War of Ages - Arise and Conquer

Today, new genres of music pop up like new ice cream flavors. Hardcore is one example. I remember making fun of my brother when he listened to hardcore; I would laugh and ask why he was always listening to screamo... I couldn't tell the difference.

There is a difference though, and my eyes were opened the day my brother put War of Ages on during a road trip.

Believe it or not, War of Ages is officially classified as a Christian Meltacore band (You see what I mean about genres? Ridiculous.) but even though there's a religion thrown into the mix, you won't notice anything preachy about War of Ages.

Arise and Conquer is the band's newest full length album, and one of its heaviest to date. War of Ages shreds hard right from the opener, "All Consuming Fire", demonstrating their ability to melt your face off with crisp, melodic guitar riffs and deafening screams, backed by some tight percussion tracks.

The lyrics relay a steady message throughout: to stand strong and stay up; a message all snowboarders can relate to. Most of this message is delivered in garbled screams, so if positivity doesn't sit well with you, feel free to pretend the lyrics are about satan if you want.

Other songs that find me day-dreaming of hitting the biggest cliffs, kickers and rails on the mountain exclusively include "Salvation", "Sleep of the Prisoners", and "Generational Curse" just to name a few. Really, don't expect to find any softies on this albums; it starts off intense, stays intense and finishes intense.

Not really feeling snowboarding that day? Put on Arise and Conquer and feel inspired to slay the sh*t out of the hill. Watch out, you'll get so pumped you might forget that you're a mortal.

War of Ages - Arise and Conquer