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Mythodea
November 10th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

3.7. A very good album with 4 or 5 unnecessary tracks.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
November 11th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The second half of this was all over the place, and I like most of the lyrics but some of them are pretty abysmal. I'm leaning at around a 3.3/3.4 mainly because the first half is so good and the last song is fun.

Mythodea
November 11th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I was expecting the last song to be as bad as the previous ones. Thankfully, it was quite good. Imaginal cells could have been better, but was okay. The thing is you jam Unto The Locust next and think of what an album it is.

Flugmorph
November 11th 2014


34182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is a solid 3.7 for me

fromrows
November 11th 2014


455 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"I guess not, though I remember enjoying reading them more than most heavy metal-themed mags. But it's certainly surprising about The Guardian"



Not really.



The reviewer for the Guardian Dom Lawson, also reviewed Unto The Locust for Metal Hammer and gave it a 10/10, so 5/5 for B&D seems about the same to me.

Mythodea
November 11th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Unto the Locust is a strong 4/5 maybe a 4.2 or 4.3 for me.

Flugmorph
November 11th 2014


34182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

UTL is a 3.8 to 3.9 for me. Better than this but inferior to blackening (4.3) and burn my eyes (4.0)

Wizard
November 11th 2014


20510 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Best Machine Head will always be The More Things Change.

Flugmorph
November 11th 2014


34182 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I am listening to it right now wiz. Not really

convinced

Mythodea
November 11th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Best will be either The Blackening or UtL

Stryfe14
November 11th 2014


72 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Am i the only one who doesn't like "Take Me Through the Fire"? It's such a weak follow up to Game Over. I actually deleted it and rearranged the order of the last three songs so it goes "Damage Inside", "Imaginal Cells", "Game Over". Much better listening experience if you like going through albums from start to finish.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
November 11th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Take me through the fire is by far the best part of this albums second half and is probably the main reason I don't have this at a 3.

emester
November 11th 2014


8271 Comments


The band just feels overly complacent. The albums good but extremely uninteresting

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
November 11th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

That's what I was expecting, I was very skeptical of how this would sound but was pleasantly surprised, especially with songs like Sail into the Black.

emester
November 11th 2014


8271 Comments


I guess but considering that The Blackening was my favorite album of all time when I was around 13 I always had a soft spot for this band. Hell they are still pretty good albeit quite boring. Flynns lyrics on here are like a trainwreck

thacoconut94
November 11th 2014


1497 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Wizard is 100% right

Mythodea
November 11th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

If the cover they used for the first single was the official release's one, it would have been so much better...http://metalsucks.junipconcepts.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Machine-Head-Killers-Kings-10-Inch.jpg

LaughingSkull
November 11th 2014


860 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5



Am i the only one who doesn't like "Take Me Through the Fire"? It's such a weak follow up to Game Over. I actually deleted it and rearranged the order of the last three songs so it goes "Damage Inside", "Imaginal Cells", "Game Over". Much better listening experience if you like going through albums from start to finish.




Yeah, I said so in the review. It's not a bad track, but it just isn't a good closer.

InFlamesWeThrash666
November 11th 2014


10558 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

album needs more davidian tbh

Ikarus14
November 11th 2014


1454 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

'Ghost Will Haunt My Bones' quickly became one of my favorite tracks after a few listens. That guitar melody will be stuck in my head for weeks now. It really does drip with atmosphere.



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