"Mind Burns Alive" by Pallbearer (ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2024?) | ALBUM REVIEW

THEY👏 DON’T 👏 FUCKING👏 MISS👏

It's rare that I'm proud of being from Arkansas, but these guys have let me feel that for the first time in a while. This record is beautiful

I love this album, I listened to it 3 times back to back this morning. It’s my first 5/5 of the year.

Heartless is one of my favorite album of all time. This doesn't quite reach that level for me, but it doesn't have to. It's a fantastic record the likes of which we don't often hear.

Thank you for recommending this album It is truly beautiful

Love this album, I’d give it a 9/10 Really an awesome album Thanks for the review!

"Where the Light Fades" is a gut ripper. I've been a fan since their demo and I think ranks up there with one of their best, if not THE best.

Pallbearer never misses. The first ever tune I heard from them was Foundations, and by far one of the best by them I’ve heard. This album I need to listen to the rest. Great review Robert!

This band made 5 great albums without doing the same thing over and over, With Disease and Endless Place are two of the best songs I've heard this year

I got the vinyl today and listened to it 3x. I think everyone in the world should listen to it.

Really enjoyed your review. Also I agree, heartless is one of my favorite albums of all time.

I'll check out their stuff actually based off I I heard.

I just checked it out, and holy fucking shit…

100% agree with everything you said, I absolutely adore this album. My hopes were high after the singles but if anything they were exceeded - it's just stunning. I'm obsessed with the second half of 'Signals' in particular; don't know if it's my indie/alt-rock/shoegaze fan side talking but it's so gorgeous. Between this, the new Gatecreeper and Botanist it's been a good weekend of listening!

This album is great. Enjoyed how the first song made me feel.

Doom metal with 🎷YES

AOTY!

Love this album! About to watch some more of your reviews.

It's a great album in my opinion. I love what Pallbearer have been doing with their material, taking brave, creative, and emotive strides with their music unabashedly regardless of the moaning and dissatisfaction of some hardcore fans that just want them to stick with the same stale formula of repetitive droning heavy riffs. There is an incredible evolution to their sound as a band, and the dynamic they've managed to achieve from album to album is inspiring, as opposed to artists who too often fall into the confines of their safe zones, releasing the same record over and over again. Another artist that comes to mind who did this but to the extreme was the late great Mark Lanegan, whose later albums really dove deep into the electronica world, much to the dismay of many fans who wanted him to stick with the good old grungy acoustic folk of his first 5 records.

I never really paid much attention to Pallbearer to be honest. I don't know why. Maybe because of the name, I was expecting slower music with growling vocals. Based on your review here, I checked out Mind Burns Alive and I love it. I'll be going back in their discography and checking out other releases. Thank you for the review.