Let's start with the worst part of the album... the first four tracks. They should have never been included on the album, and having them start the album and all in a row almost caused me to quit listening because I assumed the whole thng was terrible. Given, the opening track is simply a short intro it could be ignored if the next three songs didn't suck. The second song, "Die Trying", is a terrible emulation of Linkin Park's most generic alt metal and is absolutlely horrible. The next track, "Not Sorry", trades the shitty Linkin Park influence for shitty Nickelback influence. It's at this point I thought about turnning off the album thinking the whole thing was going to be second-rate emulation of terrible bands (okay, I like Linkin Park). Boldly I pressed on and was met with "Break". Trading shitty Nickelback for shitty In This Moment, "Break" is probably the straw that broke the camel's back and made people quit on the album. It's a shame because there's nine more songs of top-notch Eyes Set to Kill songs on the album that are gritty, heavy(ish), and catchy. Even better, they totally dropped the always-terrible male vocals that ruined just about every Eyes Set to Kill song they've ever been a part of. Maybe the next release will be better, but this one isn't bad... just delete the first four tracks and make yourself a solid EP.
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