Your statement "its all big songs with big choruses" has its truth, but that means that this album is insane when it comes to what it brings to a playlist, you can throw it into a playlist amd every time a song from it plays, it is great, there are no fillers or songs that just make sence in the context of the album, i really like that personally
yeah same. taht opening riff is just proof that chris is just unreal in his guitar playing skill level and i just love folks reaction upon hearing that riff
Living in tragedy is probably the most agressive song they've ever released I wouldn't say this beats the way it ends chorus wise, cause i prefer the way the choruses sound on the last album, but vocally this is Brian's best work. His range is has gotten much wider and especially on living in tragedy and vengeance he really shows his versatility
Poverty of Self is definitely heavier and sludgier, but the tone of Living in Tragedy is more aggressive. It’s similar to vengeance in a way, where it’s more pummeling and agitated sounding.
The place I feel safest will probably always be my favourite currents album, it just connects all my favourite pieces of modern metalcore in a perfect way. Impeccable album.
the instrumental of that album is probably my most listened to piece of music ever. brian's vocals are top tier, but I always looked more forward to currents instrumental releases
currents absolutely never fails. On my first listen this is definitely a strong aoty contender! I forgot what song it was but there is a very invent animate esque riff haha
@Operation: Heavener Doesn't have to "top" shit, it's an equal #1 for me. Both sides of peak Metalcore - Heavener being more shoegaze & emotional, Currents being more brute force & unrelenting energy. Both as good as the other to be honest. Two sides of the same coin.
I think 'The Way It Ends' is still my favorite album from them overall, but "Remember Me" from this album is absolutely my new favorite song from them overall, it used to be "Let Me Leave".
I get Motionless in White vibes in the chorus of Living In Tragedy. Someone also said Beyond this road is what new Wage War wishes they sounded like 😂😂😂
You know a song is so good and you’ve been waiting so long for it when your first listen has you laughing in excitement during a breakdown or intro riff. I absolutely love the feeling of first listens when the song is so good. I haven’t felt this feeling since make them suffers doomswitch last year and I listen to ALOT of bands. But living in tragedy had me all over the place in excitement and laughing and jaw dropping
After listening to this album dozens of times, there is absolutely a story being told in this album. It was very different than the way it ends, but I am absolutely in love with this album and I can proudly say this is my favorite album they’ve ever put out. Absolutely amazing.
A Place I feel Safest will always be my favorite by them. I found the title track after my ex fiancé left me and it hit me harder than any other song I’ve ever heard. That album is very personal for me.
Same for me. The feels I get from that album because of the time it hit during a certain part of my life make it my favorite. It's hard to listen to without breaking down.
I feel like this album is going to take a few listens to get really into. Especially because we are getting this album right after Invent Animate's album that has a very similar vibe at times. I really liked the album tho.
I felt the same way at first but I really liked this album. Kinda kept me from keeping up with it as they were releasing songs. After giving it a chance I think I prefer it to Invent Animate's tbh(don't get me wrong though Heavener was a really good album). Didn't really listen to Currents before but I think I'm going to look more into their discography now.
I've listened to both of these albums extensively They do not have a similar vibe lol Heavener is much softer and comforting in its atmospheric vibe While Heavener is equivalent to having light anxiety in your room Currents is like having a full blown panic attack while working In retail Very different vibes
Incredible album. I got into them with their last album, but this one sounds on another, heavy/deep, level. Also, Bogdan, I saw you at Spiritbox's show at History. I was in awe, and I went to say hi but you seemed determined to get to friends or something. Needless to say, I lost you in the crowd and it made me sad. Hopefully see you at another one. Ever come to London for shows??
I believe it’s actually Chris Wiseman singing on the chorus of Gone Astray! It certainly sounds like his singing in Shadow of Intent. Super cool switchup imo
Im not the most devoted metalcore fan, probably more old school nu-metal and a fair amount of commercial metal but this album has blown me away and I think it will really grow the bands popularity and attract a lot of new fans. This album is going to be iconic and a lot of purists will go out and say its not as good as the first album etc but if you're not a purist this album is huge. None of the previous albums spoke to me but this one just absolutely slaps! This album has converted me to a huge Currents fan in the space of a week!
The album is amazing because of its consistency. Not having a down song is what I want out of a 10 song album. They killed it with every song and it’s just heavy af, which is what we all wanted for this album. Drums, vocals, guitars, just all around a huge step up. Over and Over may be the best song imo but I’m so happy to see just a greatly produced, consistent album that melts your face 🤘🏼
Living in Tragedy took me out. That false chord build-up with “command lines are breaking” is the best vocal run I’ve heard all year, and that chorus is amazing.
For me, this album (just like the way it ends) needed more than just the initial listen. You're 100% right that it's mostly big tracks with big choruses and those sound kind of similar upon first listen. BUT, after a couple listens through the album's overarching themes start to appear and the whole thing becomes so much more cohesive. I spun it for the first time then it just kind of sat in my library until I remembered how the same thing happened with the way it ends so I spun it back to back and now it's just constantly in my rotation throughout the day. They are masters but it just takes a couple more listens.
Personally I think it’s the heaviest and best album they’ve put out, maybe the album of the year. Some parts sounds like breaking Benjamin or like older rock bands to me with the chorus’s and riffs, but over all fantastic album. 10/10
@TheMetalMAN1987 he's not the only one to draw such comparison. In some parts of this album they sound like modern day Breaking Benjamin, and it's incredible. As a fan of both bands I can't be more happy.
