‘What We Leave’ feels like a moment from a different time. The latest record from The Disarmed really screams grunge music, almost perfectly recreating not just the sonic arrangements, but also the same gritty feeling and angsty emotion in this sumptuous nine song long hard rock collection. The album sees a welcome mix between the more hard-hitting riffs and thumping drum sections to more melodic and morose ballads that take a far more stepped back approach. But, within it all, you can’t escape or be remiss of that undying heart and emotional core that the group consistently deliver on song after song.
While Idle Hands finds itself the successful single that might draw you into this record, it’s really in the album’s second track that I found myself a fan of The Disarmed. ‘A Moment In Time’ feels like the perfect balance between that gritty aggression while still bringing a melancholic melodic core to it all. The guitar work towards the songs end, a beautifully evocative closure that rings you to a lull seems to be taking you one place before ‘Holy Ground’ almost completely throws you off your seat without a moment’s notice. The much more raucous riff hits you like a truck before the screamo vocals start belting onto you without warning. The Slipknot esque song is a definitive treat to fans of that sound.
The record also treats you to some more teary ballads in the form of ‘Rest Easy’, an acoustic melancholic piece that shows the emotional core of the group. Any rock fan is bound to have fun in abundance on this record, constantly leaving you