Emery goes all out on this one.  They crank their guitars to eleven and elevate the level of screaming vocals.  It almost feels like Devin Shelton never even left the band.  This is the hardest style that Emery has done yet, so hard that they signed with Solid State Records (the metal subdivision of Tooth and Nail,) a few months ago which sees the band take full advantage of their new signing.  The 8 hard rockin' songs featured indeed live up to all expectations.  A perfect blend of screamed and clean vocals plus vicious guitar riffs and breakdowns only serve to highlight the lyrics, which all have a common theme.  This is a very personal album that deals with tough spiritual issues like questioning whether God is real or not, challenging authority, and why we do the things we do.  These themes really resonate with the album cover which features a bible but instead of having Holy Bible on the front cover, it has been replaced with the album title.

 

Emery hits another one out of the park with We Do What We Want.  This is an album that will appeal to fans and other people.  The last two tracks serve as a preview of the band's upcoming acoustic album, which sound amazing.  I can't wait to hear if that album will be just as good as those tracks.