"Talk Is Cheap".
Fight From Within.
Upstate New York metalcore, hardcore, beatdown.
Absolute legends.
Truly those 3 sentences should be more than enough when referring to the absolute insanity, ferocity, and genius that is Fight From Within. In just a few short years, the band has already been able to conquer the local stages and grace the "big league" stages like Sonic Temple, The Gathering of the Juggalos, and Inkcarceration. There is no telling just where this new album from the band is going to take them now.
Drawing inspiration from bands like Bury Your Dead, Polaris, Evergreen Terrace, Emmure, Invent/Animate, Every Time I Die, and Attila, Fight From Within is anything but ordinary, and this 10-song album showcases the talent of the band to use elements from the hardcore, metalcore, and beatdown music scenes to create a sound that is all their own. Listening to them is bringing the same level of joy that I had when I was a teenager first discovering this genre of music.
Right away, fans can tell that they are in for a good time as the opening riff of the title track, "Talk Is Cheap," rings through their ears. It is a good 0l'-fashioned breakdown of a good time. This feeling of joy progresses through the next track, "Abort," into a feeling of nostalgia and freshness. The song emulates all the things that made the early 2000's great while still leaving fans with their jaw on the ground with that "new style" of it.
As the album progresses, you might be thinking that surely the Fight From Within boys would need to slow down eventually. You couldn't be more wrong as songs like "Anxiety" and "Deadweight" bombard you with punches of anger, aggression, and feelings of impending doom. I don't think there's a better way to describe it, and if you are a true deathcore kid, you know how much of a great description this is. Ending with a Ludacris cover was something not on my bingo card, but my goodness, what an incredible way to end an album. With how versatile the band is in terms of the genre blending, you would almost think this was an original song.
Ultimately it comes down to this: Fight From Within are fighting with the everything they have to keep this music scene alive. They are the breath of fresh air that the genre needs to stay current, and exactly the type of band you'd want to lead the charge in a new wave of deathcore. Upon listening to this album, it would not surprise me if dozens and hundreds of kids will start to say, "I want to do something like this." If you disagree, give the album a listen and try to change my mind. You can try, but I don't think it will be possible.
