Arkaea - ‘Years In The Darkness’
it’s a tepid affair and another FF offshoot that’ll disappear when the debut fails to sell...
Posted Monday, 20 July 2009 in ,
Rating: 4
And so the never-ending saga that is
Fear Factory continues as
Arkaea, featuring
Christian (guitars) and
Raymond (drums) of
Fear Factory alongside members of
Threat Signal, release their debut album. With little real identity sub-
Strapping Young Lads are blended with less infectious
Linkin Park choruses. ‘Beneath The Shades Of Grey’ has hints of
Fear Factory, but sounds like one of the myriad watered down bands inspired by them, ‘Awakening’ a thundering
FF/Meshuggah clone. The occasional big truck rolling
Devildriver style delivery brightens things up but it’s a tepid affair and another
Fear Factory offshoot that’ll disappear when the debut fails to sell.
Ken McGrath