{"product_id":"world-we-view","title":"World We View","description":"Personnel: Jeremy Dunn (vocals); Aaron Sprinkle (guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming); Jonathan Jefferson, Adam Jefferson, Matt Carter (guitar); Chris Carmichael (strings); Andy King , Thomas Noah Terrell (drums).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: J.R. McNeely .\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Compound Recording, Seattle, WA.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Caleb Kuhl.\u003cbr\u003eThe latest Christian metal outfit to emerge from the prolific Tooth \u0026amp; Nail stable, Alabama five-piece Nine Lashes' first studio effort, World We View, serves just as much as a showcase for the label's roster as it does a debut album. There are collaborations with Demon Hunter's Ryan Clark on the punishing screamcore-tinged \"Our Darkest Day\" and Thousand Foot Krutch's Trevor McNevan on the angst-ridden nu metal of \"Adrenaline,\" while production duties fall to Poor Old Lu's Aaron Sprinkle, who has overseen albums by everyone from the Almost to Hawk Nelson. It's quite a feat, then, that such a fledgling band manages to avoid being overshadowed by such illustrious company. Emphatic opening track \"Anthem of the Lonely\" proves they're quite capable of making a racket on their own, with its gang mentality chants, crunching metal hooks, and empowering \"stand up for yourself\" lyrics, as do the helicopter-whirring riffs and impassioned emo-rock melodies of \"The Intervention\" and the anthemic \"woah-oh\" chorus of \"The Void.\" But World We View impresses most when it drifts away from the genre's usual thunderous formula. \"Get Back\" is a surprisingly groove-laden stab at electro-rock featuring a propulsive David Guetta-esque hook, \"Afterglow\" is a heartbreaking stadium rock ballad that deals with the loneliness of grief, while there are convincing forays into post-grunge (\"Believe Your Eyes\"), early Red Hot Chili Peppers-inspired funk-rock (\"Memo\"), and techno-metal (\"Write It Down\"). The forgettable stripped-back acoustics of \"My Friend\" is a disappointingly flat way to end a record bursting with emotion and intensity, but if they can continue to pursue the record's more genre-hopping approach with future material, then Nine Lashes could well find themselves crossing over to a mainstream audience. ~ Jon O'Brien","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51058307170591,"sku":"5099990869426","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/f62bd14854adbccbff6fe82fdea4083e_1d35a88f-3115-41e6-8881-69d6bf65305a.jpg?v=1777862611","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/world-we-view","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}