Že sam ovitek, ki so ga Bloodstain, tako kot že mnogi metalcore bendi prej, pobrali iz slikanice Gustava Dore, ni napovedal nič bleščečega in ko enkrat pričnejo s svojo godbo, gre moje zanimanje le še navzdol. Petčlanska zasedba prihaja iz Italije in to bo njihova prva izdaja, ki ponuja 8 komadov brutalnega Strife/Earth Crisis influiranega tough-guy hardcora. Preprosti in dolgočasni komadi z metalnimi kitarami, ultra-tough kričanjem, ter dvojnim pedalom, kjer včasih drvijo, pogosteje pa se vdajajo počasnim ali srednje-hitrim tempom in e-chord moshariji. Mene je vse minilo že s prvim komadom, priredba ''Firestorm'' pa je le še pika na i. Besedila so slabo napisana in govorijo o temah kot so ujetost človeka, smrt prijatelja, vera, razočaranje, učenje na napakah, izdaja prijateljstva, itd. Zastarelo, primitivno in neoriginalno do konca! (07/04/04)

English Version:
Looking at Gustave's Dore cover-art stolen by many metalcore bands before I somehow knew it's not going to be a shining record. These five guys are coming from Italy and ''The rise and fall of certainties'' is their debut album of brutal Strife/Earth Crisis infuenced tough-guy hardcore music. All together 8 plain and boring songs with metal guitars, ultra-tough shouting and double-bass pedal, where sometimes they use driving tempos but usually stick with slow to mid-temp e-chord mosh aggression. It all passed me in the first few seconds while ''Firestorm'' cover makes everything even worse. Lyrics are bad written, dealing with topics such as captivity, loss, belief, disappointment, betrayal and so on. Obsolete, primitive and unoriginal - definitely not my cup of tea. (07/04/04)