Sleep in Your Grave

After I saw battle for Ozzfest, I went to my local Zia a month later and found this gem sitting there for 10 bucks. Well, since I knew they had an amazing guitar player, I bought it. I listened to it through once, and I was hooked.

The album is fast paced, heavy, and angry. From the opening track Axe of Redemption to Sleep in your Grave, the pace never relents. The riffs are amazing, and the vocals fit the music perfectly. The only slow song on the album, The End Is Where It Begins, is a great slower song. I was surprised by how well they pulled it off.

The highlights of the album are definitely Sleep In Your Grave, the title track, and Axe of Redemption, the opener. Both are heavy, fast, angry, and very well written. The End is Where It Begins is a slow, calm song, which balances out the rest of the album and leaves you wanting more.

The only problems are that although the vocals are great, a little variety would have been nice, and the short playing time, at twenty eight minutes. Other then those minor problems, the album is excellent, and will leave you craving more from Manntis.

First off, let me say that I discovered Manntis on the Battle for Ozzfest show on MTV. From the beginning, I wanted Manntis to win the competition, after hearing the way they sounded with the clips of them playing. Well, they came in third, but, in my opinion, they were still the best band in the competition.

Anyways, Sleep in Your Grave is an energy-packed metalcore album. Despite the album's short length, it is filled with clean and enticing guitar riffs and solos. The anger present in Jake Daniels' vocals and the lyrics show that fury can help piece an album together, no matter the genre. From "Axe of Redemption" to the title track, "Sleep in Your Grave", the ferocity never relents, and it gives power and strength to enliven your day.

The album still has its flaws, though. One of these is its length: at just under 29 minutes, the length only leaves the listener wanting more. Also, Jake Daniels' vocals don't have too much variety in them, and can get boring and monotonous at several points throughout the album.

The album ends with a short acoustic number written for a challenge on Battle for Ozzfest, and I must say, "The End's Where it Begins" is a passionately written piece that calms you down from the might presented in the rest of the album.

Overall, despite the short length, it is still a worthy listen to any fan of metalcore. Standout tracks: "Reflections of You", "Shades of Hatred", "Weathered Soul", "The End's Where It Begins".