@@TheMetalMAN1987Breaking Benjamin is a reason a lot of people got into metalcore lol like when Blow Me Away played for the first time on Halo 2 I was 8 years old
Some parts sound like the fuckin Doom soundtrack lmao. Namely the riff at the end of Living in Tragedy. A lot of the cleans do sound a lot like Ben to be honest.
I connect most with "Guide Us Home". It's beautiful and emotional. I also really love the brutality of "Living in Tragedy", but I still primarily come to currents for the feels - and this album could've used just a tiny bit more delicacy imo
The Way it Ends - was a banger album. To be honest, I had no expectations or at least not many. I had heard only one or two singles. Individually, they weren’t clicking. Today I listened to the new album and it was heavy. Usually, I am not a big fan of "Deathcore" heavy, the melodies on this album made it very enjoyable. I have listened to this album maybe 3 times in a row and it slaps. I love it so far. It is definitely different from The Way It Ends, but I have no issue with that. Usually, I am picky with stuff, but this time I enjoy a second Currents album, that I really, really like. Time will tell, if it stands the test of time. I am a fan of the album.
The Way It Ends is my favorite because Currents were one of the bands I discovered during the pandemic and that album got me through a difficult two years. This album might take the cake though. The Death We Seek is the oldest sounding song on the album. TDWS showcases both thematic and sonic evolution incredibly well. I noticed a little bit of clipping in the high ends during Over And Over, but maybe that was my streaming quality/headphones. Overall, 10/10
My favorite work by Currents is actuallt I Let the Devil In. I know its not an album, but those 5 songs are literally perfection. Literally everything theyve released since 2017 is 10/10 tho. 4 huge AOTY contenders for me already. This, Half Me, Invent Animate, and Unearth. Big year for metalcore. Now we just need Polaris
I'm getting a lot of I Let the Devil In ep vibes and I love it. That release was so good for an EP. Big choruses with heaviness and more chill sections too. Something in between the heaviness of TPIFS and emotion of TWIE. Maybe I would have liked more songs (or less singles, I don't really like releasing so many but I get it the way the industry is), but overall I greatly enjoyed it. Especially hearing Brian continuing to improve and push himself (both singing and screams).
This album was banger after banger. People who expected a conceptual album were a little disappointed on first listen but you can throw almost every track in a playlist and have a hell of a time. My album of the year.
I love every single song / album of them. The place I feel safest helped me through the darkest time of my life, so I'd say thats my favourite album. So says the Shattered-Tattoo and Currents logo across my arm and chest xD
I loved The Way it Ends but I don't like it as much as everyone else here does. For me, it was lacking in something that The Place I Feel Safest had. TPIFS is easily my favorite of theirs. But I think fav song is either Into Despair or Forever Marked
personally, this is my favorite album from them next to I Let The Devil In. Chris Wiseman's guitar work and Brians's Vocals really just keep getting better and better every album
@@saltybutts3716 Heavener and The Death We Seek are not entirely different sounds, they have a lot of similarities. It's not Deathcore vs Technical metal, it's metalcore vs metalcore and that already makes it a close fight.
So I found this album recently, and it became my favorite handful of songs over everything I have ever liked listening to. It’s kinda like being reborn. This album fucking shattered my mind
Maybe it’s because I’m old, but no new album satisfies me on a first listen. The way it ends took me a while, this won’t take as long. This is good, it’ll probably top their last in time. It’s different but I’m already getting it.
I am in the same boat. It takes me a couple of listens to get a new album. You're not alone in that. Definitely not because you're old. Or maybe I'm an old soul.
A lot better than I thought it was going to be. I haven’t been paying that much attention to recent “popular” metalcore albums. I liked Heavener, but it didn’t stick with me. This on the other hand has some aoty potential
I feel as though this album is every bit as emotional as The Way It Ends but expressed soooo much differently. Such technical and masterful touches on each track, combined with the heaviness and the massive choruses…everything felt authentic but also fresh at the same time. This will heavily contend for AOTY for me. Also, my man Brian absolutely KILLED it. Probably his best vocal performance on an album to date.
The Way It Ends is an insane album. I agree with much of what you said. That being said, they have clearly gone a different direction with this album and it’s amazing. Give it another spin. 🤘🏻
This album is going to be one of those albums that will get a lot of plays for me initially and then fall off. I like this album a lot, but I get the same feeling like I did for Spirtbox's Eternal Blue album. It just falls off overtime. I don't think this will be AOTY for me, Invent Animate in my opinion still holds that title right now.
Overall i enjoyed but it doesnt quite top the way it ends but that was always gonna be a challenge. Some bangers here but it feels a little less cohesive in terms of album flow and some of the songs follow too aimilar a structure, overall a bit less dynamic than the way it ends The mix i also thought was a bit too jarring at times and sometimes it needed space to breath and was a bit too sludgy 2nd track was absolutely filthy tho and there isnt rlly a bad song it just doesnt reach the heights of the way it ends 7/10
@@joearrowsmith6813I agree with harry on this, the general structure and sound of a lot of the songs on this album is a little too similar for me, while The Way It Ends has more changes of pace and emotion. I do like the overall sound of this album more though
I am not a veteran metal fan but god do i love this album and it is became one of may fav along side FTHWTL, TOPOM, Manic and Preasure. I think the band shows an enormes amount of various skills. Be it with the vocals as screams or cleans, hard rifts, melodies, guitar solos and not to forget the drum...it just gets me hooked every single time and i cant resist. I cant wish for more. The density of good tracks is somewhat unmatched.
