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| 3.0 good | Jared Floryan | July 11th 16 |
Dropping the djent flavor that was ever so present on The Arsonist or simply toning it down was a smart move on Bavaria-based metal outfit Deadlock's part. The German melodeath band's seventh full-length album Hybris is a bit of a pleasant surprise after the ultimate disappointment that was its predecessor; I was honestly expecting this one to royally suck, but lo and behold, it's a pretty fun waste of time. Listeners won't find any rapping about animal rights here or much in the way of jarring techno moments. However, these consumers won't find anything different either bar clean vocalist Margie Gerlitz - who has big shoes to fill since Sabine Scherer kept getting progressively better as a singer over the years. Putting aside the poorly-designed album cover and a noticeable lack of alien ideas, Hybris boasts enjoyable musicianship alongside passable songwriting chops and even John Gahlert himself isn't too dreadful this time around. Angel recommends: "Berserk," "Blood Ghost," "Hybris," and "Welcome Deathrow".
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| 3.3 great | Trey STAFF | June 20th 16 |
Deadlock drop the pop-leanings of their last few albums and get back into Manifesto/Wolves territory (without any of the techno/hip-hop tangents). Featuring what is basically an entirely new line-up, the band has returned to what attracted fans in the first place.r
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| 3.5 great | ariich | April 15th 24 |
| 1.5 very poor | mEyck07 | November 24th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Jeejee | July 11th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Snide | June 27th 16 |
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