Deathcore fan favorites FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY return to the studio after the 2017 release of "The Great Collapse". This time they release "The Sea of Tragic Beasts" on Nuclear Blast record label. Many Deathcore fans have been getting fed up with some bands bailing out on their sound and creating weaker albums just for the sake of it and to get money. Now, Deathcore isn't what it used to be, granted that. It lost its pioneer in Mitch Lurker (R.I.P) 6 years ago this November, but some band still give it their all and go to create a true Deathcore sound. As mentioned before others don't. Let's see if this is a true Deathcore sound, or should FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY be moved genres to Metalcore. Let's see.

"The Sea of Tragic Beasts" certainly starts cleaner than many Deathcore songs do, and the vocal approach seems very WHITECHAPEL, which being compared to Bozeman is no insult. The backing vocals add a decent new depth to the melody. You can hear a small build up, but it doesn't really explode. The balance is steady. For an opening song it sets a decent pace. The overall pace is kept up very well, just maybe the vocals could have kicked off a bit more and more of the Deathcore growl.

"Shepherd" has a good technical start on guitars. The pace is set to high. The vocals control the pace very well. It slows it down into more of a stereotypical Deathcore pace that we know of, but it doesn't last long until it gets picked up and firing once more. It's a good change. Vocals here are better, it keeps the faster approach up with coarser, more Death Metal approaches. Heads will bang motherfuckers!

"Mirrors" and "Unloved" both start slow, with instrumental intros. Both build up slowly. "Unloved" doesn't explode into gear too much, but shows a good control and sets its pace from the start and keeps to it. As it's only a short song, it works well without dragging on. "Mirrors" kicks into next gear on the minute mark, not shifting speed too far, but as it doesn't slow down, it works well.

"Warfare" holds nothing back from the start, it's up in your face, without feeling like it's going to head-butt you. It has a high set pace and midway picks up the pace, without exploding. Keeping it simple but very effective. The instrumental build up is fantastic. The control by all sections is great, they work so well with each other in making this another song that heads will bang too.

The album is a pretty good release. They have their own sound that they throw out, and it works. Overall, pace is high where it needs to be and slows down in some songs in comparison, but  they each have their own feel, so it works well how the songs are put together. Could the songs have been heavy? Yes. Could they have had more Death Metal influences? Yes. Do you feel that the band put everything into this and made it their own? Yes, and that's the important one. I don't feel that they have softened down their approach and for me, that's a win in itself. Good effort and keep it going!