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Conduit
Rock · 2013

Conduit

Funeral for a Friend

A lean, aggressive return to form. Thirty minutes of high-velocity melodic hardcore defined by snapping drums, metallic riffs, and urgent, throat-shredding vocals.

January 28, 2013 · Distiller Records

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Conduit is the sound of a band shedding its skin and returning to the raw, kinetic energy that defined their earliest days. It is a record that prioritizes velocity and impact over the sprawling anthems of their mid-career, trading stadium polish for the sweat-soaked intimacy of a club show. The guitars are sharper, the drums are more punishing, and the overall pace is relentless, yet it never loses that core sense of melodic yearning that is the band's DNA.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the feedback intro of Spine into the explosive, d-beat driven opening riff.
The melodic bridge in Best Friends and Hospital Beds where the aggression briefly yields to a classic Welsh melancholy.
The frantic, overlapping vocal lines during the climax of the title track Conduit.
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How does Conduit sound next to the rest of Funeral for a Friend's catalogue?

Hand Played+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into hand played than this artist usually allows.

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