We Are To Blame begin with the track “Poison” in *Omega Origin*, thus setting out the album’s balance between melodic accessibility and metal intensity. The Swedish group have based their sound on contrast, and this method proves to be one of the album’s main strengths as heavy riffs, atmospheric textures, clean vocals and more aggressive growls clash with each other. “Min” and “To Feel…” carry on this emotional development, allowing the record space to examine vulnerability, before “Life Lost Love” advances the melodic aspect with a more spacious and hook-oriented approach. In these opening tracks the band make it clear that *Omega Origin* has no intention of remaining in one particular area of metal; progressive, electronic and symphonic elements are incorporated into the arrangements without detracting from the songs themselves.
The album takes on special interest when it reaches the tracks ‘Moon & Sun’, ‘Alone’ and ‘She Is Me’. The song ‘Alone’ embodies the emotional aspects that are central to the album’s themes of struggle and isolation, and ‘She Is Me’, which was written by vocalist Alice Hartvig, provides another viewpoint on the songwriting process. ‘Egophobia’ takes the more sombre aspect of the album even further, fitting well within the album’s broader exploration of inner conflict and a world full of uncertainty. Nevertheless, *Omega Origin* does not stay entirely in the dark. The contrast between the uplifting melodies, the aggressive sections and the atmospheric production gives the songs a feeling of movement, which reflects the album’s main idea that something new can come about after everything has been stripped away.
The title track which closes the album, “Omega Origin”, brings the idea complete around on itself. Instead of just ending with intensity, the album’s final piece is linked to the general theme of endings turning into beginnings. The song was produced by Johan Karlsson and has been shaped as a result of collaboration with the entire band, so that it comes across as a snapshot of where We Are To Blame have ended up after the evolution of their previous recordings, especially *Altar*. Although *Omega Origin* shows a great deal of ambition, the most impressive aspect is the way this ambition is connected to emotion: the huge choruses, the melodic vocals, the growls, the electronic textures and the symphonic elements all serve songs that are about darkness, resilience and hope. The album as a whole gives the impression of a band extending their sound while still keeping human emotion at its heart.
“The idea of an ending is turned into a beginning with We Are To Blame, creating an album in which darkness, melody and hope come together.”
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