Unseen Faith
Yokebreaker

Unseen Faith, that is what they call themselves this Danish metalcore band, a fitting name perhaps considering that they are a Christian band. Something that is said to be a little unusual in the metal scene, it may not be the most common thing but Christian metal isn’t completely uncommon either but maybe there aren’t too many of them in Denmark. It is described as a gut heavy mini album; the debut album of the band called Yokebreaker and is described by the label representative as a respite from all the streamlined heavy metal out there with their brutality. If that is true that they are venturing away slightly from the norm it is very good as there are just way too many bands that end up doing what everyone else has done before them.

The music is heavy, aggressive and brutal, not unlike Christianity and its holy scripture. But hold on a minute, you might say and believe that Christianity is not brutal – if you do I advise you to look at the Bible and also the history of brutalities that has been committed in the name of God and Jesus, which of course can be said about any religion in the world. So brutality is what I connect with Christianity and the related religion called Islam, not saying however that the majority of the people that practise these religions today are of the same brutal nature because they aren’t. Anyway, before I completely lose track of what I want to describe about this album I can describe this as a death metal/metalcore album with aggression, brutality and energy. Excellent production and six tracks that are well varied and plays for a comfortably short playing time, it is a very solid and mature debut.

I think this is a great album, the brutality is like a punch in the stomach, the energy is invigorating and the brutal word of God is conveyed to the listener. I also think that in difference to some bands who wants to convey a message of God or politics they do not force the message upon the listener who can decide whether to listen or not. I do not listen to the message just the great music that I think is well worth enjoying. I would describe Unseen Faith as a band well worth looking closer at, especially if you like more brutal and maybe a little darker music. “Original, Brutal and direct – with an honest message” is how the press sheet ends and I think I can agree with that even though original is a slightly fluent term in this case - it is great that it differs from the majority of stuff we are served these days.

If I were to pick a favourite song I would select the opening track because I think it is slightly better than the other tracks but I think it is a very high quality on all the tracks. It’s a great record, I really like it as it is refreshingly brutal and aggressive, quite entertaining actually. I think this might be a very interesting band to follow as they progress and they should have the potential to appeal to a very wide audience. I can recommend their first album to all of you who like your metal a little bit more brutal.

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