However, the pieces fell in place once "When Mortal Coils Shed" hit and the album found its footing. The Unknown started to conjure up memories of another British thrash band who altered their sound, namely Xentrix's Kin, and no, that's not a good thing. The fact that Evile open the album with the most challenging cuts shows that the band aren't shying away from the change of direction, although I admittedly found myself pondering whether the band had shot their careers in the foot with this change of direction as "The Mask We Wear" and "Monolith" plodded mind-numbingly on. The band decide to throw listeners in at the deep end, with the album opening with the four tracks that are furthest removed from the band's roots, with "The Unknown" not the barnstorming out of the gates track you would otherwise expect to open up a thrash album. Evile challenge both themselves and listeners with an album that is far from what you would expect off the heels of Hell Unleashed. Seemingly chafing at the constraints that thrash can impose on bands, The Unknown channels the same energy through different means, with a dark and heavy brooding atmosphere replacing the relentless energy of thrash. The Unknown is going to be a divisive and controversial record, something the band aim for by design, yet it's a risk the band want to take and, damn, if they don't make a strong sonic argument. With their fanbase in tow, The Unknown does as it says on the tin, moving the band in a direction that you would not necessarily expect from the group, highlighting a sense of maturity and of growth in songwriting prowess. Having re-established themselves as not only a going concern, but one of the leading lights in the British thrash scene, Evile find themselves in the position to take stock of their career and take their time in choosing a path on which to move forward.
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