Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To ALBUM REVIEW 

Bryan Garris said on a podcast that he got the name for the album from an older woman sitting next to him on a flight, they were going through turbulence and he has a fear of flying so he was very clearly nervous, so she spent the rest of the flight talking to him to distract him from it and at one point when he mentioned that he didn’t do well on planes she told him “You won’t go before you’re supposed to”

This is so based. Every single was incredible, and they just absolutely delivered on every track. Glad you loved this

FANTANO REVIEWED KL AND HE ACTUALLY LIKED IT? YELLOW FLANNEL? SHEESHHHHHH

Fantano gives a Metalcore record a 9? We truly are living in crazy times

9/10 on a KL album? Let’s fucking GOOOOO

I just love that they went to Coachella and made themselves even more aggressive and heavy afterwards.

You know it's an amazing record when he dedicates a +10 minute review for a 27 minute album

With how Knocked Loose has handled their popularity and answering it via getting even MORE aggressive and heavy to their beatdown roots, they truly are a case study. Fucking love this thing and love this band. Stoked to see even more exposure; I truly do believe this review will end up being very important.

If every song started with “ARF ARF” you would’ve given it a 10

Its a 10/10 just for the "bend the knee child of god EEEEE" triple slam callout

I'm glad they took their time to make something great instead of just capitalizing on their growing popularity

Fantano giving props to Chris Motionless is a happy day in my life.

Suffocate is absolutely 100% premium USDA prime BEEF. I really hope that KL and poppy consider doing a 'popped loose' EP because her and bryan's voices are perfect together.

Missed opportunity to say Arf-Arffony Fantano

Listening to this album and listening back to their previous efforts (Laugh Tracks, A Different Shade of Blue), it's clear that their sound has become solidified and reinforced masterfully. It isn't just heavy. It's monolithic and savage. Knocked Loose dares to keep their edge despite modern metalcore's insistence to become poppier and more sterile year by year.

just noticed ive got 5 holes in my drywall all of a sudden, theyre about fist sized.

Any record that can make me enjoy a Chris Motionless feature is a truly brilliant thing. Fantastic album

A 9 for a metalcore album is crazy. Nature is healing. I personally preferred A Tear in the Fabric of Life but this was definitely the more boundary-pushing album.

If this album was named “you won’t get what you want” you would have given it a 10

If the author of this album had initials KL you've given it a 10

The snare processing on this album is nuts. AND balls.

This is the heaviest album ive heard without feeling dull and boring, Brian is so fuckin angry that is charming

The size of this W cannot be contained

You had the chance to introduce yourself as Arfony Arftano for this review and didn’t. YOU BLEW IT!

a 9 wasn’t unexpected

A 9 is huge but Thirst as least favorite is wild

This album kinda feels like its going to do for metalcore what Turnstile's Glow On did for hardcore punk

10/10 album, no skips for me! So far the best album that has come out this year! IMO

As a kentucky native i am proud

Album of the year tbh

Sit & Mourn is genuinely gorgeous

My jaw actually dropped at the score. KL does it again

Glad to see genuine OG metalcore getting mainstream attention. This band has come a very long way. Proof that bands can stick with an abrasive sound and still make it big.

This album is one of the most pissed off things I've ever heard

i love the production on this. i’m so used to drew fulk working with the more bigger metal bands with overproduction, but he absolutely killed it with this album.

That reggaeton beat gonna change history.

As far as the radio friendly metalcore of the 2010s goes, Motionless In White are one of the few bands from that era I still listen to in 2024. That man Chris can SCREAM and their riffs are crazy. Hearing them work so closely with Knocked Loose made me so happy.

Babe wake up. The Melon reviewed Knocked Loose

Just saw them in SF on the 12th of May, they absolutely fucking killed it. They sound so tight and ferocious, almost better than the studio versions. If you have the chance to see them live, do it do it do it do it.

Album of the year so far. From concept to production, everything is near-perfect. Their boldest and most coherent project yet.

