4.5/5
Posted May 17, 2011
By username2,
Musically Oh, Sleeper sounds like many other metalcore bands on the Solid State label. You get the headbanger songs and the heavy, harsh music that is expected.
But what makes this album unique is its subject matter. Much like Red's excellent Innocence and Instinct, Son of the Morning is about conflict. On Innocence and Instinct, Red focused on internal conflict. On this album, Oh, Sleeper focuses on the conflict between heaven and hell. This really shows on the first and last tracks of the album, the title track "Son of the Morning" (shows the devil's point of view) and "The Finisher." (Shows God's point of view.) The remaining 8 tracks exchange the viewpoints from different perspectives such as the perspective of angels and demons and the perspective of humans' decisions.
While the band's sound may not be anything that special, the subject matter is very unique and interesting. Fans of August Burns Red or Haste the Day might want to pick up an Oh, Sleeper album for something thought-provoking and awesome to bang your head to.
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