DOWNWARD SPIRAL by Ryan Wiseman

Picking up from 'Metamorphosis II', an album that felt near impossible to outwrite, this album picks up from the metalcore and post-hardcore influences that we left on. With 'SUICIDE BOMBING WITH A NUKE' being a continuation of this impressive songwriting, our album begins on a dark tone that only showcases my further downward spiral into insanity.

This album introduces a new instrument to the deathcore family, a piano that is even more vicious than my vocals skills. Beginning with 'POTION OF IMMORTALITY', this song embraces a slam piano style that is as metal as any guitar can be. Later, with a song like 'CASTLE IN THE SKY', do we hear more of the deathcore influences that later get explored in future albums like 'SEE YOU IN HELL'.

This album not only tackles a heavy metal sound, but the emo side of this notable Warped Tour sound. As emo music is not hesitant to embrace movements like skramz, this album is influenced by the pillars of this brutal sound.