Where Myth Becomes Memory
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| Released | 4 February 2022 | |||
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| Length | 48:14 | |||
| Label | MNRK Heavy | |||
| Producer | Lewis Johns | |||
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Where Myth Becomes Memory is the sixth studio album by English mathcore band Rolo Tomassi, released on 4 February 2022 by MNRK Heavy.
Background and recording
[edit]The album has been described by the band as the final part in an 'unintended trilogy', following on from Grievances and Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It.[2]
Lead vocalist Eva Korman moved to New Jersey two years before the album's recording - due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meant that she was unable to travel to the UK to record. Instead, her vocals were recorded remotely at a studio in Waldwick, with the rest of the band recording their tracks at The Ranch in Southampton.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Where Myth Becomes Memory received an average score of 84, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
DIY gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "another truly original triumph".[6]
Kerrang! gave the album a score of 4/5, saying that "it is a record that mesmerises without compromise, and which could not have come from anyone else".[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [6] |
| Kerrang! |  [3] |
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Eva Korman and James Spence; all music is composed by Rolo Tomassi
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Almost Always" | 6:30 |
| 2. | "Cloaked" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Mutual Ruin" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Labyrinthine" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Closer" | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Drip" | 5:50 |
| 7. | "Prescience" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Stumbling" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "To Resist Forgetting" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "The End Of Eternity" | 6:12 |
| Total length: | 48:14 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Where Myth Becomes Memory.
Rolo Tomassi
[edit]- Eva Korman – lead vocals
- James Spence – electronic keyboards, piano and co-lead vocals
- Chris Cayford – electric guitar
- Nathan Fairweather – electric bass guitar
- Al Pott – drum kit
Additional personnel
[edit]- Lewis Johns – production, mixing, horn arrangement on 'Prescience'
- Mikhail Marinas - additional engineering
- Grant Berry – mastering
- Simon Moody – art, design
References
[edit]Citations
- ^ Hobson, Rich; Leaver, Elliot; Brennan, Adam; Hill, Stephen; Young, Nik; Whelan, Kez; Mills, Matt; Leivers, Dannii (17 December 2022). "The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Where Myth Becomes Memory, by Rolo Tomassi". Bandcamp. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "The big review: Rolo Tomassi – Where Myth Becomes Memory | Kerrang!". 3 February 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Shutler, Ali (5 February 2022). "Rolo Tomassi: "There are far wider parameters to modern metal"". NME. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Where Myth Becomes Memory- Rolo Tomassi on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory review | DIY Magazine". 3 February 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
