We the Gathered - Believer

We the Gathered are the newest band on the Strike First roster and probably the most impressive band on the label outside of Dynasty. We the Gathered deliver a solid record full of great melodic hardcore that often reminds me of Your Memorial.

Believer has a rawer sound than Your Memorial's Atonement. The drums are less processed, the guitars are richer sounding. Unlike Atonement though, Believer is more of a one note record. It's a good note and every song on Believer is good. While there's not a ton of musical diversity, there are some killer hooks that help hold each track as it's own entity and not an album of the same song. Idolizer, Antihero, and Undefined are great examples of strong hooks.

We the Gathered is a great young band and does bring something different to the Strike First roster. Believer is a solid debut with great songs.