Despite their historical association with gory imagery, I’ve always viewed Tennessee’s finest, Whitechapel, through the lens of psychological thrillers. There’s the fear; there’s the terror, but there’s also the twist. No record plays on that notion quite as perfectly as their latest, Kin, out October 29 via Metal Blade. It’s a masterclass in suspenseful songwriting, and listeners are incapable of figuring out how the next song will sound or where the album’s going. Every song is different yet equally powerful. Their eighth outing is a concept record of the highest order and a wonderful evolution of The Valley’s progressive tendencies. How important was the sequencing for the album? “Oh, it was very important,” guitarist Ben Savage answers. “Actually, the recordR...
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