I think I overrated the previous opus, but I can't say this one is worse so now I'm forced to 3.8. Band is a much better emo band than it is a skramz band, and the most successful tracks tend to be the softer ones - which for the most part sit on the second half of the album. This is evident on 2 which is fine on the softer bits but really struggles in the aggressive bits, after 1 which is a fantastic opener I gotta say. 3 is good but has some questionably nasal vocals, whilst 4 is one of the most successful abrasive tracks with a sense of erratic chaos that reminded me of late TDEP somehow. 5 has an amazing intro riff that unfolds terribly although the track gets better later on. 6 is also abrasive and also kinda cool, then the interlude 7 gives us some much welcome rest. 8-9 are softer tracks and so much more consistent, whilst 10 has a fun opening on the bass that unfolds not so well, but then there is a call back to the opener which would have been an excellent way to conclude the album. Inexplicably, they carry on whith 11, which tbf isnt half bad and has a good intro, then 12 whihc is just skippable nonsense. A quality band but with as many weak points as they have strnegths. 3.8
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