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1337Kellx
March 9th 2011


585 Comments


"Clean vocals are so amazing"

Lolno Nathan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This guy

AshleyRiot
March 9th 2011


32 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"How can people like this more than Nocturne? HOW?! Half the album is literally made up of AJ shredding while the rhythm guitar chugs away. Not to mention the monotonous Muse anthems in every god damn song."



True. Overrated (and worse, overproduced)! In their defense, they're not horrible songwriters. It just seems that they tried to masquerade their inability to write a single memorable riff by having an incessant amount of sweeping and arpeggios over Dean's metrically dull chugs. Aside from "Complex Terms'" intro, the

mathy stop-go piece that follows it's chorus, and the BTBAM inspired riffage in "Digital Veil"(0:55-1:20/1:46-2:18), there isn't a single arrangement on this album that warrants the adoration this album is getting. Plus, much of "Antebellum" seems to consist of recycled riffs from "Vela, Together We Await the Storm."

AshleyRiot
March 9th 2011


32 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Just finished my third listen, and had to change my rating. It's not bad by any means, but it's nowhere near as mind blowing as many of the fanboys are making it out to be.

G3N3R1C
March 9th 2011


1945 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

How can people like this more than Nocturne? HOW?! Half the album is literally made up of AJ shredding

while the rhythm guitar chugs away. Not to mention the monotonous Muse anthems in every god damn song.




Instrumentally, it isn't as good as Nocturne, yeah. But the album has much better flow, the song structuring has significantly improved, and the vocals on this album are WAY better than Ells's were. Granted, the guy doesn't have the sort of range that Ells does, but his voice doesn't get as grating as Nathan's did at times. Take Horizon to Zenith for example - It's easily the weakest track on here. Even though the vocals on the song are the most annoying on this album, i can still kinda enjoy it. But if Ells was singing it, it would be completely unlistenable. (I shudder to think what that chorus would sound like through his puke-worthy, nasally crying...)



As a whole, i think this is about on par with Nocturne. One step forward, one step back.

beefshoes
March 9th 2011


8443 Comments


Chug, Chug, Muse Part, Sweep, Chug.
Meh....This is definitely their best.
Pretty good it just gets bland after a few listens.

psykonaut
March 9th 2011


3913 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

^pretty much my thoughts after one listen. it's not outright bad like midheaven was but i'm not seeing much reason to give this another spin

hotshotvegetarian
March 10th 2011


132 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The energy of this album is like a breath of fresh air. I'm completely blown away, I didn't expect this kind of music from the band that released midheaven. Figured they'd go the way of generic chugging (hello darkest hour).

G3N3R1C
March 10th 2011


1945 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Although, i do wanna say that - even as someone who really enjoys this - I'm shocked that it's managed to maintain a solid 3.8-4.0 average on here. The comments on the pre-release news articles weren't NEARLY this positive.

Nerf
March 10th 2011


71 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"You will never survive here."



Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I should take my logic and reason elsewhere.



Piss off.



Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
March 10th 2011


32289 Comments


There was no logic or reason, they were on holiday

G3N3R1C
March 10th 2011


1945 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I should take my logic and reason elsewhere.



Piss off.




cool story bro

TheFantasticDangler
March 10th 2011


2059 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

There was no logic or reason, they were on holiday




This



And there is no way this deserves a higher overall rating than Scurrilous.

bloc
March 10th 2011


70009 Comments


I'm also surprised about the positive feedback this album is getting overall; Scurrilous absolutely destroys this.

1337Kellx
March 10th 2011


585 Comments


^^^^^Yes, and i haven't even been listening to scurrilous much

Insurrection
March 10th 2011


24844 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

antebellum and holographic sight are great

impoppy
March 10th 2011


2250 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Can someone message me a link to where I can find Scurrilous?

psykonaut
March 10th 2011


3913 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

are you seriously unable to find it by yourself?

TheFantasticDangler
March 10th 2011


2059 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

Ya, its been leaked for about a month now

Josh D.
March 10th 2011


17845 Comments


Can't be good.

impoppy
March 10th 2011


2250 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh my bad haha. I don't torrent that often, so I tend to be out of the loop on when stuff leaks.



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