There are some pretty memorable moments (“a heart made of stone/calloused in bone” on “Anthem” or the evil mastermind theme of “The Intervention”), but for each of these, there’s more than enough cheesy and almost unbearable uninspired stuff. And the apparent pop sheen over a fair bit of these tracks can grow extremely annoying, because while studio polish can be used as a weapon rather than a hindrance (see Periphery, again see RED, see Linkin Park), this is so polished it wears off even more quickly. Ballad-wise, World We View fails miserably on all three attempts and just sounds generic without either track really getting off the ground and involving the listener. The token “woah’s” in pop-metal track “Get Back” grow extremely grating after awhile and also take away from another wannabe standout. Trevor McNevan, of TFK, does lend some guest rapping on fourth track “Adrenaline” and does a fair job, but the “hey yeahs” screamed in the pre-chorus and mediocre lyrics take away from what could’ve been a strong pump-up anthem. There are, however, moments that feel quite forced. “The Intervention” and “Write It Down” are key examples of the metal edge being tempered with catchy choruses and bloops and bleeps. But where RED has both string orchestras and programming elements, NL is ripe with electronic flourishes, though not quite with the mastery of the former. They seethe with a brooding yet cautiously optimistic energy with a capable vocalist and fun riffs to boot. Tracks like “Anthem of the Lonely” and “Our Darkest Day (featuring Ryan Clark from Demon Hunter)” are heavier numbers ripe with aggressive vocals, detuned guitars, and aggressive battles between dark and light. One can’t help but notice obvious comparisons to contemporaries such as RED and Thousand Foot Krutch, but for the most part, World We View has its own core sound and it is both enjoyable and accessible. In this case, we are looking closer at nu/alt-metal group Nine Lashes’ first debut for Tooth and Nail records. Metal is a very passionate genre, being a Christian is often more difficult than not, and the sweet combination of the two is a nice weapon in the arsenal of a Christian frustrated with the world but keeping hope in the light always at the end of the tunnel. Review Summary: Simple is as simple goes.Įver since I was first told that Christian Metal was a paradox, I’ve always wondered why.
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