‘Innovative’ is not the word that would immediately be used to describe Memphis May Fire. It’s the reason why their last couple of albums have been mostly eclipsed by the more boundary-breaking fare of their contemporaries – while others are innovating and diversifying, they’re still clinging tightly to the well-worn scream-a-bit-sing-a-bit-crushing-breakdown metalcore formula. Album number seven is eager to excite, hoping to send pulses soaring with a return to their heavier roots, but even with four years of time to think of ideas, these Texans still have nothing new to say. The best that can be said of Remade In Misery is that it sounds shiny. The production is polished, and the guitars are decent, with the growling riffs of opener Blood & Water the best of the ...