Ignoring the totally wank band name, I Declare War have been hailed as one of the better deathcore bands in existence by my metal listening friends, and trust me, among my friends the list of good deathcore bands is incredibly short. I decided to check out IDW's 2007 sophomore effort and see if there was indeed such a thing as good deathcore. [spoiler] I should've checked out All Shall Parish first [/spoiler].
The first track, the title track, shows some promise. The breakdowns were few in number and generally well placed as opposed to the cluster fuck of chugging that plagues most modern day -core bands, and yet the scenesters are perplexed as to why most metalheads detest the genre. The second track's quality should have been indicated by the wigger-esque title. "Whoop Dat Trick" unfortunately sets the stage for the rest of the tracks from here on out: a constant chug fest devoid of any feeling or balls for that matter. Almost every riff is followed by a breakdown, and just when you think they're done and play two actual riffs back-to-back they crush your hopes with some well timed chug/bree. Yes, the art of pig squeals also finds its way into the mix. You'd figure some deathcore bands would break the mold and do some actually interesting death growls but they seem content to bree until they're placed well within the ranks of banality. The rest of the album isn't really worth talking about to be quite honest, because if you've ever listened to deathcore you know what to expect. Take some pointers from The Black Dahlia Murder or even Job For a Cowboy for that matter and start doing some conventional DM. You'll sound like a poor imitation of Suffocation, but at least the metal community won't laugh at you. . . at least not as much anyway.
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