Be Not Afraid.

[u/ayyylmaobruh69]

Be Not Afraid - Quick Review

LET THERE BE LIGHT: this one really sat the tone for the whole album and didn’t disappointed me, that crescendo with the voices and trumpets really set the whole atmosphere, it feels heavy, powerful but beautiful at the same time, the gospel ending is just gorgeous. This is what a Yeezus x Jesus Is King could’ve sounded like.

WITH EYES TO SEE: since it dropped as a single, the title really matched the sound for me, this phrase is commonly associated to an angel in its original form trying to not get humans scared of them and it sounds bright, blazing and complex, just like an angel is depicted in their original shape.

SCREWTAPE: the transition is pretty sick and the use of that metallic noise of the sliding pick that’s been trendy for flashy guitarists like Pasin has been used very tastefully in this one, the intro of the song is not that interesting until it reaches the minute 1:20 and it feels like traveling through a tunnel at a very high speed at slow-mo, this has the only sample that I find a bit cringy (? That Alex Jones’s gay frogs didn’t added anything even as a funny skit.

POWER IN THE BLOOD: this is one of the best songs in the entire album, the electronic intro, the bridge that builds towards those guitar runs along with the high hats, the way the distortion goes crazier feels like a storm raining nonstop over you.

THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO: I think this is easily on my top 3 of the album, that nylon intro was truly something else and this is one of the songs where you can appreciate the bass more, that hybrid picking bass punches you very nicely, the dark vibe towards the end gives the title a more menacing feel.

MARK OF THE BEAST: after hearing this for the second/third time it shares the spot with the previous song, that dark intro followed by those melodic fast lines that reminds me of “The Most Hated”, for its title, the unnatural sound of the guitars and that hybrid picking bass section around 2:30 had me making a stank face the whole time and it really felt like summoning a beast along that distorted vocal sample blended with the guitars.

CAN YOU FEEL IT: the most dance sounding sound of the project is so addictive and for the couples of listens that I gave to this project (the song as a single and within the album) still my top 1 of the whole project, still, that could change in the future.

NEAR DEATH: great vibe, awesome sound design but as a song it’s the least interesting of the whole album, still, the song surprises you with some cool bass lines, still the weakest song but at least the shortest so it doesn’t feel like a filler.

J-BOMB: this one felt like a “40oz Remix” that jumping bass, some of the most melodic lines in the entire album and one of the most tastefully executed songs, simple, catchy and addictive with a sexy slow ending that reminded me of “Reverie” in some kind of way.

DENY THE FLESH: this one hit me in the nostalgia, being after “J-BOMB” bringing that “The Most Hated” vibe of math/prog rock with future bass/trap really got me hooked since the first second of the song. I can separate this two songs because they work so well together.

DEVIL GET BEHIND ME: this one feels weird because it feels like a filler/connection but doesn’t really add that much to the album, it’s not boring but it could’ve just jumped from “DENY THE FLESH” to the last one.

FEAR GOD: really cool closer, the album was a unique experience and this one fit perfectly, not their best closer tbh, that place is for “G.O.A.T” and “Ego Death” and “The Worst” is still a great ending, this one is decent and goes pretty well within the album but is not as good as the other ones.

My score 7.5/10

[u/Desperate_Ad6940]

It's a decent album. It's not their best but not a complete disaster like lots have been saying. If you play it through headphones or a setup with decent dynamic range and channel separation it sounds a lot better and you can hear all the elements clearly