Realis is a great black mess, but with a shining epicenter. It's where despair meets the will to go on. While sharing musical stylings of Underoath's milder lapses from intensity and similar vocals to Inhale Exhale, A Hope For Home takes some of what fans already like about this type of melodic metal and twist it into what they love. Some people may blame this album for lack of original material, but there is a lot of evident passion in the music. None of the band members are killing themselves trying to play like metal madmen, but that's just what this style asks for. It's emotionally intense, but technically relaxed. This is a good album to fall asleep to. Not in the sense that it's boring, but that the way the dark guitars wash over the simple drum beats is practical and tranquil in a sound enveloping way. No one is going to pull out Realis to bang their heads, but many will be able to close their eyes and enjoy real, honest spirit within it. Once you can appreciate the acquirable taste that AHFH has worked into this album, it is very enjoyable.
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