job for a cowboy is back, back with their new album 'sun eater'. jfac always had a hard time to leave their deathcore image behind. their 'doom' ep invented a new genre but the band itself outgrew this sound as soon as they released their first full length 'genesis'. they lived with the deathcore stigma ever since and i think, they were never able to shake it off fully.
'doom' is ten years old by now and the vocalist jonny davy the only remaining founding member. considering this and with this new record up their sleeve they made a real step forward towards their goal. the goal of being recognised as what they had been for eight years already, a technical death metal band. and a damn good one by now.
'genesis' is still my favourite of them but never saw a proper vinyl release (just on shitty pic disc), 'ruination' is not my cup of tea and 'demonocracy' was a step in the right direction but not completely convincing. 'sun eater' however is in its entirety a thoroughly well worked-out piece. it doesn't make me scream 'album of the year!', but i really enjoy it.
check out 'encircled by mirrors' and fall in love with this tight drumming and those sweet bass lines. unfortunately the presentation isn't that sweet. i'm not talking about the materials, it's just the look of it. the cover art looks like a picture of a bad computer game and the vinyl colour configuration is a bit lame considering its title. 'sun burst' vinyl promised more, at least to me. 200 made. metal blade. 2014.
