It’s finally here! 1776! Even though it had some mixing issues, the album still came. It came with a huge bang! King Conquer managed to write a deathcore album that kind of expresses their views in politics in a neatly and brutal fashion. This album had some major hype to it, and it seems like a lot of people were really expecting it to come out the 11^th of June. Then once it didn't, the majority of people were upset with them and the label, and they didn't really like the single they released, instead of the album, but I’ll be completely honest here, that song really doesn't define the album at all. It’s one of my least favorites to be completely honest. “Side Effects”, the song they released, just didn't have a full King Conquer feel in my opinion. However, it surely made me happy that they did release something. A few songs that stood out on this album would have to be, “A Day Late… And A Dollar Short”, “Empires”, “Tyranny” “Dead Last”, “The Color Green”, and “Novus Ordo Seclorum”.  “Tyranny”, “A Day Late… And A Dollar Short”, and “Novus Ordo Seclorum” were the first singles the band released to promote the album. All three singles really helped them promote the album greatly, and all of them were definitely pleasers to any deathcore fans out there. “Tyranny”, was the first single that the band posted, but it wasn't the mastered song, it was the pre-production. If I am correct, the song was posted in 2012 to build up some hype for the band in order to release another album. “A Day Late… And A Dollar Short”, was the first actual single from 1776, and boy, did the boys in King Conquer do some good. From just that song, I can tell you that they had a bunch of hype for their album. “Novus Ordo Seclorum”, was the second single for the album, and the last song on the album. Not even going to lie, this song is probably my favorite on the whole album, because of the meaning it has behind it. In a way, it kind of calls out the government in the lyrics. Which I find amusing, and It’s something I haven’t really heard, before I listened to this song. “Empires”, is the second song on the album, and if I do say so myself, it’s one of my favorites when it comes to vocals. The vocals on this song are straight up killer and bone chilling. Even the breakdown gave me some chills listening to it the first time. King Conquer really goes in hard, and doesn't leave without getting harder! I mean, the second song is still as heavy, if not heavier than the first song. And then the third is even heavier. They really wanted to write an album that causes a lot of suspense to the listener. “Dead Last”, is one of those songs that has a lot of growling, and really shows off their deathcore elements In a brutal fashion, in my opinion. It just so happens that “Dead Last”, is the second longest song on the album, which is rightfully deserved. I mean, it’s one of the heaviest songs on the album. “The Color Green”, is the longest song on the album, my second favorite song, and the second to last song on the album. This song really brings in the heaviness, and the anger of the band into 3 minutes, and it ends up doing the band some serious good, even though the album got pushed back awhile. I’d honestly have to say that songs like “Dead Last”, and “The Color Green”, will honestly make it worth the wait for the album. Seriously, both songs are so heavy that it’s face melting, bone chilling, and some of the better breakdowns for sure. But the one thing I really didn't like about this album was that it only had nine songs, I mean, it’s understandable but It could have been better if they would have gone for ten, or eleven songs to give the fans the full King Conquer vibe. Other than that, there are no more complaints about this release. It’s definitely one that’s worth the wait.

Breakdown:

Screams: King Conquers vocals were flat out phenomenal, in my honest opinion. The growls were really something else to hear, and really gave them the edge in the deathcore scene. I really have to say that from listening to King Conquer and some other deathcore bands, that deathcore is definitely a genre that has some unique and different vocal styles. There really isn't two of the song vocal styles, and none of them sound the exact same. So that’s definitely a plus for the genre, and for the bands that follow the genre. King Conquer’s vocal style is impressive though, and I do give them a lot of props for that. Some of the vocals I’d really like to see them do live, and match them up, because if they can pull them off live like they did in the album then King Conquer may land the title of a deathcore god and a big shot, but we’ll have to see when that comes around. Other than that, the vocals you’ll hear on 1776 are just heavy, brutal, you pretty much name it and it’s probably there in the category of face melting. The vocalist did some serious work on this release, no lie there, I’m stoked to see what he does next vocal wise.

Instruments: Some of the instrument play is just straight out bone chilling, and heavy. It’s some true elements from a deathcore band, and a major step up from older music from King Conquer. The guitar play, and drum play are the main things that kind of stood out to me. You can hear the bass a little bit on some of the songs, but the drumming is just insane on a few of the songs. All the instrument play on this album is insanely mind-blowing. It really did the release some serious good. The mixing on some of the drum parts were spot on, and definitely worth the money that they probably spent on it.

Rating: 8/10

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