Death By Stereo is back after some hard times ( aka: changes of line up and the death of a fan during a show ) with a new darker record. The hardcore mosh parts are gone: the new disc is filled with metal core riffs and anthemic tracks. The previous disc “Into The Valley Of Death” was ok, but really hardcore, while this new one is even more metal, as Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu. “I give my life”, “Don’t piss on my neck and tell me it’s raining” and “Forget regret” are possibly the best tracks, with hints of metal and the strong vocals and chorses. If you enjoyed the previous releases by this band, this one will not disappoint you.

Undefined by genres–straddling the line between hardcore, punk and metal–Death by Stereo comes out strong once again with Death for Life. Death For Life crosses over completely into full-blown metal, with ballads in-between, leaving room for introspection. “Forever and a Day,” vocalist Efrem Schultz states, “is about friendship and always being there through the best and the worst, the dark and the light.”

Their album kicks off first with their fast and furious riot “Binge/Purge,” which features expressively tenacious guitar lines by Death by Stereo’s Dan Palmer and Tito. “It’s a song that deals
with the world and all the bullshit that is constantly
shoved down our throats,” says Shultz. “Everyone feeds off of this violence, apathy and ignorance. We want to purge it all out.”

In whole, this album is incredibly recorded with
lyrical craftsmanship. The songs are relentless in their refusal to settle for nothing less than absolutely quenching our thirst for metal masterwork.