Fluwid – From Surface to Suffocation (2010)

If you have been an avid reader of Infernal Masquerade for a while now, you should know that we despise most of the shitty Metalcore releases that all the kids over at Hot Topic go crazy about. However, we have always been objective and giving props when props are due to Metalcore/Deathcore/Whatever-core releases that are actually good. Today we have Fluwid and their Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal second album “From Surface to Suffocation”.

First off, it might be the promo we got but the album sound leaves a lot to be desired since it sounds very hollow and diminishes the overall quality of this release. The music is very straight forward and is highly repetitive, repeating riffs over and over until you can easily play them just by listening to this album once. The breakdowns and clean vocals made us want to puncture our ear drums, but they are very standard for releases of this kind and sound good when compared to other Metalcore bands.

The Melodic Death Metal elements are what kept us listening to this album for quite a few times in order to figure out the band completely. We think that the band has some quality to their music but is still far off being a very solid band like As I Lay Dying, KSE, and other heavy hitters from the genre. Hailing from the USA the band has to take advantage of momentum that genre has going for it in this country.

There is not much more we can say about “From Surface to Suffocation” since a lot of the songs sound a like, the clean vocals are very standard and the harsh vocals provide a nice contrast but it’s nothing new. We feel that if the band had waited a bit more to develop their sound and craft better and more diverse songs, they could have releases a more effective album than this one.

If you like Metalcore and don’t mind a somewhat bad production then definitely check this album out and keep an eye for this band. In a few years they might be ready to get a bigger spotlight and shine.

Release: June 8th, 2010

Country: USA