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Everyone Dies in Utah - X (single)


Everyone Dies In Utah are a metalcore band from Texas U.S.A.

Metalcore isn't a genre I'm overly familiar with and only really dip my toe in to if I'm honest. Always willing to give something a try, the new single 'X' from EDIU actually grabbed me from the first listen. For me it's similar to Atreyu and Killswitch Engage. That probably shows how much I know about the genre. What I can tell you that I do know is I enjoyed it.

To my English ears the sound is very American. That's not a problem for me so if it is for you then maybe you should look elsewhere. Having looked back through a bit of their back catalogue It seems this track might be considered a ballad. It is also the most polished from the production side of things. If you don't like the sound of this track because it's not 'heavy' enough then check out their previous work because it isn't a great representation of their sound. For me it's actually better and I hope they continue with this direction. What this genre usually lacks for me is melody and that is all over this track.

After 4 albums EDIU are showing no signs of stopping with this new single and if it's anything to go by for future releases I will be keeping my eye on them.


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