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I used to listen to nothing but metal when I was a teen. I don’t mean bands like Megadeth and Metallica who are considered "pop metal" (radio friendly ‘metal’) but music like Abyss, Morbid Angel, Corpse, Slayer .. bands that make your mother faint at just the sight of the gooey cover art of the deep growling vocals.

Of course, once I became a Christian some of the bands (well, all of the ones I mentioned) kind of went on the side line. Not exactly music that is edifying of the spirit!

But I found other bands that I could listen to: Living Sacrifice, Zao, Training for Utopia (now Demon Hunter), Extol .. and other extreme metal bands. I was happy.

I’m getting older now (well, I’m 30) and I have to say my music style has changed as I got older. I definitely still enjoy the metal (listening to Zao-Funeral of God right now), but I listen to a lot more mellow music than I used to. Soundscores, ambient electronica even the dreaded pop.

It’s amazing what your mind decides to listen to after a while. It changes what it enjoys. Really, it’s kind of interesting.

Have you noticed any changes to your music tastes as you age a bit?

The return of one of the least heard about, but most under rated, metal bands on the Solid State Records roster returns with their new album, Dead Alive. The original three return (Rocky Gray [Living Sacrifice, Evanescence], Lance Gavin [Living Sacrifice] and Chad More) and they have added two new members that I don’t believe where there to start with: Devin Castle and Jeff Bowie.

Now, if you’re a fan of the previous releases of Soul Embraced (Immune and This Is My Blood) than you’ll not be disappointed. In fact, I’m an old fan and I think this is by far their best release. The songs seem to flow nicer, they groove perfectly and it’s as if they’re completely sure where they want to go – and they enjoy doing it. Not that the previous releases didn’t do this, but they did seem like they tried to follow in the footsteps of other bands in a similar genre.

Soul Embrace’s Dead Alive brings 13 tracks of pure metal. Not straight up death metal because there is a bit of melody in there. That’s definitely not a bad thing. There are also some really well written solos thrown throughout that really make your ears bleed nicely.

Really, if I was rating this I would give it a 10 out of 10. It rocks hard. Sounds great. And it definitely a CD worth having in any metal enthusiasts collection.

So go pick it up.

Soul Embraced – Dead Alive Soul Embrace – MySpace

Tracklisting: 01. To End It All 02. Breaking Point 03. A Curtain Of Deceit 04. The Devil’s Reflection 06. Everything Reminds Me Of You 07. La Fin Absolue Du Monde 08. Crawl 09. Into Darkness 10. Judas I’ve Become 11. Bloodstained Nevada 12. Kill This 13. Dead Alive

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