Finnish band who started as a thrash metal one, Lost Society, continue to gold-dig US pop metal/rock vein. Lots of loud groove, dumbed down guitar work, some rapping, and a very stupid music video (a tattoo show, more like). Gone are the thrash metal stylings. However, that shouldn't be a surprise for anyone who have kept up with the band, though.

The guitars and the bass often do the similar thing. It is pretty heavy, yes, but it is also pretty damn boring, plus nowhere near anything original. We also get open-string strumming and noisy effects. But at least there's a nimble-fingered guitar solo; the only reminiscent of metal music in the song. The vocalist begins with rapping. He's going from spoken words to screamo style. Those few lines of vocal melodies are pure Avenged Sevenfold. Like, 100%, no less. He does not possess a characteristic voice. Well, this whole thing really does not. It still manages to be a catchy kind of a song, even though there's not much going on.

This band's trajectory is like Tuska Open Air Metal Festival's: They dropped metal, as it is just Tuska Festival these days. This is totally suitable musical construction to that festival. Supposedly hard and weird, but empty on the inside.

The band are just chasing for squirrel pelts, nothing more. A lost cause, as Lost Society are about 25 years behind the nu-metal revolution. I might be wrong, because Linkin Park came back a while ago, and who knows what's happening...

Rating: 1 (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Lane
08/02/2025 08:08