"My Grave / Lay With Me" Released: 13 February 2023
Fear & Dagger is the second studio album by Swiss beatdown hardcore band Paleface Swiss, released on 25 March 2022 through Blood Blast Distribution.[1][2][3] It is the band's last album to feature drummer Colin Hammond, and the band's last album released under the original name "Paleface", as in 2023 the group officially changed their name to Paleface Swiss to avoid confusion with musician Paleface.[4]
The first single, "Dead Man's Diary," was released on 23 September 2021. It was later followed by two additional singles: "Deathtouch," released on 18 November 2021, and "The Orphan," which came out on 3 March 2022, shortly before the album's release.[5] Later, a music video for "My Grave / Lay With Me" was released on 13 February 2023. The record presents a continuation of previous releases; it deals with dark themes and is fundamentally based on beatdown hardcore, with clear traces of nu metal and thrash, in a diffuse yet cohesive combination.[6] There were also criticisms denoting excessive brutality, which nevertheless highlighted the technically impeccable production by the standards of the genre.[7]
Metal Injection rated the album 7.5/10, noting its "almost comical" excess and the deliberate use of genre-referencing elements such as samples.[5]New Transcendence rated the record 9 out of 10 and highlighted the thematic shift compared to previous releases, leaving behind the "cinematic" character and moving towards more introspective/emotional themes. Stylistically, however, the group still delivers an extreme intensity of deathcore, beatdown, and slam, having refined and matured their sound while remaining true to it.[2]
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