Pallbearer’s third album, Heartless, is an inspired collection of
monumental rock music. The band offers a complex sonic architecture that
weaves together the spacious exploratory elements of classic prog, the
raw anthemics of 90’s alt-rock, and stretches of black-lit proto-metal.
Lyrics about mortality, life, and love are set to sharp melodies and
pristine three-part harmonies. Vocalist and guitarist Brett Campbell has
always been a strong, assured singer, and on Heartless, his work’s
especially stunning. This may in part be due to the immediacy of the
lyrics.
Written by Campbell and bassist/secondary vocalist Joseph D Rowland, the words have moved from the metaphysical to something more grounded. As the group explains: “Instead of staring into to the void—both above and within—Heartless concentrates its power on a grim reality. Our lives, our homes and our world are all plumbing the depths of utter darkness, as we seek to find any shred of hope we can."
Written by Campbell and bassist/secondary vocalist Joseph D Rowland, the words have moved from the metaphysical to something more grounded. As the group explains: “Instead of staring into to the void—both above and within—Heartless concentrates its power on a grim reality. Our lives, our homes and our world are all plumbing the depths of utter darkness, as we seek to find any shred of hope we can."