Face Yourself – Fury (EP)
Release Date: 26th September 2025
Label: Sumerian Records
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Genre: Deathcore, Symphonic Deathcore, Beatdown.
FFO: Lorna Shore, Carcosa, Angelmaker, Distant.
Review By: Mike Leighton
Face Yourself have been sweeping the stage in 2025, and are gearing up to drop their second EP, Fury, through Sumerian Records this week! Having recently signed with Sumerian, Face Yourself have been busy not only touring their most recent EP, Martyr, but furiously writing in preparation for Fury. Face Yourself is made up of Yasmin Liverneaux Tucker on vocals, Eric DiCarlo on drums, Thomas Cardone on guitar, Corey Doremus on guitar, Dave Ricco on guitar, and Kyle Muenzner on bass! Their new EP, Fury, is scheduled to drop on 26 September 2025 through Sumerian Records with Joey Sturgis at the helm again!
Jumping right into it, Wet Dreams is a more focused and honed track in all aspects. Yasmine sounds fantastic and so does the rest of the band. This time around, it is immediately apparent that the instrumental composition is more succinct, more refined, and the group has become enmeshed musically. This is the sound Face Yourself has been building up to since their inception, and I think it sounds great! The second track, Fractures, brings the same frenzy as the first track. I can’t get over how much the vocals have improved over the course of a few months – the progress really shines through. Quick, aggressive, and out for blood, Fractures brings energy that is bound to make the live show intense! The Crystal Lake feature just elevated this track to an entirely new level!
Carousel of Violence feels like the storm that was brewing in the first tracks fully realized and finally released! In-your-face, angry, and full steam ahead, this track is a sonic feast. From chunky guitars riffs to pelting drums, insane vocals and atmospheric elements, AND a breakdown that smacks you hard, this track has everything a fan of heavy music could want! Then, Face Yourself took the aggression displayed so far and bottled it into a calculating madness on Catacombs, creating a calm after the storm. This track is a bit slower, but there’s an insidiousness to it, and it is by far my favorite track on the EP, due to the brooding atmosphere created. Dave, Corey and Thomas really shine here, from the subtle leads in the background to the acoustic guitar solo near the end, and the screams (performed by Corey) in the middle really brings new layers to the Face Yourself formula and highlights their skills as songwriters and performers in the best possible way!
Fury is Face Yourself at their most creative, sonically and atmospherically, while also showcasing a great deal of emotion. Face Yourself constantly impress with how quickly they can “level up” their sound and progress from release to release, especially given the short time span between them. I continue to sense good things from this band, and I hope the rest of the metal community appreciates the growth heard on this EP!
(4.5 / 5)
