Currents - 'The Death We Seek' is not what I expected? | Full Album Reaction 

Your statement "its all big songs with big choruses" has its truth, but that means that this album is insane when it comes to what it brings to a playlist, you can throw it into a playlist amd every time a song from it plays, it is great, there are no fillers or songs that just make sence in the context of the album, i really like that personally

Heavener and this album are gonna be my favs this year for sure. Pinnacle works of modern metalcore, both in their own rights

Living in tragedy>>>>

Over and Over is such an unreal song. My most listened to track so far other than the singles!

2:31 "And now we're running!" pops in my head every time I hear this part of Living In Tragedy lol

The place I feel safest will probably always be my favourite currents album, it just connects all my favourite pieces of modern metalcore in a perfect way. Impeccable album.

I cannot wait to see videos of Brian going berserk on Living in Tragedy live. I’m a huge fan of his higher pitched screams

Living in tragedy is probably the most agressive song they've ever released I wouldn't say this beats the way it ends chorus wise, cause i prefer the way the choruses sound on the last album, but vocally this is Brian's best work. His range is has gotten much wider and especially on living in tragedy and vengeance he really shows his versatility

currents absolutely never fails. On my first listen this is definitely a strong aoty contender! I forgot what song it was but there is a very invent animate esque riff haha

I think 'The Way It Ends' is still my favorite album from them overall, but "Remember Me" from this album is absolutely my new favorite song from them overall, it used to be "Let Me Leave".

I get Motionless in White vibes in the chorus of Living In Tragedy. Someone also said Beyond this road is what new Wage War wishes they sounded like 😂😂😂

This is an album you need to listen at least 3 times to digest. Living in tragedy is a banger

You know a song is so good and you’ve been waiting so long for it when your first listen has you laughing in excitement during a breakdown or intro riff. I absolutely love the feeling of first listens when the song is so good. I haven’t felt this feeling since make them suffers doomswitch last year and I listen to ALOT of bands. But living in tragedy had me all over the place in excitement and laughing and jaw dropping

Guide us Home was #1 for me. Great song.

Over and over is the best song of this album- catchy chorus and filthy breakdown!

After listening to this album dozens of times, there is absolutely a story being told in this album. It was very different than the way it ends, but I am absolutely in love with this album and I can proudly say this is my favorite album they’ve ever put out. Absolutely amazing.

Over and over and remember me are pure gold. My favorites off the album and just hits so hard. Very well done 🔥

Incredible album. I got into them with their last album, but this one sounds on another, heavy/deep, level. Also, Bogdan, I saw you at Spiritbox's show at History. I was in awe, and I went to say hi but you seemed determined to get to friends or something. Needless to say, I lost you in the crowd and it made me sad. Hopefully see you at another one. Ever come to London for shows??

Loving this album. Over and over is my favorite track forsure

The breakdown in Over and Over just fills me with joy 🤘

My favorite band never disappoint. I start to follow you cause of them.

I love this album, pumped all Singles before like crazy!

Im not the most devoted metalcore fan, probably more old school nu-metal and a fair amount of commercial metal but this album has blown me away and I think it will really grow the bands popularity and attract a lot of new fans. This album is going to be iconic and a lot of purists will go out and say its not as good as the first album etc but if you're not a purist this album is huge. None of the previous albums spoke to me but this one just absolutely slaps! This album has converted me to a huge Currents fan in the space of a week!

Bogdan - "That was an album"

A Place I feel Safest will always be my favorite by them. I found the title track after my ex fiancé left me and it hit me harder than any other song I’ve ever heard. That album is very personal for me.

For me, this album (just like the way it ends) needed more than just the initial listen. You're 100% right that it's mostly big tracks with big choruses and those sound kind of similar upon first listen. BUT, after a couple listens through the album's overarching themes start to appear and the whole thing becomes so much more cohesive. I spun it for the first time then it just kind of sat in my library until I remembered how the same thing happened with the way it ends so I spun it back to back and now it's just constantly in my rotation throughout the day. They are masters but it just takes a couple more listens.

