The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust (2025)
Dreams of Being Dust is a bold reinvention: TWIABP trades expansive emo textures for a heavier, proggier sound that smolders with urgency and technical depth. Heavily compressed guitars and snarled vocals open “Dimmed Sun” with unexpected ferocity, signaling the band’s move toward metalcore-inflected riffs and flashier production. Lyrically, David Bello expands his political gaze, addressing themes like Gaza and healthcare inequality through abstract yet urgent imagery. Despite its weight and sophistication, critics note the album retreats somewhat from emotional intimacy, leaning into intellectual intensity. Still, it stands as one of their most ambitious and potent statements—a soundtrack for turbulent times, unafraid and unrestrained.
Genre: Metalcore
Country: US
Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 181th / 574
Highlight: for those who will outlive us
Made me think of:
Circa Survive
Coheed and Cambria
Glassjaw
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