Review
The Arkansas quartet LEVELS open their sophomore album, This Will Make You Feel Again, with the throbbing industrial thrum of "Blue Heaven," immediately signaling their merger of metalcore and electronics. Writers have warmly received this pivot, characterizing the band as a "relentless crushing machine" designed to subvert genre expectations. Much of the appeal rests in their refusal to settle on a single tempo, choosing to synthesize heavy riffs with slick club grooves.
Critics highlight this unpredictable momentum as the record's greatest strength, commending LEVELS for shifting between "trance-like rhythms and explosive bursts of energy". Soundscape Magazine praised this versatility, highlighting an "awesome blend of aggression and melody" defined by crisp cleans and brawny breakdowns. From the gothic "vampire-core" atmosphere of "Strange Things" to the dance rhythms of "Fragile", the album delivers a punishing yet infectious ride that successfully updates industrial rock for the modern era.
