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| 3.0 good | Jared Floryan | July 1st 16 |
Inside the European land of Germany, Bavaria-based melodeath act Deadlock happens to be one of those acts that I hold a soft spot for; they don't bring anything new to the scene with that signature style of theirs and the lyrics are at best cheesy, but goddamn can the group create fun material! Released in 2011, the band's fifth studio album titled Bizarro World is perhaps Deadlock's most mainstream record yet, featuring a notable emphasis on hooks alongside electronic sounds which were introduced as early as Wolves. There are no awkwardly-placed rap sections here as was the case with this affair's predecessor (see "Deathrace"), although the techno influences can become stale after awhile. Adding to that, the entourage's songwriting prowess got appropriately dumbed down to accommodate the mild change in musical direction, and some of the overall compositions that make up this recording are pretty much underwhelming. Its problems notwithstanding, however, Bizarro World is still a generally likable release packed with nice craftsmanship and fine chemistry between Johannes Prem and Sabine Scherer. Angel recommends: "Falling Skywards," "You Left Me Dead," "Brutal Romance," "Htrae," and "Paranoia Extravaganza".
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| 3.0 good | Systemunfolded | May 12th 12 |
Although this album was a solid production by a pretty serene melo deth band, I feel hard-pressed to keep this from a 3.5/5. There's alot of things in this album I feel unnecessary, such as the trance-like design in a few of the songs, that in all honesty just detracts cohesivenss from the album. But it's still alright
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| 2.5 average | 05McDonaldT | March 28th 11 |
I don't quite understand why all these great bands change their sound to a more melodic
metalcore one, have they not realised that nobody's cared about metalcore for years now
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| 0.0 | Tyrael | February 20th 11 |
It's a good album, but definitely a step down from their previous work.
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| 3.5 great | Departures | February 19th 11 |
It's a good mdm album, but Deadlock is in what seems like a deadlock in their career. There's still room for lots of improvement, however the drumming and guitar sweeps are still as magnificent as on Wolves!
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| 4.0 excellent | ariich | April 4th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaSuPe | August 22nd 23 |
| 2.5 average | mEyck07 | November 24th 19 |
| 2.5 average | ICDD | March 14th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | June 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kazem | November 10th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Aladin | April 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | marasm | March 6th 13 |
| 2.5 average | YUJOS | November 3rd 12 |
| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | May 6th 11 |
| 3.0 good | ev0ken | April 16th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Daedus | March 16th 11 |
| 2.5 average | GhostK | March 15th 11 |
| 2.5 average | itchy | February 24th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Mikesn EMERITUS | February 19th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Scoot | February 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 32left | February 5th 11 |
| 2.5 average | drewkar | February 4th 11 |
| 2.5 average | alsid | January 20th 11 |
| 2.5 average | tnp101 | January 19th 11 |
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