Staring At Patterns

I remember that by the end of 2019 I was finding myself very excited over a bunch of new hardcore bands. Bands like Berthold City, Restraining Order, Magnitude and Rule Them All had just popped up on my radar, and it seemed like I was losing my mind over every new band that I would check out. One of the more underrated gems that I discovered was Method Of Doubt. Their Accepting What We Know 7 inch didn't seem to make much of an impact on most, but for me, I was fucking loving it.

After Covid stood everything on its head for a couple of years, I was excited to hear that Method Of Doubt were going to be releasing a new LP, and when preorders went up at the end of 2021 I was mashing that Add To Cart button. I usually like to wait until the physical record is actually in my hands before I listen to it, but with this Staring At Patterns album, there was no way that I was going to be able show any kind of restraint and as soon as it was available on Spotify, I was all over it. While I was hoping that this record lived up to my expectations, I really didn't think that I would love this as much as I do. Holy shit. From the opening bass line of the first song, I knew that this was going to be a special record. Every single song here hits me hard, and I fully expect that this is going to be my Record Of The Year for 2022. Eight months in and this record still gives me chills with how great it is.

Clear vinyl was available exclusively through Disorder Vinyl and was limited to 200.