VxV

Five by Five, stylized as VxV is the second studio album from Christian metal band Wolves at the Gate. The album releases on June 10, 2014 by Solid State Records. The album charted at No. 134 on the Billboard 200.
The album is the follow-up to the praiseworthy debut album Captors that released in 2012 by Solid State Records. Speaking with Reel Gospel, vocalist Steve Cobucci explained the album title is based on a military rating on signal strength and clarity, with a five by five rating being the best. He went on to state that they believe the gospel message to be the "five by five" that the band can give.
The music has been referred to as "post-hardcore and metal goodness", and "competent metalcore and post-hardcore." Also, some reviewers note the religiosity to the material on the album because "The conviction that the group brings out in their spiritual lyrics invigorates all other aspect of their music."
Some have even went as so far as to say, the band are comparable to Underoath because the music contains "intricate guitars and anthemic choruses." Furthermore, the music might be appealing to some Thrice and Thursday fans due to the "post-hardcore leanings" of the material.

Lineup

Nick Detty - Vocals/Piano
Steven Cobucci - Guitar/Clean Vocals
Ben Summers - Bass/Backing Vocals
Dylan Baxter - Drums

Guest Artists

Randy LeBoeuf (Trade Wind) - Percussion
Aaron Savage - Speech
Giovanna Cobucci - Speech
John Piper - Speech
Joseph Kovach - Speech