Day of Fire - Losing All

Producer: Rogers Masson
Record Label: Razor & Tie
Website: http://www.dayoffire.com

In 2004, Day of Fire debuted.  The band was the new rock entity spear-headed by new convert Josh Brown (formerly of Full Devil Jacket).  Their self-titled debut was a smokin’ rock record that recalled 90’s grunge metal and played well.  Their sophomore was seen as a bit of a slump by most critics - though it continued down the same musical path as the debut.  The group is back - four years after the release of 2006’s Cut & Move with a new record and a new label.  Now on the more mainstream friendly Razor & Tie and with songs written by Chris Daughtry - it would seem that Day of Fire was ready to once again take the music world by storm, both in Christian and mainstream music.  Perhaps they will, and perhaps they won’t.  Losing All, the band’s third release, for the most part features more of the same this time around.  The album kicks off with the aggressive and impressive rockers “Light ‘Em Up,” “Hello Heartache,” and “When I See You.”  “Airplane” changes the pace a little bit - recalling a more Southern rock feel that the band does OK at - but it’s easy to tell it’s not their bread and butter.  The first single - “Lately” is a jamming rock number that is easily an album highlight, while “Never Goodbye” is a brooding ballad that the band pulls off exceptionally well.  In fact, Day of Fire actually has a lot of success with these kinds of ballads - as “The Dark Hills,” while more a building anthem is a sure album highlight.  “We Are No One” - while a more upbeat, general mainstream rock tune - is another sure radio-friendly hit.  Other songs just don’t quite live up to the level of some of those earlier mentioned tunes - like “Hey You” and “Strange” (which feels like way too abrupt of an ending and could have used further development).  Ultimately - if you’ve been a fan of Day of Fire since day one - then Losing All will surely provide you with hours of enjoyment.  To me and several others, the band has really yet to live up to the potential that was shown on their debut record that was released 6 years ago.  Overall, Losing All isn’t a bad record by any means - but it just doesn’t live up to the band’s potential.

Track listing:
1.  Light ‘Em Up
2.  Hello Heartache
3.  When I See You
4.  Airplane
5.  Lately
6.  Cold Addiction
7.  Landslide
8.  Never Goodbye
9.  Hey You
10.  We Are No One
11.  Long Highway
12.  Strange
13.  The Dark Hills