Consider The Reckoning hard notice that Pillar is the latest powerhouse to do the Rust, Corn, and Bible Belt’s rich rock legacy proud. The fourth full-length from the (duh) monolithic four-piece is the kind of staggering evolutionary leap all fans wish upon their favorite bands, but few ever come close to achieving. Sure, preceding albums Above, Fireproof, and Where Do We Go From Here?—arriving in reliable two-year intervals since 2000—were solid efforts, marking an assured progression from frothing rap-metal to muscular, hook-laden hard rock, but The Reckoning is truly truth in advertising. “Sometimes” skips with the infectious punk urgency of pre-ubiquity Jimmy Eat World; leadoff single “Everything” attacks like Rage Against the Machine and AC/DC activating wondertwin powers; “Tragedy” deploys scabrous vocal conniptions to mirror the guitars runaway train.

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