The Last Ten Seconds of Life – The Dead Ones
Release Date: 17th April 2026
Label: Metal Blade Records
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Genre: Deathcore, Nu-Metal.
FFO: Bodysnatcher, Spite, King 810, Traitors, Emmure.
Review By: Rick Farley
As a reviewer, one thing that should be painfully obvious to everyone who does it (it’s not a lot of the time) is to carefully select what bands or albums you choose, as to not choose something you already know you’re going to dislike or rate poorly. It’s not really fair to the bands or their potential future fans. With that said, I am not the biggest deathcore fan in the world but like quite a few bands from the genre, so I’m clearly not a hater. When I heard the two singles from Pennsylvania’s The Last Ten Seconds of life (who I really knew nothing about prior) I was kind of intrigued by how they sounded. They were dark and brooding and undeniably heavy. Both the dreary title track The Dead Ones and the ultra-chaotic Make it to Heaven have memorable hooks, brutal gutturals, nauseating guitar melodies, and ungodly heaviness. Giant groove, punishing drums, thick low end, what’s not to like. Well.
What I didn’t know was The Last Ten Seconds of Life is also greatly influenced by nu-metal, which I am not a fan of. Sure, some of it had its brief heyday in my little world but had zero staying power and ends up sounding generic and fake as hell when done nowadays. Sorry, you can stop reading now if you want, but if you think Sepultura Roots was a great album or still believe Coal Chamber is anything but pure trash we’re probably going to disagree on a few things. I fully expect this review to piss a few people off, so why not lean fully in. I am clearly not a fan of the “jump da fuck up vibe.”
The reason I am adamant about adding my opinion in this fashion, is despite the obvious nu-metal elements and somewhat filler vibes, The Dead Ones is half ways listenable. Tracks 1-4 are pretty enjoyable and offer some solid deathcore that is exactly what you’d want. The chunky, chuggy riffs and rhythmic drums pummel the living hell out of you while the demon on vocals, spits, snorts, and growls grisly nastiness. Creepy guitar melodies float, breakdowns ensue and we have pit violence. Sick! However, tracks 5-8 starting with the silly 1-800-Do You Want To Die basically made me want to check out on the review immediately, it might as well be 1999 when nu-metal nearly killed all of music. I know I’m exaggerating a bit, but it is my review and I warned you. I however won’t pretend there isn’t an audience for this, because I’m guessing if you’re into this band or type of deathcore/nu-metal you will probably love this.
Sonically the album is chunky as hell and has a clear, crispness that enhances the disgusting heaviness. It’s not overly produced, which is good thing, it still has some rawness to it but is noticeably clear and easy on the ears. Some deathcore can be so dense that it creates a fatiguing listen, this is a huge upgrade in that department.
So where do we actually go from here? I personally only liked half of The Dead Ones but could see a particular audience wrecking their living room with this playing. It is put together well; the band is clearly skilled, and the record sounds great. Truly The Last Ten Seconds of Life doesn’t deserve me reviewing their album, but they did trick me with the singles, and then I was severely let down, so for that, the filler, and the whole nu-metal nonsense. Not for me.
(2.5 / 5)
