Album Review: DOJ – Suicycle (Self Released)

DOJ are a modern metal band from Bordeaux, France made up of Remy Brugere, Cedric Campays, Guillaume Bordenave, Pablo Gilleron and Enzo Camarra. Their new album titled ‘Suicycle’ was released on March 12th 2018.

DOJ’s brand of metalcore/hardcore may be familiar, it might not be breaking new ground but what it does do is deliver heavy groove, melodic metal and breakdowns galore. If you’re a fan of the likes of Architects, Northlane and While She Sleeps you’ll find plenty to enjoy here.

A blazing opener in the form of the thrilling Ancestors gets things moving in the right direction before Airship 425j shows some real originality with some contrasting vocals that really sell the more mournful and melodic side of DOJ.

The switch between crushing metalcore breakdowns, wild hardcore pits and soaring melodic highs is something DOJ make look easy. As the album plays on you can’t help but nod along to the hyper rhythms. Cathedral is a genuine high that delivers on all aspects of DOJ’s sound, Voyage has a really deep groove tone that vibrates throughout the body, Chilly Morning uses electronica well to create a more robust track while Monster H is built on crushingly heavy bursts.

Just hitting the length right on the nose to ensure it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome, the 12 tracks that make up Suicycle certainly can’t be called boring. The fire never dampens, only the odd forgettable moment fails to leave a mark.

Loop wraps things up bringing both the longest and most diverse track on the album. Here, DOJ combine everything they’ve delivered over the last 40 minutes and throw their all into a full-on metalcore assault before slowing things down to bring glorious sounding melody. A top finish.

DOJ – Suicycle Full Track Listing:

1. Ancestors
2. Airship 415j (feat. Fanny Lehmann)
3. Cathedral
4. Cannibal
5. Voyage
6. Solar Energy
7. Chilly Morning
8. Trax
9. Monster H
10. King Blood
11. Spleen (feat. Maxime Desgarnier)
12. Loop

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Suicycle is available via all major streaming services including Apple Music below. You can also pick it up via DOJ’s website here. Support them via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.