Hollow Front – ‘The Price of Dreaming’ [Album Review]

It’s probably a tad unfair to label Grand Rapid, Michigan metalcore crew Hollow Front as “up ‘n’ comers” given that The Price of Dreaming is now their third album. However, in a scene which regularly swallows up bands for them never to be seen or heard from again, it does feel like the group has its claws well and truly sunken into the scene and with this polished, if slightly unsurprising collection of songs, they show no signs of loosening that grip. Starting with negatives of Hollow Front being a metalcore band in 2022, the main one being that it doesn’t take long into the “In The Spotlight” and “Comotose” before you start to play metalcore bingo. Clean and harsh vocals – check. Pristine almost poppy melodies – check. Crunchy breakdowns – check. Synths and pianos ̵...

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