Hell Or High Water

2009 release. If progression is a dirty word, As Cities Burn will need to wash their collective mouths out with soap. The band returns with Hell Or High Water, the follow up to 2007's Come Now Sleep... and there's plenty of that 'dirty word' to go around. Completely leaving behind the band's heavier, sing scream past, Hell Or High Water still brings the Rock, though the Rock sounds a bit more mature, and it's in the purest, most unexpected way. Stand-out tracks like 'Into The Sea' and 'Made Too Pretty' find the band furthering the sound they perfected with Come Now Sleep, while offerings like