this isn't even that good
















Jane Doe is a masterpiece.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Jane Doe IS their Masterpiece, but this is amazing too. This deserves at least a 4 if not a 4.5

meh

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Are you talking about your tastes in music again Roach ; )



Much love!!!!

why you little son of a

id be interested in what you think ab stereogums metal section:
http://stereogum.com/archives/haunting_the_chapel/best_metal_albums_2009_106711.html

in case you hadn't already read and hated on it somewhere ;)

Album Rating: 4.5

This is still fantastic.

Album Rating: 4.5

Well written, but couldn't disagree with you more.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Cruel Bloom is amazing, and Jared(reviewer) is deaf.

id be interested in what you think ab stereogums metal section:
http://stereogum.com/archives/haunting_the_chapel/best_metal_albums_2009_106711.html

in case you hadn't already read and hated on it somewhere ;)

Album Rating: 2.5

The more I listen to this the more I'm convinced that Jared is completely right, this is Converges worst album. It lacks all the subtlety thats made Converge such a pioneering force and feels so incredibly forced.

But it makes up for those things by having songs that rule as hard as Dark Horse.

Album Rating: 2.5

Dark Horse is like the best example of the lack of subtlety here. I mean, yeah, it's a hella cool riff, but coming from a band whose defining mark has been with sonic experimentation and pushing the boundaries of of their sound, this record seems so content to rest on its laurels and just stagnate the moment it hits upon something that sounds good. And sure, alot of it sounds good, but it's still on the bottom rung of anything Converge has ever done.

I wouldn't call it stagnation though. I agree that this album stopped pushing the envelope like their previous ones, but I think it's more that the Converge that recorded this album was having fun doing so, which I don't think you could say was ever where they were coming from before. I guess what I mean is that this album isn't as ambitious or focused as their others, but it's big, fun, and shows what is still one of the best metalcore bands ever.

it's still much better than 'average' though

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah but the problem is I don't think they've quite made that break between "ambitious focused Converge" and "fun loving Converge" all that well - especially when you got songs like Worms Will Feed which keep the meandering thing that Converge used to do so well minus the atmosphere that used to make it work. Just to use one example. And it's average Converge, i just can't justify rating this anything near something even as flawed as No Heroes, which still kicks ass.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I find this to be much more enjoyable than No Heroes. Worms Will Feed is probably one of my favourite tracks on the album actually...:/ It's certainly not their best, but I think their blend of accessibility and (I quote) "cunt ripping goodness" works well here.

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah, I like this a lot. Not the biggest fan of Worms Will Feed, and I agree with Streetlight on that track, but stuff like the title track, Effigy, Cutter and Cruel Bloom still give this album plenty of dense atmosphere.

Yeah, I mean this is still a Converge record.

Album Rating: 4.0

i like this the best out of all their albums, seems it is the most focused on having good songs and less about being "art".