This Is the Six (10th Anniversary)＜完全生産限定盤/White Vinyl＞

UK・シェフィールド出身のメタルコア・バンド=While She Sleeps(ホワイル・シー・スリープス) アルバム『This Is The Six』の発売10周年記念ホワイト・ヴァイナル

UK・シェフィールド出身のメタルコア・バンド、While She Sleeps(ホワイル・シー・スリープス)が 2012年に発売したアルバム『This Is The Six』の発売10周年記念し、ホワイト・ヴァイナルを発売。
このアルバムはバンドのディスコグラフィーの中でも高い評価を獲得して、彼らのキャリアの中でも重要な作品となっている。バンドの前進を決定づける作品となり、彼らをUKメタルコア・シーンの最前線に押し上げ、エネルギッシュなライブと妥協のないサウンドで世界中に広く認知された。

＜While She Sleeps＞
Loz Taylor - Lead Vocals
Mat Welsh - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals/Piano
Sean Long - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Aaran Mckenzie - Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals
Adam Savage - Drums/Percussion

Named after the term they use to describe their close relationship with their fans, Sheffield metalcore quintet While She Sleeps' full-length debut album, This Is the Six, is steeped in a similar gang mentality. Attempting to replicate frontman Lawrence "Loz" Taylor's larynx-shredding vocals isn't particularly advisable, but the majority of the 12 tracks here are designed to be shouted along with from the rooftops, hence the terrace chants on the feedback-drenched "Love At War," the Gallows-esque, groove-laden "Satisfied In Suffering," and the squalling post-hardcore of "False Freedom." Backed by Carl Bown's gutsy, dynamic production, the constant stream of Guitar Hero solos, and propulsive rhythms on the likes of the aptly titled, doom-laden "Until the Death," the ferocious Scandinavian-tinged "Be(lie)ve" (the only track to make the cut from 2010 mini-album The North Stands for Nothing), and the breakneck-speed opener of "Dead Behind the Eyes" (featuring Comeback Kid's Andrew Neufeld) will no doubt appeal to the army of fans who helped them to scoop Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards. But This Is the Six is arguably far more intriguing when it abandons its default mode of anarchy and pursues a more harmonious approach, as on the surprisingly delicate instrumental "The Chapel" and the elegant piano hooks of the choral closer "Reunite." While She Sleeps may still find themselves overshadowed by their Steel City neighbors Bring Me the Horizon, but there's enough potential here to suggest they might not be second-best for too much longer. ~ Jon O'Brien