At the Drive-In - in•ter a•li•a (2017) [FLAC]
 
  Genre: Rock 
  Style: Post-Hardcore
  Source: WEB 
  Codec: FLAC
  Bit rate: ~ 900 kbps
  Bit depth: 16
  Sample rate: 44.1 kHz
  
  01 No Wolf Like the Present
  02 Continuum
  03 Tilting at the Univendor
  04 Governed by Contagions
  05 Pendulum in a Peasant Dress
  06 Incurably Innocent
  07 Call Broken Arrow
  08 Holtzclaw
  09 Torrentially Cutshaw
  10 Ghost - Tape No. 9
  11 Hostage Stamps

  Delivering on almost two decades of anticipation would be a near-impossible feat for any band. In the case of post-hardcore heroes At the Drive-In, this insurmountable challenge also holds true. in•ter a•li•a, their follow-up to 2000's classic Relationship of Command, arrived 17 years after the breathlessly intense "One Armed Scissor" and "Arcarsenal" catapulted them into the mainstream, leading to a split soon after. In the interim, bandleaders Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez established the Mars Volta, creating a discography as respectable as other number two bands like Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, or A Perfect Circle. While their musical chops developed, ATDI slowly ascended to legendary myth status. Thus, the overwhelming expectations heaped upon in•ter a•li•a are unavoidable. Taking the album at face value, there's enough to satisfy. Bixler-Zavala's vocals benefitted from those years with the Mars Volta. He sings more often than yelps, even adopting an arena metal delivery on "Tilting at the Univendor." Rodriguez-Lopez maintains his guitar's acrobatic prowess, delivering jabbing stabs on songs like "Call Broken Arrow" and "Holtzclaw." Bassist Paul Hinojos -- along with drummer Tony Hajjar and guitarist Keeley Davis -- provides a tense atmosphere that centers it all with a cohesive tone (Hinojos stands out on highlight "Ghost-Tape No.9" with a lurching groove that elevates the slow-burning track). While much of in•ter a•li•a sounds the same, standout "Continuum" blasts through the haze with its bullhorn declarations and distortion that sounds a lot like Rage Against the Machine