Your Spirit Dies My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest CD Review

South Carolina’s hardcore/metalcore outfit Your Spirit Dies are releasing their debut full-length album ‘My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest’ on May 2nd via MNRK Heavy. This comes following their two EPs ‘The Process of Grief’ and ‘Our Saints Drown In Ash’ released in 2020 and 2022 respectively. The band has an undeniable work ethic that certainly shines through on this release and their goal of putting out an album that is different and stands on its own comes to fruition. It is easy to hear some of their influences coming through; however, they are still competent enough to forge their own sound.

For this release, the guys were able to enlist Zao vocalist Dan Weyandt (“Serpentine”), No Cure vocalist Blaythe Steuer (“A Snow In Summer”) and Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys (“Night Pierces My Bones”). Out of these, “Night Pierces My Bones” is a clear standout as it really embraces the metalcore element of their sound, in part due to the clean vocals. I feel the same about the album’s first single, “Unjust God”, as it best encapsulates their sound and after the quiet intro, kicks the doors down with some melodic death metal influences as well. I also found myself  picking up grindcore influences on tracks such as “Ritual Sacraments” and “An Effigy Failure”.

This is a fun and interesting experience as you really aren’t sure which muscles the band are going to flex from song to song. If you’re a fan of hardcore or metalcore and are looking for something a little different, something that breaks out of the traditional ‘core’ molds, ‘My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest’ is a clear standout and should be a top priority to check out.

~TJ