Metal/Review ALL I LIVE FOR - Into The Ether

ALL I LIVE FOR is a four-piece metal band hailing from Leeds, UK. Despite the heavy breakdowns, the band are not shy about exposing their heartfelt side. Their unique sound is focused around powerful guitars, empowering lyrics, and a choral section saturated with emotive vocal harmonies.

With “Into The Ether,” ALL I LIVE FOR make an emphatic leap forward, delivering an album that is as ambitious in scope as it is emotionally resonant. Where their debut hinted at potential, this record fully realizes it — blending weighty lyrical themes with a refined command of dynamics, melody, and modern metal craftsmanship. The band uses its sophomore release not just to expand its sound, but to expand the conversation around what heavy music can hold.

“Into The Ether” is driven by a thematic core that feels urgent without sacrificing artistry. Societal fractures, environmental decline, and the messy, necessary work of personal growth all take center stage. Rather than offering hollow slogans, the band approaches these topics with nuance, weaving narrative reflections through cathartic musical peaks. Tracks like “Give Me A Reason” showcase their sharpened precision — tight riffs, soaring vocal lines, and a melodic sensibility that never undercuts the underlying heaviness. Meanwhile, “Embers Of The Fallen” captures the album’s emotional crux: the burning away of old ways of thinking to make space for something more honest, more human.

Production-wise, “Into The Ether” marks the band’s most polished and powerful work yet. Intricate multi-layered vocal harmonies — now unmistakably part of ALL I LIVE FOR’s identity — glide above muscular guitar work and rhythmic intensity. The result is an album that feels cinematic, cohesive, and deeply intentional.

Bold, resonant, and arrestingly crafted, “Into The Ether” solidifies ALL I LIVE FOR not just as rising voices in metal, but as artists with something vital to say.