Saw them in Houston the other day & man.. the live performance is even more punishing & heavy. I was in front of the soundboard, as in center as I could be, & the stage production alone was really great. The themes throughout the record on the stage itself & the light-work implemented throughout the set really elevated the heavier moments. The crowd was non-stop for 89% of the set. They were giving it their all in the pit. The directives emplaced by Bryan & Isaac to do ___ at this moment in a song or do ___ was helpful in keeping the energy up. Seeing all types of people (aesthetics wise) being present at the show & being in the pit was a nice sight too. in my opinion, KL really is becoming like Turnstile in the sense that their overall popularity & reach is going into other corners of the music sphere. Bringing in more fans & really opening them up to the heavy music world. The weird thing about the live show aspect VS the studio album, for me, is the fact that I've always felt that some, if not, half of KL's discography sounds very similar or "samey". With the singles being the outliers & having more memorable moments in my opinion, everything else just sort of blurs into one & other. I'll have to revisit the record again & really pay more attention to it. It does sound great to Anthony's point/observation. There is definitely a lot more experimentation & heaviness included on this record that cannot be denied.

Earliest I’ve ever been on a review. Happy to see them get so much love on this new record!

This album has completely made my year, I haven’t been able to stop listening. I’ve been a huge Knocked Loose fan since Pop Culture but this one takes the cake as being brutal and chaotic to the highest degree. They really took it to a level I didn’t know existed with this one. The singles being released before the full album were good, but Moss Covers All, Take Me Home, The Calm That Keeps You Awake, these songs are some of the most unique and developed songs I’ve heard from them, somehow taking their wholly distinct sound and blending it with just the right amount of experimentation and inspiration from genres of music you could have never seen being paired with metalcore. Overall this is by far the most interesting album I’ve heard this year, and I don’t see that changing any time soon.

I wonder if the addition of the upon loss singles would have pushed this to a 10/10

I don’t think you ever would but I’d absolutely love to see you review Death Is Little More by Boundaries, best metalcore album this year so far

The good thing about Fantano never reviewing this kind of music is that when he gives it a good review I know I'm in for something special.

First time on your channel and holy crap man, you totally nailed everything about this album. Your analysis is spot on! And what’s up from New England, old school metal head here!! 🤘🏻

The way I can tell an album is really fucking good is when I'm immediately excited to hear what they do on their next album. I feel like there's still so much more they can do with their sound beyond keeping it heavy and I badly want to see where they take it from here.

This album is kinda the musical equivalent to getting lost in the woods after a massive benadryl dose and seeing Slender Man at 3AM

Clicked as soon as i saw the notification cause i absolutely love this Album and have been waiting so long for Melon's review

growth is important, Anthony I’m proud of you. Going from hating on them in the Laugh Tracks era to giving a strong 9 just 2 albums later is huge 💪

This record is a future classic for the genre. The level of experimentation and chemistry KL has rn is unreal and I look forward to what they put out next if they continue performing at this level.

Ok now do a spin kick

The production is immense. You can hear every single drum hit and its glorious.

so kind of justice to release 2 albums back to back after such a long hiatus

I’m intrigued and admit I haven’t checked them out before. Now that I’ve learned they’re from Louisville, I’m eager to listen for any possible post-hardcore Louisville influences. Sick.

Time to replace that Code Orange shirt with a Knocked Loose shirt since CO sucks now

Would’ve given it a 10/10 if it was called “you would go on a timely manner”

Review Boundaries’ album from earlier this year! Keep the metalcore train going!

Sit and Mourn is one of my favorite closing songs to any album I have ever heard, probably up there with Duckworth and Purple Rain for me.

Also, do attend a gig from these guys. Jaw dropping heavy

A Fantano review I agree with? Hell yeah!

KL live is a whole experience every should take part in. The energy from these guys as well as the mixing is just top notch.

Wow was not expecting a review at all let alone a high opinion! Good stuff

That moombahton breakdown fukin rules

everyone is mentioning that “reggaeton” groove, i just need to point out to yall that’s called a soca beat, in drumming the phrase comes from the words soul calypso, and originates from central american cultural dance music

Would be interested in hearing your take on the latest Seeyouspacecowboy album as it’s quite varying for the genre as well.