Personally don't agree with you taking down your rating because the album doesn't have a story, but I get what you're saying. But this and Heavener are AOTY for me, and my favorite Currents album. TWIE had some tracks that I barely listen to at all, but I can see myself constantly replaying every track on this album
I didn’t realize your criticism of the album at first but i do now. The lyrics and song writing in The Way It Ends has much more personal and “close to home “ lyrics & songwriting. The Death We Seek is Sick and heavy, which is good & cool but slightly disconnected from the personal connection we got of The Way It Ends.
I don’t think it is fair to compare this album to others if you do yes I would agree The Way it Ends is by far the best when it comes to story telling. However when it comes with musical stand point, with vocals , guitars, bass, drums, it sounds better. Brian showed us the range on this album and can feel the emotion he gives out each track , guitar work they did amazing almost sound very Mick Gordon on a few. Given the circumstances they had to deal is impressive that they did let that stop them producing such great music.
This is my fav Currents album now lmao Living In Tragedy and Beyond This Road are crazy good songs Gone astray is straight up a Shadow Of Intent song btw
Despite this album not reaching the same levels as The way it ends, I must praise how far Brian has come. His screams and cleans on this album are top tier, its great to see him hone his craft. And hats off to the man Chris, as always, an absolute mastermind with the guitar in his hands, disgusting, incredible riffage. So this may not be Currents finest album to date, but boy is it a fun album to listen to, kept me head banging from start to finish.
The way it ends is definitely still my favorite currents album, but this album is still amazing. I think my main criticism would be how a lot of songs tend to keep to the same style of riffs and feel throughout the album, especially with the choruses. My favorite song is probably living in tragedy as of right now, but it’ll probably change as I inevitably listen to this album “over and over” :) my current album of the year is still held by Heavener and I feel like that’s definitely gonna be hard to top for me
It does not live up to The Way It End in my opinion, but that is an insane task anyways. Its definetly their heaviest release to date and I feel like the evolution into this style makes a lot of sense and came naturally. For me this record is Brian at his absolute best.
Unfortunately i kinda agree with your thoughts here. I actually haven't heard the whole thing yet cause halfway through it all felt same-y to me and your thoughts about it being mostly focused on big choruses makes so much sense. The Way It Ends to me just had a flow and direction that this album does not have sadly.
We all listen with different ears and expectations, no doubt about it. I was actually not as excited as most after the singles, but the album has me a bit more excited. I agree that the two ending tracks don't give a sense of completion as on the The Way it Ends. However, I will add that I think Vengeance is a unique song as well. I think Living in Tragedy is my current favorite. I listened through a few times and it's changing shape a bit, but the ending does seem a bit anticlimactic. Still stoked on it. If this was nearly any other band this would be a magnum opus, but Currents has created such amazing prior work that they almost doom themselves to deeper critique. I'm still excited for it after being milquetoast for a while after some of the singles (except Vengeance that one always felt special to me).
might be totally out of pocket, but the scream singing in Gone Astray sounds a lot like Ben Duerr’s use of it on songs like Gravesinger from Shadow of Intent (and yes, i know their guitarist is in both bands)
Don’t get why people aren’t happy with this album. I’ve been a fan of currents since the place I feel safest…. This is without a doubt my favorite album
i think because most people expect something like ‘the way it ends’ again, especially since it was insane, but it’s best to let bands be different instead of continuing the same sound over and over. *cough cough* abr.
As said, both because people await TWIE 2.0 and because Heavener came out some weeks before. Somehow people can't love both albums and can't love this record because you know, "The Way It Ends is better". It's just the same I heard about Architects Holy Hell : "All Our Gods is better". Yes it was so good. Yet I still dig Holy Hell today. It's the same about Currents : I absolutely love TWIE and yet I still dig TDWS so much. Give me as much listen to it, like 200 maybe more, and I'm sure i'll love it as much as their previous record.
Its a good album, even tho I think each songs are better individually than how the album flows altogether, ngl I was getting a bit bored around the last two tracks. These two tracks arent bad at all, but, esp the choruses/structures, it kinda sounds all the same in a way on this album. I'll have a better time listening to songs here and there on my randomized playlist than an actual full album listen. So as to answer you, The Place I Feel Safest is still not dethroned as absolute #1 for me. Again, far from being a bad album, I still enjoyed it, but I just didnt connect as much as I wanted with this album overall and it bums me out. I'll be jamming some songs like Living in Tragedy, So Alone and Gone Astray, which are easily the best songs on this, but thats about it, probably. Just my opinion, glad most people are adoring it more than me tho. I'd rank the albums: 1) The Place I Feel Safest 2) I Let The Devil In (EP but still) 3) The Death We Seek 4) The Way It Ends
I agree, I jammed it one through and felt kinda bored but now that I’m watching reactions and hearing the songs again they hit different. Individually every song on this album is absolutely perfect to me. I loved it all. The album as a whole is great but the songs should maybe be in a different order??
