26mph have been around for quite sometime and with this their latest outing, they have really begun to find their own niche, combining the crunch of modern metal with bursts of hardcore, punk and rapcore to create a hungry and energetic offering that aggressively charges through a variety of emotions from start to finish. Similar to the likes of an amalgamation of Project 86, Stuck Mojo and Downset., the band possess a hungry tenacity that livens up each track on this offering and allows them to continually switch things up, exploding into fast paced punk based verses only to instantly drop off into gritty riff heavy breakdowns and rapcore styled exorcisms without so much as a second thought.

Band frontman Airrick's vocals are quite versatile, able to bust out deep throaty Bonz of Stuck Mojo reminiscent raps and erupt into fearsome bellowing yells and growls, not too mention the occasional sullen wail and emotional croon. The guitar work on the other hand is a bit more aggro in nature and intensely slams out thick new metal-ish riffs that power the songs through and become the more prevalent antagonistic element of the group overall. The bass playing is a bit loose in contrast and tends to keep the songs grounded while also adding a certain punk-ish flair with its winding notes and progressions; While the drumming performance crisply brings up the rear, enlisting a well regimented dose of rolls and energetic kick drum work complimented by dulled snare hits and dirty cymbal splashes.

With the wealth of material on display here and the abundance of ideas and different styles the band are able to pull of, "Walk Alone", should cater to a wide audience as they offer up something for nearly everyone. With tracks that mix up groove heavy modern metal and Snot reminiscent punk metal hybrids to militant sounding rapcore and fiery hardcore bulldozers, they definitely don't limit themselves and as such they are able to keeps things colorful and unexpected on nearly every track included. However, though they are more than able to competently pull off whatever they choose, its hard not to feel that the music is a bit dated overall and with some striking similarities in a few of the riff structures and vocal stylings to bands that came before them, it can all feel a bit been there done that at times. This is not to say that the band are copycats or living in the past, as the music they create is not bad by any means, its just that the lack of innovation in place throughout the bulk of the songs can start to weigh the album down and whether it be due to the amount of material included here or the song writing as a whole, this can tend to make it all drone on after awhile. Unfortunately, perhaps the bands most unique quality is the combination of punk with various metal based genres, and it is often in the minority in the mix overall. In the end, "Walk Alone", is an energetic listen that goes down quite easily and will no doubt pump up the bulk of those who experience it, however it seems to be a bit lacking in depth and new ideas overall to truly make it stand alone from the pack or warrant more than a few listens.