I love every single song / album of them. The place I feel safest helped me through the darkest time of my life, so I'd say thats my favourite album. So says the Shattered-Tattoo and Currents logo across my arm and chest xD

The album is amazing because of its consistency. Not having a down song is what I want out of a 10 song album. They killed it with every song and it’s just heavy af, which is what we all wanted for this album. Drums, vocals, guitars, just all around a huge step up. Over and Over may be the best song imo but I’m so happy to see just a greatly produced, consistent album that melts your face 🤘🏼

Living in Tragedy took me out. That false chord build-up with “command lines are breaking” is the best vocal run I’ve heard all year, and that chorus is amazing.

My favorite work by Currents is actuallt I Let the Devil In. I know its not an album, but those 5 songs are literally perfection. Literally everything theyve released since 2017 is 10/10 tho. 4 huge AOTY contenders for me already. This, Half Me, Invent Animate, and Unearth. Big year for metalcore. Now we just need Polaris

I believe it’s actually Chris Wiseman singing on the chorus of Gone Astray! It certainly sounds like his singing in Shadow of Intent. Super cool switchup imo

I feel like this album is going to take a few listens to get really into. Especially because we are getting this album right after Invent Animate's album that has a very similar vibe at times. I really liked the album tho.

Damn this album is heavy ah! I'll have to check it out after I've let Unearth's new album sink in.

I love this album!

This right here is my favorite Currents album, and is also currently AOTY for me.

The Way It Ends is my favorite because Currents were one of the bands I discovered during the pandemic and that album got me through a difficult two years. This album might take the cake though. The Death We Seek is the oldest sounding song on the album. TDWS showcases both thematic and sonic evolution incredibly well. I noticed a little bit of clipping in the high ends during Over And Over, but maybe that was my streaming quality/headphones. Overall, 10/10

So I found this album recently, and it became my favorite handful of songs over everything I have ever liked listening to. It’s kinda like being reborn. This album fucking shattered my mind

I connect most with "Guide Us Home". It's beautiful and emotional. I also really love the brutality of "Living in Tragedy", but I still primarily come to currents for the feels - and this album could've used just a tiny bit more delicacy imo

The Way it Ends - was a banger album. To be honest, I had no expectations or at least not many. I had heard only one or two singles. Individually, they weren’t clicking. Today I listened to the new album and it was heavy. Usually, I am not a big fan of "Deathcore" heavy, the melodies on this album made it very enjoyable. I have listened to this album maybe 3 times in a row and it slaps. I love it so far. It is definitely different from The Way It Ends, but I have no issue with that. Usually, I am picky with stuff, but this time I enjoy a second Currents album, that I really, really like. Time will tell, if it stands the test of time. I am a fan of the album.

Living in tragedy breakdown sick 🤘

The mix between heaviness and more aethereal parts reminds me a lot of Misery Signals Controller, just turned up to eleven. Great album.

ive listened to this album like 100 times already. its amazing.

Personally I think it’s the heaviest and best album they’ve put out, maybe the album of the year. Some parts sounds like breaking Benjamin or like older rock bands to me with the chorus’s and riffs, but over all fantastic album. 10/10

I didn't think they would be able to, but for me I think this one beats The Way It Ends as my favorite currents album

I am not a veteran metal fan but god do i love this album and it is became one of may fav along side FTHWTL, TOPOM, Manic and Preasure. I think the band shows an enormes amount of various skills. Be it with the vocals as screams or cleans, hard rifts, melodies, guitar solos and not to forget the drum...it just gets me hooked every single time and i cant resist. I cant wish for more. The density of good tracks is somewhat unmatched.

personally, this is my favorite album from them next to I Let The Devil In. Chris Wiseman's guitar work and Brians's Vocals really just keep getting better and better every album

This album was banger after banger. People who expected a conceptual album were a little disappointed on first listen but you can throw almost every track in a playlist and have a hell of a time. My album of the year.

The first verse of Gone Astray remembers me to that dog mem that says "It's Fine" and the house is burning down behind him

Guide us home is in my veins...... What a chorus who gimme chills

Remember Me gives me chills every time I listen

Is not what you expected? In what world was it not what you expected. I knew this album was gonna be amazing its freaking currents.

