grave"
As for the album, it jumps off with "Reach the End", a true melodic hardcore epic, with absolutely gorgeous crooning vocals in the beautiful outro. As the album carries on, we hear the likes of "Making Waves", a metalcore beauty with a badass southern twang behind peaceful clean vocals. The true beauty of Waking Giants is nestled at track six. "Salty Grave" brings forth a spectacle of driving metalcore, wrapped around progressive Misery Signals-esque drumming, and powering into an outro, holding the slow, beautiful death at sea, capturing the last moments of life before death and casting out to an almighty God. The conclusion of Waking Giants a two-and-a-half minute harmonizing, tear-jerking, sound-off marking LIYW's final studio album before their demise. LIYW will forever remain an influence to aspiring metalcore musicians and young Christians alike. Life In Your Way is a band I'll definitely show my kids and grand kids.
Essential Track: "Salty Grave"
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