The Autumn Offering's Revelations of the Unsung
The Autumn Offering is a metal band from Daytona, Florida and Revelations of the Unsung was their debut album reissued by Victory back in January. Yes, that’s right. I’ve had this CD since January and I’m just now getting around to reviewing it. Shameful, I know. The CD is ten tracks of intense metal. What has caught my attention over and over again in my many aborted attempts to write this review have been the guitar solos. They are many and they are wicked. My favorite is in the middle of “Beginning’s End”, the last track of the CD. Which is the perfect ending to this raging CD. But, I’m getting ahead of myself talking about the ending first.
The CD starts like an approaching train with the “Great Escape”, the sound of the approaching menace that precedes the uncoming freight train of sound. This sets the tone for the rest of the album and is almost a prelude at a little more than 2 minutes. This track features harsh vocals and menacing guitar.
Track 2, Revelation, has some softer moments that are reminscent of the ballads of arena rock, but I don’t mean that in a bad way. I mean it in a “these guys know their music history” sort of way. I mean it in a, “ I can see this song filling and rocking a huge venue” sort of way.
Much of this CD is full of intense raging. Its what you expect from metal, and its not disappointing. To go along with the amazing guitar solos are some proper, driving drumming that makes you want to get up and dance (and by that I mean, dance all kung-fu like a kohl-eyelined hardcore kid).
I think my favorite track of the whole CD was track 9, “Shadow of Betrayals” which begins with moody drums and melodic guitar before breaking into intense speed metal. Quality. The combination between that and the wicked guitar solo previously mentioned in the last track, you could say that The Autumn Offering save the best for last. Hopefully, these tracks are an indication of what is to come from this band.
The Autumn Offering's Revelations of the Unsung is available on Victory Records, as is their more recently released album Embrace the Gutter.