We all listen with different ears and expectations, no doubt about it. I was actually not as excited as most after the singles, but the album has me a bit more excited. I agree that the two ending tracks don't give a sense of completion as on the The Way it Ends. However, I will add that I think Vengeance is a unique song as well. I think Living in Tragedy is my current favorite. I listened through a few times and it's changing shape a bit, but the ending does seem a bit anticlimactic. Still stoked on it. If this was nearly any other band this would be a magnum opus, but Currents has created such amazing prior work that they almost doom themselves to deeper critique. I'm still excited for it after being milquetoast for a while after some of the singles (except Vengeance that one always felt special to me).

I'm getting a lot of I Let the Devil In ep vibes and I love it. That release was so good for an EP. Big choruses with heaviness and more chill sections too. Something in between the heaviness of TPIFS and emotion of TWIE. Maybe I would have liked more songs (or less singles, I don't really like releasing so many but I get it the way the industry is), but overall I greatly enjoyed it. Especially hearing Brian continuing to improve and push himself (both singing and screams).

A lot better than I thought it was going to be. I haven’t been paying that much attention to recent “popular” metalcore albums. I liked Heavener, but it didn’t stick with me. This on the other hand has some aoty potential

Just sitting here remembering how reactors had lukewarm reactions to The Way It Ends and now everyone agrees its elite

The Way It Ends is more emotional, but this album is leaps and bounds ahead in every other category 🤷‍♂️

can't dig it at first listen, but days go by and it became my fav work from them i was expecting the same structure from past albums

I tell my kids all the time that we're living in the Golden Age of Metal. TDWS is proof positive of this.

I didn’t realize your criticism of the album at first but i do now. The lyrics and song writing in The Way It Ends has much more personal and “close to home “ lyrics & songwriting. The Death We Seek is Sick and heavy, which is good & cool but slightly disconnected from the personal connection we got of The Way It Ends.

Heavener by Invent Animate still hold's its #1 place for me. For some reason no matter how hard I try to get into this band I just can't not sure why.

Man this album is insanely good

The new album is 🔥

I feel as though this album is every bit as emotional as The Way It Ends but expressed soooo much differently. Such technical and masterful touches on each track, combined with the heaviness and the massive choruses…everything felt authentic but also fresh at the same time. This will heavily contend for AOTY for me. Also, my man Brian absolutely KILLED it. Probably his best vocal performance on an album to date.

Awesome album.

4:18 when it switch to so alone, you had a look like, "what the fuck just happened, oh, so alone started playing" 😂

They always have such amazing closing songs.

I think the way you feel about this album really echos how I feel about The Way It Ends, which I thought was really repetitive and just okay. To me, this is a huge step up from that album but doesn’t quite reach the highs of The Place I Feel Safest.

I know people have said this about a lot of bands, but Currents really does get better with every album.

"Living In Tragedy" is my absolute fav

The Way It Ends is an insane album. I agree with much of what you said. That being said, they have clearly gone a different direction with this album and it’s amazing. Give it another spin. 🤘🏻

I think you hit the nail on the head with you review. As songs alone, these are all great, especially the singles they released. But as a WHOLE it just doesn't blend well for me, personally. The Way It Ends had a specific flow same w/ Heavener by IA, this one could potentially benefited from a few tracks being re-arranged to help it flow a bit better (I've had to do this before w/ Spotify playlists I make to help albums like this flow better). But that's just me. I hope people listen to this album like crazy and give Currents all the love and support they deserve for being an incredible band.

Wanted this album for the heavy’s but I all my favorite tracks all come from the cleans.

Never miss❤❤❤

CURRENTS just stopped by my job today to have their trailer repaired they were really cool guys, gave us some shirts, and talked for a while 🤘 they were on their way to Chicago!

Over and Over is so Invent Animate

This album is an absolute masterpiece, the crunch and the heaviness is absolutely nuts!!!!!!

I usually need time to warm up with songs but somehow I already like Gone Astray more than the singles. That one caught me right away

Overall i enjoyed but it doesnt quite top the way it ends but that was always gonna be a challenge. Some bangers here but it feels a little less cohesive in terms of album flow and some of the songs follow too aimilar a structure, overall a bit less dynamic than the way it ends The mix i also thought was a bit too jarring at times and sometimes it needed space to breath and was a bit too sludgy 2nd track was absolutely filthy tho and there isnt rlly a bad song it just doesnt reach the heights of the way it ends 7/10

The place I feel safest

This is my fav Currents album now lmao Living In Tragedy and Beyond This Road are crazy good songs Gone astray is straight up a Shadow Of Intent song btw

