Decades

Decades is an album built from surfaces: chrome, blood, neon, digital noise and gothic shadow. Motionless In White move between metalcore, industrial metal and dark pop with complete confidence in the presentation. The question is whether the emotional centre can survive that much polish. Often it does, though not consistently.

The title track establishes a broad, cinematic frame before “log_in//crash_out” brings sharper electronic rhythms and a more immediate industrial pulse. The latter is one of the album’s clearest successes because the production and theme move together rather than competing for attention. “R.I.P.,” featuring Skylar Grey, reaches for vulnerability through contrast, pairing the band’s darker weight with a more exposed melodic element. The result is effective, if carefully engineered.

The album is most convincing when its theatrical surfaces open briefly onto something recognisably human.

“Fight Like Hell” and “Playing God,” featuring Corey Taylor, deliver the album’s most direct arena-sized aggression. Both are constructed around strong hooks, though the guest appearance on “Playing God” risks making the song feel like an event before it feels like a complete composition. “All That I’ve Ever Known” restores some emotional continuity, while “Blood Rave” pushes the theatrical side hard enough to become both entertaining and slightly hollow.

The middle section is uneven. “Love At First Bite” embraces gothic melodrama with enough wit to work, but “Count Back From Zero” and “Blood Pact” follow familiar shapes. “Afraid Of The Dark” is more successful, allowing atmosphere and melody to carry genuine uncertainty rather than simply signalling darkness through production choices.

The cover of “Sunglasses At Night” fits the album’s neon-gothic vocabulary almost too perfectly. It is fun, obvious and expertly executed. The bonus tracks extend the experience without changing its verdict.

Decades is a strong but overextended record. Its best songs combine spectacle with emotional focus; its weaker moments confuse density with depth. Motionless In White remain skilled architects of modern gothic metalcore, but the album becomes most compelling when the machinery briefly reveals the person inside it.