Brink loved the pairing, and thus the unorthodox cover was born. They wrote the music as an original song and then jokingly put the Miller lyrics on it. The slowly churning, drum-thumping “Fly Like an Eagle” was inspired by the synthwave movement, an appreciation for which was rekindled when Howorth watched the Netflix series Stranger Things. Retro sounds have emerged on the last two In This Moment albums, notably the percussive stomp of ’70s glam and arena rock matched with melodic ’80s sensibilities. Right after the latter cover, the title track opens with multilayered vocal harmonies in the vein of Queen. Mother features three covers, including the Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like an Eagle” and an estrogen-fueled take on Queen’s “We Will Rock You” that features vocal backup from Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen. I’m more just worried about what’s going to serve the best for the song itself.” Now that we’ve had some success and see what works and doesn’t work, I’ve stopped caring so much about how metal we are or how guitar player-y we are. “In the beginning, it was more of a battle of metal versus not as much metal. “I think that’s why our band sounds like it sounds,” he says. Howorth concurs, noting that Brink is a fan of The Cure and Marilyn Manson, while he enjoys “more straight metal,” like thrash and glam. Mother’s dreamy, synthy “Born in Flames” has more of a goth vibe, and the band certainly has that undercurrent running through some of its oeuvre. While some past songs have headed in more of an industrial direction, that is not always the case, as electronic elements emerge in In This Moment’s newer work. Lamb of God Drops 'Momento Mori' Video, Reminds Fans 'Life Is Still Carrying On' Amid Coronavirus “But we also struggle with this feeling of wanting to be more real and be able to flow a little bit more musically when we’re playing our live shows, and not be chained so tightly to backing tracks or things that we need to make our songs sound like our songs.” “We are a band that is big on samples and precision and tight recordings - a technical, modern edge,” observes Howorth. There has definitely been a sonic shift over the group’s last couple of albums, and the guitarist acknowledges that after they released 2014’s Black Widow, the group - which also includes guitarist Randy Weitzel, bassist Travis Johnson and drummer Kent Diimmel - wanted to take a more organic approach to its music. “Thanks for picking that out,” lead guitarist Chris Howorth tells Billboard. The ripping guitar solo at the end of “Forever” from 2008’s The Dream exemplifies that. There always have been old-school influences bubbling beneath the band’s modern style. While the heavy elements of their music remain, the metalcore intensity that informed their earlier days has been peeled away to reveal a wider range of sounds. In This Moment’s seventh album offers its most mature music to date.
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