@@DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez The songs are great as singles, like all of them can be one. I dont think the order of the songs in the album would change anything, because at the end of the day its pretty much the same structures all over it. Except the three songs I mentionned before, it literally sounds all the same. These songs standout to me because they are different. I just feel they are losing creativity with each new album. Because TPIFS is literally the opposite of this album, almost every song sounds different on it. Thats just my take on it, and at the end of the day I'll still enjoy whatever they put out because I really enjoy their core sound, but I can't help but to be harsh in my critic ever since they dropped that absolute masterpiece of an album TPIFS. My ranking of their albums is literally their oldest to the newest in order lol
It's wild that people prefer ILTDI I've listened to the ep multiple times but I wouldn't say it's anywhere better than any of the albums they've produced I'd love to hear why people have these opinions
I think you hit the nail on the head with you review. As songs alone, these are all great, especially the singles they released. But as a WHOLE it just doesn't blend well for me, personally. The Way It Ends had a specific flow same w/ Heavener by IA, this one could potentially benefited from a few tracks being re-arranged to help it flow a bit better (I've had to do this before w/ Spotify playlists I make to help albums like this flow better). But that's just me. I hope people listen to this album like crazy and give Currents all the love and support they deserve for being an incredible band.
Remember Me is cheff's kiss for sure, my favorite single hands down. Gone Astray was super fun too. I don't know what it is, every song is super headbangable, heavy, groovy, chonky etc. I think it might be the verse's and the heavy tone of the guitar that makes the songs sound kinda similar. Choruses on the other hand (luckily) are different and really catchy! Have to listen this album through a couple of times to form a solid opinion, 7.5/10 after first listen. EDIT: Around 10 playthroughs in. It get's better and better I have to admit. Solid 8.5/10 EDIT 2.0: After 3 months of listening these songs on daily basis, I will bump up the rating to 9/10. I think it was just so overwhelming on the first listen and you couldn't catch everything that was happening. I wish that the next album will have a bit cleaner sound tho.
I think the way you feel about this album really echos how I feel about The Way It Ends, which I thought was really repetitive and just okay. To me, this is a huge step up from that album but doesn’t quite reach the highs of The Place I Feel Safest.
CURRENTS just stopped by my job today to have their trailer repaired they were really cool guys, gave us some shirts, and talked for a while 🤘 they were on their way to Chicago!
Your statement "its all big songs with big choruses" has its truth, but that means that this album is insane when it comes to what it brings to a playlist, you can throw it into a playlist amd every time a song from it plays, it is great, there are no fillers or songs that just make sence in the context of the album, i really like that personally
Sometimes an AOTY doesnt need a story in it. although I do think this has a very large emotional element / story.
Heavener and this album are gonna be my favs this year for sure. Pinnacle works of modern metalcore, both in their own rights
Agreed 100%
Agreed, plus Take Me Back To Eden
@@thenightranger987 oh yeah for sure, so excited for that one
100%. The New atmospheric, emotional, open-spaced destruction.
No skips on both albums
Living in tragedy>>>>
This song goes so hard
Living in tragedy and So Alone best on the album
That chorus 😩
Impossible not to headbang
So good
Over and Over is such an unreal song. My most listened to track so far other than the singles!
yeah same. taht opening riff is just proof that chris is just unreal in his guitar playing skill level and i just love folks reaction upon hearing that riff
@@NerfSniper1494 Oh yeah. Also, that fat breakdown in the middle of the song… TORMENT
TORMENT
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Living in tragedy is probably the most agressive song they've ever released
I wouldn't say this beats the way it ends chorus wise, cause i prefer the way the choruses sound on the last album, but vocally this is Brian's best work. His range is has gotten much wider and especially on living in tragedy and vengeance he really shows his versatility
Poverty Of Self?
Poverty of Self is definitely heavier and sludgier, but the tone of Living in Tragedy is more aggressive. It’s similar to vengeance in a way, where it’s more pummeling and agitated sounding.
@@dreero_ im agreeing with Gavin on this. It's very much the tone of the song that gives it the more aggressive vibe
imo , Vengeance is their most aggressive to date, it's neverending madness
It is, but that Motionless sounding chorus was so jarring to me and threw the whole song off.
The place I feel safest will probably always be my favourite currents album, it just connects all my favourite pieces of modern metalcore in a perfect way. Impeccable album.
Same, but I always change my mind between that and TWIE
Agreed, The dark pool by Thornhill hits the same feeling for me.
the instrumental of that album is probably my most listened to piece of music ever. brian's vocals are top tier, but I always looked more forward to currents instrumental releases
currents absolutely never fails. On my first listen this is definitely a strong aoty contender! I forgot what song it was but there is a very invent animate esque riff haha
@Operation: Heavener loathe album will top them
@@fiend265x yeah honestly the only thing that could top Heavener is new Loathe, but if SOMEHOW they don’t drop this year then we already have our AOTY
I think you're talking about Over and Over
@Operation: Heavener Doesn't have to "top" shit, it's an equal #1 for me. Both sides of peak Metalcore - Heavener being more shoegaze & emotional, Currents being more brute force & unrelenting energy. Both as good as the other to be honest. Two sides of the same coin.
@MyDarkTwistedSilentPlanetnew Silent Planet could definetely top Heavener
I cannot wait to see videos of Brian going berserk on Living in Tragedy live. I’m a huge fan of his higher pitched screams
His high screams live are properly insane
2:31 "And now we're running!" pops in my head every time I hear this part of Living In Tragedy lol
I think 'The Way It Ends' is still my favorite album from them overall, but "Remember Me" from this album is absolutely my new favorite song from them overall, it used to be "Let Me Leave".
