Algorithm (My Heart to Fear album)

Algorithm
Studio album by My Heart to Fear
Released July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Genre Christian metal, metalcore, progressive metal
Length 42:10
Label Solid State
My Heart to Fear chronology
Lost Between Brilliance and Insanity
(2012)
Algorithm
(2013)

Algorithm is the first studio album from My Heart to Fear. Solid State Records released the album on July 9, 2013.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Exclaim!5/10[3]
HM Magazine[4]
Indie Vision Music[5]
Jesus Freak Hideout[6]
Mind Equals Blown8.5/10[7]

Awarding the album three stars from Alternative Press, Jason Schreurs writes, "As is the case with the bulk of this musical style, the vocals bring it back down to a near-mediocre level."[2] Bradley Zorgdrager, rating the album a five out of ten for Exclaim!, says, "Unfortunately, a lack of inspiration causes the songs to come undone, as many of the parts sound only like a means to get to the next."[3] Giving the album four stars at About.com, Todd Lyons states, "everything binds together into one masterful meditation."[1] Tim Dodderidge, indicating in a 8.5 out of ten review by Mind Equals Blown, writes, "From start to finish, My Heart to Fear’s debut full-length is an energetic, ferocious, cathartic and inspiring metal album."[7]

Kevin Hoskins, giving the album three and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, describes, "this is just metal done well ... but any hardcore fan will be digging this release all summer long."[6] Awarding the album four and a half stars from HM Magazine, Sean Huncherick states, "One good thing about Algorithm is that the band realizes they don’t need to constantly play as fast as they can."[4] Brody B., rating the album four star at Indie Vision Music, writes, "With a few minor tweaks here and there that could have made songs feel more fleshed out I would have had a hard time finding fault with this debut record."[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Dust to Dust" (featuring Ricky Armellino of This or the Apocalypse) 4:55
2. "414 Days"   3:10
3. "Angst"   3:08
4. "The Sneaking Chair"   3:32
5. "Algorithm"   3:43
6. "The Witching Hour Pt. II"   3:30
7. "Wishing You Were Here"   4:13
8. "End Transmission"   4:16
9. "Bottomed Out"   3:32
10. "4th Dimension Opera House"   4:10
11. "Pack Up, We're Leaving"   4:01
Total length:
42:10

References

  1. 1 2 Lyons, Todd. "My Heart to Fear - 'Algorithm' (Solid State)". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Schreurs, Jason. "My Heart to Fear - Algorithm". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Zorgdrager, Bradley. "My Heart to Fear Algorithm". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Huncherick, Sean. "My Heart to Fear - Algorithm". HM Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Brody B. "My Heart to Fear - Algorithm". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Hoskins, Kevin. "My Heart To Fear, "Algorithm" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Dodderidge, Tim. "My Heart to Fear: Algorithm". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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