Maybe it’s because I’m old, but no new album satisfies me on a first listen. The way it ends took me a while, this won’t take as long. This is good, it’ll probably top their last in time. It’s different but I’m already getting it.

might be totally out of pocket, but the scream singing in Gone Astray sounds a lot like Ben Duerr’s use of it on songs like Gravesinger from Shadow of Intent (and yes, i know their guitarist is in both bands)

Despite this album not reaching the same levels as The way it ends, I must praise how far Brian has come. His screams and cleans on this album are top tier, its great to see him hone his craft. And hats off to the man Chris, as always, an absolute mastermind with the guitar in his hands, disgusting, incredible riffage. So this may not be Currents finest album to date, but boy is it a fun album to listen to, kept me head banging from start to finish.

I still would go with the way it ends. Everything they have released has been good though.

Personally don't agree with you taking down your rating because the album doesn't have a story, but I get what you're saying. But this and Heavener are AOTY for me, and my favorite Currents album. TWIE had some tracks that I barely listen to at all, but I can see myself constantly replaying every track on this album

I liked heavener more when it came out, but I like this more now.

Your turn Veil of Maya. Make it a great month :)

The Way It Ends

The way it ends is definitely still my favorite currents album, but this album is still amazing. I think my main criticism would be how a lot of songs tend to keep to the same style of riffs and feel throughout the album, especially with the choruses. My favorite song is probably living in tragedy as of right now, but it’ll probably change as I inevitably listen to this album “over and over” :) my current album of the year is still held by Heavener and I feel like that’s definitely gonna be hard to top for me

After repeat listens, this has to be an album of the year contender - absolute beauty of an album

The way it ends for me until This album

I don’t think it is fair to compare this album to others if you do yes I would agree The Way it Ends is by far the best when it comes to story telling. However when it comes with musical stand point, with vocals , guitars, bass, drums, it sounds better. Brian showed us the range on this album and can feel the emotion he gives out each track , guitar work they did amazing almost sound very Mick Gordon on a few. Given the circumstances they had to deal is impressive that they did let that stop them producing such great music.

Individually, the songs start to speak and make more of an impact upon further listening.

This album is so sick! I can't decide my favourite song, man I love the journey Currents are on

I thinks it's a way hard to beat The Way It Ends no matter what band you are and what album you are releasing, even if you're fucking Currents this was an album that made a genre, a direction, a style and a sense, it was Master of Puppets of modern metalcore and I'm calm with it. Nevertheless, there is a problem of ending every song with a chorus, and 8/10 songs having the same structure of intro-verse-chorus-verse with breakdown-chorus-breakdown-chorus. The Bogdan's words "these are the great songs with great choruses and breakdowns" are redundant, but the way stories had been told in The Place I Feel Safest and The Way It Ends are closer to me, even I see the progress in Brian's vocal and Currents' direction overall. Anyway, this Album is great, and this is the experience for both Currents and all of us, I hope we will see another album with dimension of The Way It Ends.

Don’t get why people aren’t happy with this album. I’ve been a fan of currents since the place I feel safest…. This is without a doubt my favorite album

Guide us home best track.

Its a good album, even tho I think each songs are better individually than how the album flows altogether, ngl I was getting a bit bored around the last two tracks. These two tracks arent bad at all, but, esp the choruses/structures, it kinda sounds all the same in a way on this album. I'll have a better time listening to songs here and there on my randomized playlist than an actual full album listen. So as to answer you, The Place I Feel Safest is still not dethroned as absolute #1 for me. Again, far from being a bad album, I still enjoyed it, but I just didnt connect as much as I wanted with this album overall and it bums me out. I'll be jamming some songs like Living in Tragedy, So Alone and Gone Astray, which are easily the best songs on this, but thats about it, probably. Just my opinion, glad most people are adoring it more than me tho. I'd rank the albums: 1) The Place I Feel Safest 2) I Let The Devil In (EP but still) 3) The Death We Seek 4) The Way It Ends

Great band

Unfortunately i kinda agree with your thoughts here. I actually haven't heard the whole thing yet cause halfway through it all felt same-y to me and your thoughts about it being mostly focused on big choruses makes so much sense. The Way It Ends to me just had a flow and direction that this album does not have sadly.