This is an album you need to listen at least 3 times to digest. Living in tragedy is a banger
real
i’ve literally had it on repeat all day today. during uni, drive back home, and here i am now hahaha
Absolutely, on my first listen i didn't even know what hit me.
I get Motionless in White vibes in the chorus of Living In Tragedy.
Someone also said Beyond this road is what new Wage War wishes they sounded like 😂😂😂
yaaaa, i can hear Chris singing in that chorus 😂
Sounds almost the same. I had the same feeling😂
You know a song is so good and you’ve been waiting so long for it when your first listen has you laughing in excitement during a breakdown or intro riff. I absolutely love the feeling of first listens when the song is so good. I haven’t felt this feeling since make them suffers doomswitch last year and I listen to ALOT of bands. But living in tragedy had me all over the place in excitement and laughing and jaw dropping
Over and over is the best song of this album- catchy chorus and filthy breakdown!
After listening to this album dozens of times, there is absolutely a story being told in this album. It was very different than the way it ends, but I am absolutely in love with this album and I can proudly say this is my favorite album they’ve ever put out. Absolutely amazing.
Guide us Home was #1 for me. Great song.
A Place I feel Safest will always be my favorite by them. I found the title track after my ex fiancé left me and it hit me harder than any other song I’ve ever heard. That album is very personal for me.
Same for me. The feels I get from that album because of the time it hit during a certain part of my life make it my favorite. It's hard to listen to without breaking down.
Same unfortunately but after 5 long years things got better
@@dylanfast8507 Happy for you , man! Glad things got better!
I feel like this album is going to take a few listens to get really into. Especially because we are getting this album right after Invent Animate's album that has a very similar vibe at times. I really liked the album tho.
I felt the same way at first but I really liked this album. Kinda kept me from keeping up with it as they were releasing songs. After giving it a chance I think I prefer it to Invent Animate's tbh(don't get me wrong though Heavener was a really good album). Didn't really listen to Currents before but I think I'm going to look more into their discography now.
I've listened to both of these albums extensively
They do not have a similar vibe lol
Heavener is much softer and comforting in its atmospheric vibe
While Heavener is equivalent to having light anxiety in your room
Currents is like having a full blown panic attack while working In retail
Very different vibes
Incredible album. I got into them with their last album, but this one sounds on another, heavy/deep, level.
Also, Bogdan, I saw you at Spiritbox's show at History. I was in awe, and I went to say hi but you seemed determined to get to friends or something. Needless to say, I lost you in the crowd and it made me sad. Hopefully see you at another one. Ever come to London for shows??
I believe it’s actually Chris Wiseman singing on the chorus of Gone Astray! It certainly sounds like his singing in Shadow of Intent. Super cool switchup imo
It is definitely Chris
And that song is Shadow Of Intent through and through lmao
@@thewretch4081 trueeee it sounds very very shadow
Im not the most devoted metalcore fan, probably more old school nu-metal and a fair amount of commercial metal but this album has blown me away and I think it will really grow the bands popularity and attract a lot of new fans. This album is going to be iconic and a lot of purists will go out and say its not as good as the first album etc but if you're not a purist this album is huge. None of the previous albums spoke to me but this one just absolutely slaps! This album has converted me to a huge Currents fan in the space of a week!
The album is amazing because of its consistency. Not having a down song is what I want out of a 10 song album. They killed it with every song and it’s just heavy af, which is what we all wanted for this album. Drums, vocals, guitars, just all around a huge step up. Over and Over may be the best song imo but I’m so happy to see just a greatly produced, consistent album that melts your face 🤘🏼
Over and over and remember me are pure gold. My favorites off the album and just hits so hard. Very well done 🔥
Living in Tragedy took me out. That false chord build-up with “command lines are breaking” is the best vocal run I’ve heard all year, and that chorus is amazing.
I agree 💯
This song goes extra hard
For me, this album (just like the way it ends) needed more than just the initial listen. You're 100% right that it's mostly big tracks with big choruses and those sound kind of similar upon first listen. BUT, after a couple listens through the album's overarching themes start to appear and the whole thing becomes so much more cohesive. I spun it for the first time then it just kind of sat in my library until I remembered how the same thing happened with the way it ends so I spun it back to back and now it's just constantly in my rotation throughout the day. They are masters but it just takes a couple more listens.
Personally I think it’s the heaviest and best album they’ve put out, maybe the album of the year. Some parts sounds like breaking Benjamin or like older rock bands to me with the chorus’s and riffs, but over all fantastic album. 10/10
Not the heaviest comparing to the Life//Lost ep though, but still glad they returned the heavy
How dare u say anything these geniuses put out sounds like Breaking Benjamin.
@TheMetalMAN1987 he's not the only one to draw such comparison. In some parts of this album they sound like modern day Breaking Benjamin, and it's incredible. As a fan of both bands I can't be more happy.
@@TheMetalMAN1987Breaking Benjamin is a reason a lot of people got into metalcore lol like when Blow Me Away played for the first time on Halo 2 I was 8 years old
Some parts sound like the fuckin Doom soundtrack lmao. Namely the riff at the end of Living in Tragedy. A lot of the cleans do sound a lot like Ben to be honest.
