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bloc
February 10th 2013



32244 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I can't stand those "pioneers" of metalcore tbh

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Winsomniac
February 10th 2013



7190 Comments


But broc... SHAI HULUD D:

J0ckstrapsFTW
February 10th 2013



3267 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Roolz foolz

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TheMoreira
February 11th 2013



2948 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"I can't stand those "pioneers" of metalcore tbh"

From what i've listened to, i can say im not too big on them either. But like i said, im a bit green on those still.

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curseworship
February 11th 2013



6863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Who on earth doesn't like Poison The Well

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NonApplicable
February 14th 2013



1106 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Ugh... This album makes me cringe constantly. I can't believe how generic they've become. They must
have signed to Sumerian or something.

Haunt What's Left was fantastic. What the hell happened?

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curseworship
February 14th 2013



6863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This isn't that different than Haunt What's Left, which was also quite generic as far as metalcore goes

wacknizzle
February 14th 2013



8188 Comments


This is boring as fuck imo, Haunt What's Left was alot better, had more passion and intensity. If you like open chug breakdowns and corny uplifting lyrics then yeah this is for you. The screamed vocals are good though I'll give it that. I just think the riffs and melodies are boring, like I've heard all this done better before.

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sspedding
February 14th 2013



4446 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

i disagree.

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wacknizzle
February 14th 2013



8188 Comments


It's just nothing new for me and it doesn't have the same effect that Haunt What's Left or ABR's Constellations have imo.

curseworship
February 14th 2013



6863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

There aren't many uplifting lyrics here

wacknizzle
February 14th 2013



8188 Comments


Oh and you could atleast back up what you disagree with other than your rating which holds no weight.

curseworship
February 14th 2013



6863 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Nobody needs to defend why they like something because they disagree with you. Him saying "I disagree" was all he needed to say

wacknizzle
February 14th 2013



8188 Comments


Well I just don't see this as being anything new or original, and it just isn't as intense and creative as their first album. I find this stale and don't think it does much to stand out much in the modern scene.

sspedding
February 14th 2013



4446 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

all the points you have made have been purely subjective. 'the riffs and melodies are boring', 'it isnt as intense and
creative as their first album.'

I disagree because I think largely the opposite, I didn't find Haunt What's Left to be particularly creative, not any more so
than this anyway. It was to a greater extent more guitar driven than Dead Years but some of the riffs in this are pretty
special, Americans for a start, A Damn Moment, Hard Branch to Snap are other highlights with regard to this. Also I'd
check out the lyrics before calling them corny and uplifting, some of them are pretty harrowing.

wacknizzle
February 14th 2013



8188 Comments


Okay yeah that's fair, but this still isn't really anything new stylistically, I feel like they went with a more run-of-the-mill type sound. I miss their old darker melodic riffs, now they just use typical d-minor melodies that are played to death at this point. Sorry I really meant to say the lyrics are that typical 'struggle' type stuff that every band does now and tweak everyday metaphors. Im a bit let down with the direction they went in and it's been hard for me to get into it and take it for what it is.

ChuckyTruant
February 15th 2013



13357 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like this

Fuck dale





















Lol jk

TheMoreira
February 15th 2013



2948 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I agree with speding, and this is actually their best release imo. It's more coherent, solid.. It
doesn't tire, its just a purely good listen.

NonApplicable
February 17th 2013



1106 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

The best things about Haunt What's Left were the guitar groves, vocals and technical
instrumentation. The vocals have changed to the extent where I initially questioned why the vocalist
was replaced. The album is also ridiculously breakdown focused. This leaves less room for impressive
fret work. Haunt What's Left always layered breakdowns. This album does it, but unfortunately with
far less frequency.

The drum work is just boring here period. The choruses are poor in contrast to HWL. I feel like
those melodic lines on HWL could only have come from one specific person. In contrast, I wouldn't be
surprised to hear the choruses of Dead Years(with the exception of a few) on any generic metalcore
release.







wacknizzle
February 17th 2013



8188 Comments


TOTA isn't that GREAT, lets leave it at that... and eat some chocolate puddin'!!!!!


Subverse still rules hard though



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