One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours - Reception

Reception

The album received strong reviews upon its release, further increasing the band's respect and popularity within the UK's alternative rock/metal scene. The release saw the band expand their sound and push further into both lighter and heavier territories, with a mixture of more melodic soundscapes and heavier metallic styles.

HMV descriped the album as "a harder effort than previous album Grand Unification, this album is a thrilling mixture of alt. rock and post-hardcore". AbsolutePunk.net writer, Joe DeAndrea, scored the album at 83%. He praised the diversity of songs on offer, "If you like the direction One Day Son takes with "Deathcar," you'll surely enjoy "H.I.P. (Enough)" and "Tannhauser," the tracks that are no doubt the hardest the band's ever written. One Day Son closes with the relaxing "Unfamiliar Ceilings," featuring soft female vocals and a kick drum while lacking the big guitar riffs that are present in almost all of the songs in this album". Robert Jackman of the BBC was generally favourable, although he did state the album was "tugged in too many directions". He went onto add, "Radio-friendly single “99” is weighty yet melodic, “You and I” is a ripening attempt at a breathy serenade, while harder tracks like “Tannhauser” throb with well-regimented aggression, threatening to pulverise anyone who might question the band’s rock credentials". In the News awarded the album 7/10. Lewis Bazley was favourable, although he stated the second half of the album didn't hold up as strong as the first. "The first half of the album is superb post-hardcore, with Wallace's production helping the growing vocal confidence of Simpson and Westaway and Abidi's percussion providing weighty accompaniment to the vicious riffs. Though Deathcar's an outstanding headbanger, it's also a snapshot of the album's failing. The tendency to slip into the genre convention of sludgy opening riff followed by tuneful verses and soaring refrains would be more acceptable if said riffs were anything to write home about, but they're too often so uninspired and anachronistic that you dread their post-chorus return. It's a pity, because the opening seven tracks and the intriguing climax show the band's immense talent. Good, but not quite great - yet". British publication, Kerrang! gave the album KKKK's (4/5) and summarised, "this is an album with a gigantic heart, a work that places them among the best Britain has to offer. It could well make them unstoppable". Q Magazine also rated the album 4/5, stating, "the intricate instrumental passages, multi-tracked vocal harmonies and pounding riffs hint at Muse-scale ambition and intellect". The Sun awarded the album four stars and stated the band are fully credible. "They’ve paid their dues and worked their way up from nowhere on the rock scene. The fact they’ve earned respect and not just expected it, speaks volumes in itself. Heavier, slicker and as focused as ever, tracks such as 99 and We Apologise For Nothing embrace an epic, panoramic sound that sweeps you off your feet. It’s aggressive but emotive, with heaps of melody among the huge, riffs. Fightstar are 100 per cent credible and a band the UK can be 100 per cent proud of!".