The breakdown in Over and Over just fills me with joy 🤘
I connect most with "Guide Us Home". It's beautiful and emotional. I also really love the brutality of "Living in Tragedy", but I still primarily come to currents for the feels - and this album could've used just a tiny bit more delicacy imo
The Way it Ends - was a banger album. To be honest, I had no expectations or at least not many. I had heard only one or two singles. Individually, they weren’t clicking. Today I listened to the new album and it was heavy. Usually, I am not a big fan of "Deathcore" heavy, the melodies on this album made it very enjoyable. I have listened to this album maybe 3 times in a row and it slaps. I love it so far. It is definitely different from The Way It Ends, but I have no issue with that. Usually, I am picky with stuff, but this time I enjoy a second Currents album, that I really, really like. Time will tell, if it stands the test of time. I am a fan of the album.
The Way It Ends is my favorite because Currents were one of the bands I discovered during the pandemic and that album got me through a difficult two years. This album might take the cake though. The Death We Seek is the oldest sounding song on the album. TDWS showcases both thematic and sonic evolution incredibly well. I noticed a little bit of clipping in the high ends during Over And Over, but maybe that was my streaming quality/headphones. Overall, 10/10
I love this album, pumped all Singles before like crazy!
My favorite work by Currents is actuallt I Let the Devil In. I know its not an album, but those 5 songs are literally perfection. Literally everything theyve released since 2017 is 10/10 tho.
4 huge AOTY contenders for me already. This, Half Me, Invent Animate, and Unearth. Big year for metalcore.
Now we just need Polaris
I'm getting a lot of I Let the Devil In ep vibes and I love it. That release was so good for an EP. Big choruses with heaviness and more chill sections too. Something in between the heaviness of TPIFS and emotion of TWIE.
Maybe I would have liked more songs (or less singles, I don't really like releasing so many but I get it the way the industry is), but overall I greatly enjoyed it. Especially hearing Brian continuing to improve and push himself (both singing and screams).
This album was banger after banger. People who expected a conceptual album were a little disappointed on first listen but you can throw almost every track in a playlist and have a hell of a time. My album of the year.
I love every single song / album of them. The place I feel safest helped me through the darkest time of my life, so I'd say thats my favourite album. So says the Shattered-Tattoo and Currents logo across my arm and chest xD
Bogdan - "That was an album"
The Way It Ends is more emotional, but this album is leaps and bounds ahead in every other category 🤷♂️
I loved The Way it Ends but I don't like it as much as everyone else here does. For me, it was lacking in something that The Place I Feel Safest had. TPIFS is easily my favorite of theirs. But I think fav song is either Into Despair or Forever Marked
personally, this is my favorite album from them next to I Let The Devil In. Chris Wiseman's guitar work and Brians's Vocals really just keep getting better and better every album
Just sitting here remembering how reactors had lukewarm reactions to The Way It Ends and now everyone agrees its elite
I think Drew Fortune loved the album right when he heard it
@@Pyr0nEx yeah he heard it way after though when everyone was finally really high on Currents
@@Glaedr11 he’s usually very honest with all his reactions so I doubt other reactors would’ve swayed his opinion
Heavener by Invent Animate still hold's its #1 place for me. For some reason no matter how hard I try to get into this band I just can't not sure why.
That and this are close. Ugh
So funny, I'm the exact opposite. Tried so many times to get into Invent but can't haha. We're all just built a bit different I guess 🤷🏻♂️
It's hard to compare the 2, they are both entirely different sounds, but I agree that heavener is still the goat this year
@@saltybutts3716 Heavener and The Death We Seek are not entirely different sounds, they have a lot of similarities. It's not Deathcore vs Technical metal, it's metalcore vs metalcore and that already makes it a close fight.
Heavener is absolutely ridiculous! I was floored throughout the whole album and I still listen to it almost daily
Man this album is insanely good
This right here is my favorite Currents album, and is also currently AOTY for me.
Is not what you expected? In what world was it not what you expected. I knew this album was gonna be amazing its freaking currents.
I didn't think they would be able to, but for me I think this one beats The Way It Ends as my favorite currents album
Damn this album is heavy ah! I'll have to check it out after I've let Unearth's new album sink in.
So I found this album recently, and it became my favorite handful of songs over everything I have ever liked listening to. It’s kinda like being reborn. This album fucking shattered my mind
Maybe it’s because I’m old, but no new album satisfies me on a first listen. The way it ends took me a while, this won’t take as long. This is good, it’ll probably top their last in time.
It’s different but I’m already getting it.
I am in the same boat. It takes me a couple of listens to get a new album. You're not alone in that. Definitely not because you're old. Or maybe I'm an old soul.
Loving this album. Over and over is my favorite track forsure
A lot better than I thought it was going to be. I haven’t been paying that much attention to recent “popular” metalcore albums. I liked Heavener, but it didn’t stick with me. This on the other hand has some aoty potential
I feel as though this album is every bit as emotional as The Way It Ends but expressed soooo much differently. Such technical and masterful touches on each track, combined with the heaviness and the massive choruses…everything felt authentic but also fresh at the same time. This will heavily contend for AOTY for me. Also, my man Brian absolutely KILLED it. Probably his best vocal performance on an album to date.
The Way It Ends is an insane album. I agree with much of what you said. That being said, they have clearly gone a different direction with this album and it’s amazing. Give it another spin. 🤘🏻
This album is going to be one of those albums that will get a lot of plays for me initially and then fall off. I like this album a lot, but I get the same feeling like I did for Spirtbox's Eternal Blue album. It just falls off overtime. I don't think this will be AOTY for me, Invent Animate in my opinion still holds that title right now.
