The Plot In You - Could You Watch Your Children Burn Review

Ever get so pissed off you just need some music that fits your mood perfectly to go work out too? Ever have someone you care about terribly used, or even worse, taken advantaged of? Well, let me show you a band and an album that can relate. Could You Watch Your Children Burn, the second album by Findlay, Ohio’s The Plot In You. To say The Plot In You is angry on this album is an understatement. Let me talk about some events that happened to the band leading up to recording time. First, you got constant critics and online trolls writing off the band as a “generic breakdown band” that doesn’t deserve any attention. Second, you got vocalist Landon Tewers girlfriend getting raped while they are on tour, thus leading to his complete loss of faith. So, the band has more than enough reason to be pissed off, but does that anger translate well into the music? Hell yes it does.
 
Pardon my language, but every song on CYWYCB is ANGRY AS F@#$! Seriously, I have not heard an album this pissed off in every song in a very long time. The band obviously have been through a lot in the last couple of years, and they take all of it out on the album, especially vocalist Landon Tewers. The Plot In You’s first album, First Born, didn’t have a lot of dynamic vocals or instrumentals. Yes, it was angry and heavy, but plagued by predicable breakdowns. Tewers must have taken all the hate and used it as motivation. On this album, he is pissed, and he showcases it in his powerful voice on every song. He also went out of his way to clean his vocals and sing with a normal voice, which wasn’t heard on the last album. This really helps on album two as even his clean vocals are furious as hell and do a great job in adding the feeling of anger to each song.
 
One other positive point to bring up real quick is the sign of progression by the rest of the band instrumentally. Its not a big step with guitar and drum solos, but The Plot In You did find a way to get pretty creative with some of the breakdowns. “Troll” is an excellent example as the opening is very unique with how it sounds. I also give the band major credit for making the album loud. If soft production was used on the album, it could have easily been killed, but that is not the case with CYWYCB. Each song is loud and furious. You hear every part, and it helps in lending to the aesthetic of the album.

Each song on CYWYCB deals with some dark topics, so this is fair warning. On the album, you’ll be dealing with songs that deal with the topics of rape, killing, giving assholes what is coming to them, taking down trolls, and the devil inside all of us. If these topics sound too dark for you, I don’t blame you for not wanting to listen to the album. If you can deal with these topics, then you can make it through the album.
 
Now there are some problems to bring up. Yes, every song is angry, but that does begin to wear after a bit. You just feel drained towards the end with all the negativity that is tough to listen front to back. Some songs also go into the generic territory with the breakdowns. You notice it pretty quick and it does take the anger muster away.
 
The final verdict:  CYWYCB is one of the angriest albums I have heard in a very long time.  On all angles, from vocals, to instrumentals, to production, CYWYCB is loud, angry, and ready to help you take out your anger. It is not an album for everyone, that is for damn sure. If you want some dark as hell, brutal metal though, this is your ticket.

FINAL GRADE: B-
CHOICE CUT: Troll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeR6f0JB918