April 5th, 2012 
James Shotwell Artist: At the Skylines
Album: The Secrets to Life
Genre: Alternative/hardcore
Label: Roadrunner Records
Relative newcomers to the Roadrunner family, At the Skylines were signed on the basis of their impressive, self-titled EP and that same promise is vividly evident on their debut full-length. The Secrets to Life comes from the same line of melodic hardcore as the likes of Attack Attack!, crafting asymmetrical, staccato songs that are as brutal as they are soft-centred. This unpredictable structure works better on some tracks than others. It can seem very forced and unnecessary at times, but for other songs it is invigorating; …
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