[REVIEW] This Romantic Tragedy – Reborn
THIS ROMANTIC TRAGEDY
Reborn
[Tragic Hero Records]
Verdict: 8.5/10
Despite some odd spacing and track flow, Reborn is a very pleasant surprise. While often bringing to mind Pierce the Veil, the most entertaining comparison I found with this band is the clean vocalist’s resemblance to Anthony Green during his Saosin days. As far as their own identity goes, This Romantic Tragedy play screamo to put it quite simply. They have some great singing, awesome screaming, breakdowns, soaring moments, and some lightly used synth work. On paper, it does not sound like anything special, and all honesty, it really isn’t something we haven’t heard before. However, This Romantic Tragedy do it all very well, therefore giving it a good name. Reborn is often quite catchy and addictive, leaving it a home in your memory. The combination of it all is mostly done well, making the transition from singing to screaming entertaining and energetic. Really, the only main problem here is, once again, the pacing of it all. Reborn kind of comes off as mix matched batch of tracks thrown together to make a full album. It doesn’t have a very cohesive flow to it, and some of the tracks that follow one another actually sound odd and out of place at first. Other than these complaints, Reborn still consists of some very fun songs worth replaying multiple times. For me, it all comes down to this: This Romantic Tragedy have shown that they have what it takes to make their scene proud. With some kinks worked out, their next album could be very explosive. On its own right, Reborn is a very solid and enjoyable record. – by Nathaniel Lay
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