TRUE POWER - I Prevail

This past week saw a lot of action in both Formula 1 and MotoGP, with a stunning drive from Max Verstappen in the Belgium Grand Prix winning the race after starting in p.14, followed by his teammate Sergio Perez finishing second and Carlos Sainz in third. We also saw the confirmation of Daniel Ricciardo parting with McLaren at the end of the year, leaving some doubts about his future in Formula 1. From MotoGP we saw Enea Bastianini signed as the second rider for the factory Ducati team next year and news that Joan Mir will miss the San Marino Grand Prix due to his ankle injury. After all the energy of the past week in motorsports an album packed with just as much energy is TRUE POWER album from I Prevail, with this being the bands third studio album.

Heres a track-by-track breakdown of the album, with each song being ranked from p.1 to p.15. *TRACKS ARE LISTED IN ALBUM ORDER*

0:00 - p.15

0:00 is an instrumental prelude, or sorts, to the album. It's a fairly quite instrumental that builds towards the end, and while it fits into the theme of the album it doesn't add much to it. These kinds of preludes or interludes aren't really my style, so for me it didn't rank very high.

There's Fear In Letting Go - p.8

There's Fear In Letting Go is a powerful track to start the album after the prelude and help sets the tone for the rest of the album. The song starts soft in the first verse and gradually builds towards the chorus, there is also a shift in style and flow towards the middle of the song that then returns back to the original theme.

Body Bag - p.13

Body Bag is another track on the heavy side with heavy vocals and instrumental. Overall its sound is quite repetitive and the rhythm is broken in the second half of the song and the beat becomes inconsistent. This song also doesn't play well through certain sound systems, especially through car speakers/sound systems; even with adjustments to mixing levels.

Self - Destruction - p.4

Self - Destruction continues the run of heavier songs and features a majority of rapped vocals. The track starts off powerful and then gradually dips towards the chorus before building again, this is a common theme amongst I Prevail songs; to build away from the chorus rather than towards.

Bad Things - p.10

Bad Things has a classic I Prevail sound with a strong beat and good rhythm. This track builds instrumentals towards the chorus and overall has a good sound. Bad Things was also one of two songs released prior to the full album release, with Body Bag being the second.

Fake - p.12

Fake had a nice overall sound and is quite enjoyable to listen to. Although towards the end of chorus the rhythm changes, which I felt didn't fit the song very well and it breaks the song up in an unpleasant way. Instrumentally and lyrically the song felt quite repetitive as well.

Judgment Day - p.5

Judgment Day is a heavy, powerful song that draws the listeners attention back in as we get closer to the halfway mark through this album. Towards the chorus the flow of the song switches before returning to the original flow post-chorus, and unlike a few previous songs this change in flow is actually very suited to the song.

FWYTYK - p.11

FWYTYK, is a powerful track with strong, heavy lyrics. Overall it has a nice sound and a good build towards the chorus, however towards the end it does drag on for a bit too long. The instrumental section at the end doesn't fit the style and energy the rest of the song has and it feels strung out and flat.

Deep End - p.1

Deep End is on the softer side of the album and the sound reminds me of the reimagined version of Hurricane. While the track may be softer in instrumentals it's packed with strong, meaningful lyrics.

Long Live The King - p.9

Long Live The King brings back the heavy, powerful I Prevail sound, and features perfectly executed instrumental builds and dips to fit the flow of the track. This track also features some really nice unclean spoken vocals from Eric Vanlerberghe.

Choke - p.14

Choke overall sounded quite dull and flat, although the sound did switch up towards the end it didn't do much to help. It was very hard to engage with the song while listening and doesn't work to captivate a listener.

The Negative - p.2

The Negative brings back the energy and power as we get towards the end of the album. The shifts in style throughout this song were perfectly placed and all very fitting of the songs overall sound, in particular the chorus and second verse stand out as being the high points of the track.

Closure - p.3

Closure brings back the softer sound and gradually builds towards the chorus to make for a captivating sound. Overall it is a very enjoyable song and brings that classic I Prevail softer, slower sound.

Visceral - p.7

Visceral showcases one last heavy powerhouse before the end of the album, with heavy vocals and beat. Overall it has an engaging sound and perfectly demonstrates the musicality of I Prevail and their diverse ability to switch between softer emotional songs and hard heavy tracks.

Doomed - p.6

Doomed is the final song of the album and is a softer song to finish everything off. The overall sound is captivating and it features meaningful lyrics that reel the listener in to engage with the song.