Eternal Blue was one of my most anticipated albums of 2021 by far. I personally missed the release and hype from Holy Roller because I was barely into metal music at that point, but I was definitely catching the name Spiritbox flying around by the time Circle With Me released. I had time to fall in love with their few previous singles such as Rule of Nines and Blessed Be, but like the rest of the community, we were all just waiting to see what the final product would deliver, with the hype rising after each single.
This is no doubt a debut album like no other. Spiritbox showed us in just 12 tracks how much quality, versatility and awesomeness they could manage all at once. I especially loved how the first three tracks flowed into each other, dialing up the immersiveness tenfold. The tracklist wasn't afraid to alternate between heavy bangers and softer songs either, which I could appreciate. Although there is a title track, I'd like to think that, musically, Circle With Me is the poster child of this album, seeing how it's the most "Spiritbox" song on the track. Overall, it's definitely an album best experienced as a whole, and a great album at that. The bar is set really high with this LP, but I don't doubt that Spiritbox can outdo themselves if they wanted.
Rating: 10/10
2. Hurt You
3. Yellowjacket (feat. Sam Carter of Architects)
4. The Summit
5. Secret Garden
6. Silk In The Strings
7. Holy Roller
8. Eternal Blue
9. We Live In A Strange World
10. Halcyon
11. Circle With Me
12. Constance