The main things that bother me about their new sound (starting with The Violence Beneath) is that firstly the drums are way too loud! They drown out the guitar work, which is related to another issue; Alex Vernon is no longer playing guitar and I believe he is a signature to their sound on 'Quietly' as is Greg Lahm on 'Ties That Blind'. the new guitarists/ have to be the reason for the change in overall tone and the decision to pop the hell out of the snair...
The main things that bother me about their new sound (starting with The Violence Beneath) is that firstly the drums are way too loud! They drown out the guitar work, which is related to another issue; Alex Vernon is no longer playing guitar and I believe he is a signature to their sound on 'Quietly' as is Greg Lahm on 'Ties That Blind'. the new guitarists/ have to be the reason for the change in overall tone and the decision to pop the hell out of the snair...