Senses Fail – ‘Hell Is In Your Head’

Since emerging out of New Jersey almost 20 years ago, Senses Fail have been through numerous line-up changes but the one constant is frontman Buddy Nielsen. At this point, you could suggest that Senses Fail and Buddy Nielsen are one and the same. Over the course of seven albums and three EP’s, Nielsen and Senses Fail have evolved to the point where the band’s songwriting has become biographical and cathartic. Their eighth full-length, ‘Hell Is In Your Head,’ sees Nielsen’s creative grip on the band tighten, playing every instrument besides drum (played by Dan Trapp) and bass (guitarist Gavin Caswell). Thematically, its 12 songs sees Nielsen address his own mortality, something that we’ve grown accustomed to over his career. Nevertheless, as a relatively new father, Nielsen has allowed hims...