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| 4.2 excellent | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | August 25th 15 |
Swedish punk rockers Atlas Losing Grip ambitiously expand their sound to include melodic hardcore & multiple metal sub-genres on 3rd LP 'Currents'. The technically proficient quintet then take the additional step of producing a nautical concept album over 14 tracks & 66 minutes! While overlong, it gives the band extra opportunity to showcase variety, with some catchy choruses that often recall Rise Against. Versatile guitar-work is backed by some stunning bass-lines, while the meaningful lyrics & striking vocals from Rodrigo Alfaro are always on point. Self-indulgent? Maybe. Epic? Definitely. Awesome? Hell, yes! Recommended Tracks: Sinking Ship, Nemesis, Cast Anchor & The Curse.
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| 3.5 great | Eric182 | February 13th 17 |
Hard for me to rate this album. I love the music but I dislike the singers voice and most of the lyrics. Best example I can give is on 'Sinking Ships', the music is killer and Metallica-esque, but the "Life is like a game of cards" line is cringe worthy for me and I usually skip the rest of the song. And on the same song, is the Rush reference on purpose? It just feels cheesy to me. Maybe I'm in the minority but because of that I don't enjoy this album nearly as much as I could.
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| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | May 19th 15 |
Great Melodic Punk featuring the vocalist from Satanic Surfers. One of the better punk releases I've heard lately.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | January 28th 15 |
I'd imagine it's a tough life for sailors, rarely being able to see your family and constantly being out on the ocean or lakes. Of course, Atlas Losing Grip uses this as a metaphor for losing your way in life (lost at sea) and righting yourself again (finding your way home). Musically they sound like a faster, punkier, and darker Anberlin, and though they're excellent at making fast-paced songs with catchy choruses, they are really on their game with slower, sadder songs as well. Take for instance "Closure" and "Kings And Fools", back-to-back songs that are easily relatable and make great use of atmospheric guitars. The back end of the album is particularly good, though, with the impassioned "Through The Distance" paving way for the closer, "Ithaka", which ends the album on a hopeful and endearing note. Though the first couple of songs aren't as good as the rest of the album, this record is strikingly consistent throughout and is a pretty fun listen. I'd recommend this if you're a fan of melodic punk rock or just fast-paced, energetic rock in general.
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| 4.5 superb | xTo | December 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | T5Cx | December 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | gurudave | December 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | sheep | November 7th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Isola | July 2nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | bungy | March 23rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | CCVeiM | January 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | SMK | January 26th 15 |
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