I tell my kids all the time that we're living in the Golden Age of Metal. TDWS is proof positive of this.
Overall i enjoyed but it doesnt quite top the way it ends but that was always gonna be a challenge.
Some bangers here but it feels a little less cohesive in terms of album flow and some of the songs follow too aimilar a structure, overall a bit less dynamic than the way it ends
The mix i also thought was a bit too jarring at times and sometimes it needed space to breath and was a bit too sludgy
2nd track was absolutely filthy tho and there isnt rlly a bad song it just doesnt reach the heights of the way it ends
7/10
hard disagree with less dynamic than the way it ends. this album is more dynamic, soundscapey but the way it ends has more emotional charge
@@joearrowsmith6813I agree with harry on this, the general structure and sound of a lot of the songs on this album is a little too similar for me, while The Way It Ends has more changes of pace and emotion. I do like the overall sound of this album more though
I am not a veteran metal fan but god do i love this album and it is became one of may fav along side FTHWTL, TOPOM, Manic and Preasure. I think the band shows an enormes amount of various skills. Be it with the vocals as screams or cleans, hard rifts, melodies, guitar solos and not to forget the drum...it just gets me hooked every single time and i cant resist.
I cant wish for more. The density of good tracks is somewhat unmatched.
I know people have said this about a lot of bands, but Currents really does get better with every album.
Personally don't agree with you taking down your rating because the album doesn't have a story, but I get what you're saying. But this and Heavener are AOTY for me, and my favorite Currents album. TWIE had some tracks that I barely listen to at all, but I can see myself constantly replaying every track on this album
I didn’t realize your criticism of the album at first but i do now. The lyrics and song writing in The Way It Ends has much more personal and “close to home “ lyrics & songwriting. The Death We Seek is Sick and heavy, which is good & cool but slightly disconnected from the personal connection we got of The Way It Ends.
My favorite band never disappoint. I start to follow you cause of them.
Over and Over is so Invent Animate
I don’t think it is fair to compare this album to others if you do yes I would agree The Way it Ends is by far the best when it comes to story telling. However when it comes with musical stand point, with vocals , guitars, bass, drums, it sounds better. Brian showed us the range on this album and can feel the emotion he gives out each track , guitar work they did amazing almost sound very Mick Gordon on a few. Given the circumstances they had to deal is impressive that they did let that stop them producing such great music.
This is my fav Currents album now lmao
Living In Tragedy and Beyond This Road are crazy good songs
Gone astray is straight up a Shadow Of Intent song btw
Remember Me gives me chills every time I listen
Despite this album not reaching the same levels as The way it ends, I must praise how far Brian has come. His screams and cleans on this album are top tier, its great to see him hone his craft. And hats off to the man Chris, as always, an absolute mastermind with the guitar in his hands, disgusting, incredible riffage. So this may not be Currents finest album to date, but boy is it a fun album to listen to, kept me head banging from start to finish.
The way it ends is definitely still my favorite currents album, but this album is still amazing. I think my main criticism would be how a lot of songs tend to keep to the same style of riffs and feel throughout the album, especially with the choruses. My favorite song is probably living in tragedy as of right now, but it’ll probably change as I inevitably listen to this album “over and over” :) my current album of the year is still held by Heavener and I feel like that’s definitely gonna be hard to top for me
I usually need time to warm up with songs but somehow I already like Gone Astray more than the singles.
That one caught me right away
Guide us home is in my veins...... What a chorus who gimme chills
4:18 when it switch to so alone, you had a look like, "what the fuck just happened, oh, so alone started playing" 😂
it gives a good smack. like, “yeah, we’re starting like this.”
It does not live up to The Way It End in my opinion, but that is an insane task anyways. Its definetly their heaviest release to date and I feel like the evolution into this style makes a lot of sense and came naturally. For me this record is Brian at his absolute best.
Unfortunately i kinda agree with your thoughts here. I actually haven't heard the whole thing yet cause halfway through it all felt same-y to me and your thoughts about it being mostly focused on big choruses makes so much sense. The Way It Ends to me just had a flow and direction that this album does not have sadly.
We all listen with different ears and expectations, no doubt about it. I was actually not as excited as most after the singles, but the album has me a bit more excited. I agree that the two ending tracks don't give a sense of completion as on the The Way it Ends. However, I will add that I think Vengeance is a unique song as well. I think Living in Tragedy is my current favorite. I listened through a few times and it's changing shape a bit, but the ending does seem a bit anticlimactic. Still stoked on it. If this was nearly any other band this would be a magnum opus, but Currents has created such amazing prior work that they almost doom themselves to deeper critique. I'm still excited for it after being milquetoast for a while after some of the singles (except Vengeance that one always felt special to me).
Well yes, different ears and expectations. For me, Guide Us Home is just a perfect closer song and is such a refreshing take from Currents.
This album is an absolute masterpiece, the crunch and the heaviness is absolutely nuts!!!!!!
ive listened to this album like 100 times already. its amazing.
The mix between heaviness and more aethereal parts reminds me a lot of Misery Signals Controller, just turned up to eleven. Great album.
