Chelsea Grin
Evolve

Album Rating: 3.0

My first review, hope it's alright!

Album Rating: 1.5

first two song descriptions were good however you should try to avoid talking about your own opinion in a track by track especially. COuld do with more talking about the instrumentation and the album feel as a whole but you get the overall point across not bad for a first

this = human?

never has the front page been this gay

I never knew the taco I was eating right now was actually made of metal..
But stay away from track by tracks as SIMBOLIC says.

marge simpson was born to do vocals for this band

That can't be too good

Album Rating: 3.5

Lead singer sounds like a dying cat

Album Rating: 1.5

yeh highs in lilith are lolbab

Album Rating: 1.5

fade returns and hep kat on a chelsea grin thread the end is nigh

Album Rating: 2.5

"Any one familiar with the new age metal phenomena, Deathcore."



"Anyone" is one word, and this sentence makes no point. Anyone familiar with it... Does what? You need to resolve the statement.



"Though, I'd hardly call it a phenomena, since it's not at all a ground breaking genre."



"Groundbreaking" is also one word. The comma after "though" is unneeded.



"Same goes for Deathcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah, Chelsea Grin."



Insert "the" before "same" and "Deathcore".



"Relentlessly attacking you with constant chugs, heavy breakdowns, and high pitched screaming from vocalist Alex Koehler."



You're being adequately descriptive, but again, your statement doesn't resolve itself. What do they do to the listener by doing all this?



"One of the more major changes to their sound came from their new guitarist at the time, Jason Richardson of Born of Osiris."



Reword this a little bit. As this is not a side project for Jason, and is what he went to after his time in Born of Osiris, add a ",formerly of" after his name. Instead of "new guitarist at the time", maybe say "came from the addition of guitarist Jason Richardson,".



"He did a damn good job, in my own opinion. I'll go through the EP, track by track."



Since this is your review, you need not say "in my opinion." Instead of just saying "he did a damn good job," go further into detail as to how he changed their sound. If I hadn't heard this already, I'd have no idea how their sound has changed since their last record, if I'd heard anything by this band at all. That last sentence is unnecessary.

'TacosIsMetal45'




no

Album Rating: 2.5

"(Dare I never say it's a genre.)"



Again, entirely unnecessary.



"Taking progressive influence with technical riffs, Djenty polyrhythms and even symphonic elements in there."



Again, unresolved statement. With these elements in the track, what results from it?



"This song features a lot of chord progression, an element you don't often see in a Chelsea Grin song, which was usually very dry, heavy chugging."



Since there are a lot of them, make "progression" plural, thus "progressions".



"I also believe this song has the more heavy breakdowns in the album."



One of the many examples of first-person present in this review. First-person reviewing is a general no-no. You may want to say that it has "some of the heavier breakdowns" or "the heaviest breakdowns", if you must keep that as a point of interest in the song.



"A big improvement from My Damnation."



Again, if I haven't heard Chelsea Grin before this, I'd have no idea how it's improved. Avoid referencing a band's previous material in a review, as someone new to the band will have no reference to what you're talking about.



"The whole song formula isn't breath taking throughout the songs in the album."



"Breathtaking" is one word. This sentence doesn't make sense to me. Are you saying this song's formula isn't breathtaking, or each song on this EP is formulaic, and therefore not breathtaking?



"Progression, vocals, breakdowns, etc."



Again, no point being made with this sentence.



"The one exception this EP makes compared to their previous releases is clean vocals."



Rewrite this a bit. Again, imagine I haven't heard this EP. Maybe say, "One notable addition to their sound is the presence of clean vocals."



"This is a very big No-No, especially in Chelsea Grin's case. They aren't very good, and it's sort of a turn off. But luckily the cleans are very seldom and that saves the song."



Try to refrain from saying things like "no-no" in a review. You could take out that first sentence and place a "However," before "they aren't very good,". "Insert a comma after "luckily".

Album Rating: 2.5

"This track starts out with a pretty catchy groove riff and straight into a breakdown."



Insert "leads" before "straight into a breakdown."



"The breakdowns in this song are particularly catchy and you know the song when you hear it."



Not a terrible sentence, but explain what makes them so memorable. Also, comma after "catchy".



"Again, same formula; Progression, strings, breakdown, etc."



What do you mean by "progression"? This is incredibly vague, and tells me nothing about what I'd expect to hear.



"But the breakdown at the end of the song is fantastic and very noteworthy."



How? Does some unique lead play over it? Is the rhythm complex or unlike any you've heard before?



"Starts out with a breakdown (No surprise there.)"



The statement in parentheses is entirely unnecessary.



"Not the most exciting song, probably my one of least favorite songs."



Rewrite that as "probably one of my least favorite songs," even though you should still avoid first-person writing in any future reviews. Again, explain how it isn't exciting.



"But, congrats on Jason Richardson on making the songs throughout easy to listen to."



Replace "But," with "However," and again, explain how Jason elevates these songs. What does he do to grab your attention or make them more listenable?

Album Rating: 2.5

"I have no idea why they wrote this one. Clean vocals throughout, not a very ground breaking song."



First sentence is unnecessary. Again, vague and doesn't tell me anything. How is it not groundbreaking?



"It's a very soft ending to the EP, but somehow doesn't really fit."



How does it not fit? Does it ruin the flow of the EP, or is it just that the sound is such a change that makes it an odd duck in the album?



"But, I'm a sucker for this song every once in a while. It does have a catchy chorus, I will admit."



That statement about you being a sucker for the song counters your first sentence of that paragraph. Also, what makes the chorus memorable? A vibrant guitar melody, an interesting groove, well-executed vocals?



"Alex's vocals are pure emotion. though breakdown heavy, is very listenable."



Worded awkwardly, both sentences. How are Alex's vocals so emotional? What makes you feel his emotion? Capitalize "though" and add "it" before "is very listenable."



"The symphonic elements sound alright, even though at times it sounds like it shouldn't belong in certain belong there."



Uh... Heh? Worded very awkwardly. I know your point, but you need to word it better. "The symphonic elements sound alright (acceptable for a first, but avoid being that vague in the future), even though, at time, they don't always sound as though they belong in certain sections."



"Any one who's into Djent/Progressive metal and Deathcore/Metalcore will love this EP."



Unnecessary. Just because people like a good chunk or majority of a genre doesn't mean they'll automatically enjoy any specific album.



Overall, acceptable for a first, but you've got a lot to improve upon. I'm not meaning to be an ass with all of this, merely offering constructive criticism.

Jesus haha, just rewrite the whole thing for him, Justin.

Album Rating: 2.5

Just.. So.. Many.. Errors..

Album Rating: 2.5

"Taking progressive influence with technical riffs, Djenty polyrhythms and even symphonic elements in there."



What does this sentence even mean?



Horrible review.