The best review you have ever done! Never before have you hit the nail this hard on the head!

this album is the musical equivalent to the first season of true detective. Masterful.

KL is about to get so much unnecessary hate from the metal community because people outside the scene like them 🙃

This is a front to back album for me. I think the calm that keeps you awake is my favorite but honeetly I’d rather just start at Thirst everytime. This album is an experience. Glad to see you liked it.

I love this album so much! Saw KL live in February, they are so incredibly good live, full of energy. Definitely recommend seeing them live!

Blindthony Faithano with the 9, sick

Damn I was expecting a 10. Groundbreaking album for the metalcore scene, this was needed so bad.

Just of the strength of this review I gave them a listen. I remember bands like the Chariot which were massively overlooked doing shit like this. Nice to hear it again.

i got a knockedthony loosetano hat when you did the custom hats after reviewing ADSOB, i need a yellow version now that this review is out

I see Kung fu Kenny peaking behind Melons shoulder 👁 👁

*ARFTHONY ARFTANO*

This album reminded me Cult-Fiction by Spirtfire mixed with One Wing by The Chariot. Wouldn't be surprised if the sounds from those albums were influences.

Was introduced to KL when they opened for Gojira in 2021. So happy to see the widespread exposure, this album is outstanding

Being from Kentucky this makes me so proud. This album and Band is Fuckin Amazing.

Personally I love A Different Shade of Blue even more but I do love to see the lads getting their deserved recognition!

Got to meet the band here in Arizona, they were such nice guys

Fantano reviewing Metalcore is niiiiiice Would love to hear you on the new Greyhaven and ERRA stuff but seems unlikely at this point

You should review Invent Animate, Before I Turn, and Oceans Ate Alaska

Some real Oldham county shit!!!!

He's given 9s to two metal albums this year, Civerous being the other, and that's kind of cool. I'm seeing Knocked Loose on June 1, Loathe and Show Me The Body are opening, I'm happy to see Loathe again and this show is going to be awesome.

I’m curious what you’d have to say about the new Boundaries record. Very pleasantly surprised you dug this one

Still hurts me Code Orange last album didn't hit

he would have given it a 10 if it was named "you won't get what you're supposed to"

hey anthony, i think it would be really cool if you reviewed the ex:re self titled album. its one of my all time favorites and i think it would be very interesting to see your perspective on it

As someone who was turned onto Knocked Loose by Anthony when Blinding Faith dropped as a single and became cult-tier obsessed, I must say I am glad we both ended up loving the shit outta this thing! So crushing, so unsettling, dare I say catchy? But yet it doesn’t feel compromised for broad appeal. And as if having banger after banger wouldn’t have already been enough, they put some real attention into the way the album is assembled and how the themes run through the whole thing. Which is an attention to detail that I rarely see in metalcore these days. And no corny ballads either!!! Just a highly preferable epic post-rock cut.

Gym record of the year

Yeaaaah yellow flannel for a great band!!!

The sound of the snare drum almost killed me when i decided to listen this record on the evening walk

Loved this album as well. Suffocating is my favorite track of this year, and I need to see the band live.

This record might grow on me overtime, but I really did like it on first listen! I wonder how Anthony would feel about reviewing the new Antichrist Siege Machine album, which is also mind blowingly fast and heavy as well. That band has been proven to be kind of a gateway into the underground micro genre of war metal (or bestial black metal) for a lot of listeners that wouldn’t otherwise touch the sub genre. Another up-and-coming band in war metal is Primitive Warfare, and they are insane as well!

I still think Daughters - You Won’t Get What You Want has a more horrific, oppressive darkness to it to the point where it feel like it exudes evil. Don’t get me wrong tho, this album goes so fucking hard. It is such a perfect metalcore album.

Watching this made me so fucking happy to hear. We’re back.

The snare sound on this thing is one of the best things I've ever heard