Your turn Veil of Maya. Make it a great month :)
1000000% agree currents has set the bar now for the month lets see what veil can do next friday
might be totally out of pocket, but the scream singing in Gone Astray sounds a lot like Ben Duerr’s use of it on songs like Gravesinger from Shadow of Intent (and yes, i know their guitarist is in both bands)
Chris actually got to sing in this song idk if that explains it
I still would go with the way it ends. Everything they have released has been good though.
I love this album!
Living in tragedy breakdown sick 🤘
The first verse of Gone Astray remembers me to that dog mem that says "It's Fine" and the house is burning down behind him
Don’t get why people aren’t happy with this album.
I’ve been a fan of currents since the place I feel safest…. This is without a doubt my favorite album
i think because most people expect something like ‘the way it ends’ again, especially since it was insane, but it’s best to let bands be different instead of continuing the same sound over and over. *cough cough* abr.
As said, both because people await TWIE 2.0 and because Heavener came out some weeks before. Somehow people can't love both albums and can't love this record because you know, "The Way It Ends is better".
It's just the same I heard about Architects Holy Hell : "All Our Gods is better". Yes it was so good. Yet I still dig Holy Hell today. It's the same about Currents : I absolutely love TWIE and yet I still dig TDWS so much. Give me as much listen to it, like 200 maybe more, and I'm sure i'll love it as much as their previous record.
album of the year for me. over and over and gone astray are so good holy. beyond this road gives me MiW vibes for some reason
For real I thought I was the only one lmao
can't dig it at first listen, but days go by and it became my fav work from them
i was expecting the same structure from past albums
Its a good album, even tho I think each songs are better individually than how the album flows altogether, ngl I was getting a bit bored around the last two tracks. These two tracks arent bad at all, but, esp the choruses/structures, it kinda sounds all the same in a way on this album. I'll have a better time listening to songs here and there on my randomized playlist than an actual full album listen.
So as to answer you, The Place I Feel Safest is still not dethroned as absolute #1 for me.
Again, far from being a bad album, I still enjoyed it, but I just didnt connect as much as I wanted with this album overall and it bums me out. I'll be jamming some songs like Living in Tragedy, So Alone and Gone Astray, which are easily the best songs on this, but thats about it, probably.
Just my opinion, glad most people are adoring it more than me tho.
I'd rank the albums:
1) The Place I Feel Safest
2) I Let The Devil In (EP but still)
3) The Death We Seek
4) The Way It Ends
I agree, I jammed it one through and felt kinda bored but now that I’m watching reactions and hearing the songs again they hit different. Individually every song on this album is absolutely perfect to me. I loved it all. The album as a whole is great but the songs should maybe be in a different order??
@@DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez The songs are great as singles, like all of them can be one. I dont think the order of the songs in the album would change anything, because at the end of the day its pretty much the same structures all over it.
Except the three songs I mentionned before, it literally sounds all the same. These songs standout to me because they are different.
I just feel they are losing creativity with each new album. Because TPIFS is literally the opposite of this album, almost every song sounds different on it.
Thats just my take on it, and at the end of the day I'll still enjoy whatever they put out because I really enjoy their core sound, but I can't help but to be harsh in my critic ever since they dropped that absolute masterpiece of an album TPIFS.
My ranking of their albums is literally their oldest to the newest in order lol
It's wild that people prefer ILTDI
I've listened to the ep multiple times but I wouldn't say it's anywhere better than any of the albums they've produced
I'd love to hear why people have these opinions
Individually, the songs start to speak and make more of an impact upon further listening.
I think you hit the nail on the head with you review. As songs alone, these are all great, especially the singles they released. But as a WHOLE it just doesn't blend well for me, personally. The Way It Ends had a specific flow same w/ Heavener by IA, this one could potentially benefited from a few tracks being re-arranged to help it flow a bit better (I've had to do this before w/ Spotify playlists I make to help albums like this flow better). But that's just me. I hope people listen to this album like crazy and give Currents all the love and support they deserve for being an incredible band.
The new album is 🔥
Remember Me is cheff's kiss for sure, my favorite single hands down. Gone Astray was super fun too. I don't know what it is, every song is super headbangable, heavy, groovy, chonky etc. I think it might be the verse's and the heavy tone of the guitar that makes the songs sound kinda similar. Choruses on the other hand (luckily) are different and really catchy!
Have to listen this album through a couple of times to form a solid opinion, 7.5/10 after first listen.
EDIT: Around 10 playthroughs in. It get's better and better I have to admit. Solid 8.5/10
EDIT 2.0: After 3 months of listening these songs on daily basis, I will bump up the rating to 9/10. I think it was just so overwhelming on the first listen and you couldn't catch everything that was happening. I wish that the next album will have a bit cleaner sound tho.
I think the way you feel about this album really echos how I feel about The Way It Ends, which I thought was really repetitive and just okay. To me, this is a huge step up from that album but doesn’t quite reach the highs of The Place I Feel Safest.
CURRENTS just stopped by my job today to have their trailer repaired they were really cool guys, gave us some shirts, and talked for a while 🤘 they were on their way to Chicago!
I liked heavener more when it came out, but I like this more now.
Awesome album.
After repeat listens, this has to be an album of the year contender - absolute beauty of an album
This is so easily my favorite Currents album; not even close.
The Way It Ends is still my favourite Currents record. It was damn near perfect for me. This is still a super solid album though.
Best currents album hands down and the way it ends was a great album
"Living In Tragedy" is my absolute fav
Never miss❤❤❤
Guide us home best track.
Man another contender of the title of AOTY