Metalcore is not a genre of subtlety. It is heavy and jagged and that’s usually about it. However Whitechapel have managed to create a deathcore album that is peppered with emotional layers. This is a melancholic and dark record and deals with the fallout of the traumatic childhood of frontman Phil Bozeman. It is full of depth and diversity. The heaviness is not heaviness for heaviness sake, it is used to paint a picture. You are lead through the disturbing aspects of his upbringing by Phil with the music swirling around you. It is a remarkable piece of work that shows once again the emotional resinous of heavy music.