In This Moment is one of early 21st century America's best metal bands.
They didn't start out that way, though.
On the band's debut CD, Beautiful Tragedy, they were a regulation semi-overwrought metalcore outfit with a female singer.
But on 2008's The Dream, they allowed pop-oriented producer Kevin Churko (who'd worked with Ozzy Osbourne, Celine Dion, and Shania Twain) to bring out their melodic side, and let vocalist Maria Brink demonstrate that she could really sing, not just scream more or less in tune.
The fusion of metalcore and retro-minded arena pop-metal worked very well, and on A Star-Crossed Wasteland, they up their game again, recording some of their hardest, heaviest songs ("Gun Show," "Just Drive," "Blazin'") alongside some truly beautiful ballads like the closing, piano-led "World in Flames." On "The Promise," a male vocalist, Adrian Patrick of the band Otherwise, duets with Brink, each one switching back and forth between clean and harsh vocals.
The result sounds a lot like Lacuna Coil, but with more emotional power than the occasionally distant Europeans.
Established fans of In This Moment will love A Star-Crossed Wasteland, but as their best album, it's also a perfect introduction for a newcomer.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gun Show | In This Moment | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Just Drive | In This Moment | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Promise | In This Moment | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Standing Alone | In This Moment | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | A Star-Crossed Wasteland | In This Moment | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Blazin | In This Moment | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Road | In This Moment | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Iron Army | In This Moment | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Last Cowboy | In This Moment | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | World in Flames | In This Moment | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheri Bodel | Clothing Design |
| 2 | Maria Brink | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Blake Bunzel | Featured Artist |
| 4 | Kemnay Churko | Photography |
| 5 | Kevin Churko | Engineer, Mixing, Pro-Tools, Producer |
| 6 | Anthony Clarkson | Artwork, Layout |
| 7 | Jeff Fabb | Featured Artist |
| 8 | Gus G. | Guest Artist, Guitar, Soloist |
| 9 | Mike Gitter | A&R |
| 10 | Andy Hartmark | Photography |
| 11 | Chris Howorth | Featured Artist |
| 12 | In This Moment | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Steve Joh | A&R |
| 14 | Kyle Konkiel | Featured Artist |
| 15 | Adrian Patrick | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | Tara Tatangeio | Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |