Sevendust
Truth Killer


4.0
excellent

Review

by pizzamachine USER (626 Reviews)
July 30th, 2023 | 38 replies


Release Date: 07/28/2023 | Tracklist

Review Summary: gimme those old man shreds, baby

I’ll admit I’m a Sevendust fan. Every album by them is appealing in their special way, and I love them as a benevolent god would love their children. Get up and smell the roses: Truth Killer is Sevendust’s best album in a minute. Blood and Stone was tight but lacked the X factor, and All I See is War was a bit forgettable. Truth Killer is the return Sevendust have needed, sounding like a mix of Kill the Flaw and Animosity. The heavy punch with bright melodies and harmonies are back successfully, while admitting their pop hook relevance. Truth Killer is everything that the last two albums should’ve been.

Everything is beefed up. Aggressive, yet sinister human crow growls return via drumming man, and they’re possibly his best yet. It gets better though. Somehow Lajon himself - the lead singer - isn’t sounding that old. Also, guitar solos thrive, and heavy riffs abound! The old gang is back to kick ass, and this time with much less pussyfooting. In short, um, a very good Sevendust album that isn’t a lamer one.

We need more bands like Sevendust on this Earth, but there just aren’t, man. So we have Sevendust again, releasing another obviously derivative album, with the catchiest alt metal riffs, making similar bands sound like dog poop. How long can they keep shaking the cosmos? Apparently forever. Long live Sevendust, they deserve the key to their respective cities, and they have also unlocked the key to my soul. Ughgh gross.



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Comments:Add a Comment 
pizzamachine
July 30th 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

AOTY

Pikazilla
July 30th 2023


29743 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

perhaps

cor22222
July 30th 2023


491 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Meh, I don't like it, but I want. Help.

pizzamachine
July 30th 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Give in to the sweeping melodies

Pikazilla
July 30th 2023


29743 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Give in to the sweeping statements

pizzamachine
July 30th 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I scream 4 pizzamachine :D

Pikazilla
July 30th 2023


29743 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

We need more bands like Sevendust on this Earth, but there just aren’t, man. So we have Sevendust again, releasing another obviously derivative album, with the catchiest alt metal riffs, making similar bands sound like dog poop. How long can they keep shaking the cosmos?

bellovddd
July 30th 2023


5802 Comments


the cosmos is shaken. forgot about this band completely.

William21
July 30th 2023


873 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This one had a unusually average/meh lead single by Sevendust standards, so I was mildly nervous about this album... turned out to be as good as their usual

pizzamachine
July 30th 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

They definitely redeemed themselves

MantisTobogganMD
July 31st 2023


122 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I've only spun the singles once or twice so far but I'll listen to the album here soon. It was hard to live up to the one/two punch that was Black out the Sun and Kill the Flaw but the previous two albums were just kind of Sevendust on autopilot.

cor22222
July 31st 2023


491 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Best songs from the album in your opinion boys and girls?

pizzamachine
July 31st 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Idk but I quite like Holy Water

Fearlessflyer1986
August 2nd 2023


229 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Average/Meh, single?



Fence, is the best Sevendust single, the band has made in years.

pizzamachine
August 2nd 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Dirty goes hard

henryChinaski
August 2nd 2023


5016 Comments


Need to check this! These guys are still going strong after all these years.

MantisTobogganMD
August 2nd 2023


122 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Album is alright, I don't feel any Animosity vibes here though. It's most a mixture of Black out the Sun and the last two albums. It's hard to complain too much though. While IMO it's still a continuation of the last two albums albeit (slightly) better, 14 albums into a career still sounding pretty good is still a success.

pizzamachine
August 2nd 2023


27118 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Bruh it’s 100% Animosity vibes. The sound of the geetar, the wah wah, dose sharp melodies and then the sudden transitions to dose fat riffs c’mon bro. Black out the sun though fer sure

William21
August 2nd 2023


873 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

@fearlessflyer I was referring to Everything, that was the one that went to rock radio. I didn't listen to Fence before the album came out, but it was quite solid

Tomstein
August 3rd 2023


450 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Couldn't get into it sorry guys. The first track is pretty good and I like some of the riffs but the rest is just kind of boring.



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