A Review of Act III: Life and Death by The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter continues it's saga into the third Act in the series, here's a rough interpretation of the plot of this album (the source can be found here ) Act III: The Boy is on the same boat he was on at the end of Act II when he left The City as The Oracles narrate what will happen if he continues and emphasize how he should've taken their advice but know there's no going back now. The story moves ahead in time a ways to find The Boy is now a soldier in The Great War but displays a fear he can't shake over fighting in this brutal war. The Boy becomes horrified over the sight of all the fallen soldiers and begins to pray for an end but gets no response. His platoon manages to dodge bombs in combat but comes across an enemy tank. His platoon fails at trying to overcome the tank and as he loses all hope, The Boy abandons the battle. The Boy comes to a forest at the edge of a destroyed city and encounters The Poison Woman. She had unpleasant experiences ...