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AlexKzillion
Emeritus
December 6th 2024


19048 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

shits degrees of inner turbulence

kalkwiese
December 6th 2024


11038 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Oooh that's a good one

peartnoy
December 6th 2024


2433 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Broken Man was a bit underwhelming at first but it's really clicking for me after a few listens.

s0nicx
January 9th 2025


931 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

About Halfway through this and man am I glad that this is gonna be the last DT album for me for awhile (I'm probably not gonna listen to the new one for a bit), cause man I can't tell if band fatigue kicked in fully or this really is as mid as I think.

e210013
January 9th 2025


6352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The album is good but I can see what you mean. Sometimes it also happens to me. Maybe with Portnoy we can have something more enthusiastic.

kalkwiese
January 9th 2025


11038 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Yea, I am probably gonna listen to the new one once tbh

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
January 9th 2025


19048 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

if the rest of the album is as good as broken man its gonna slap hard men

Titan
January 9th 2025


26444 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

man i wish i heard it that way

kalkwiese
January 9th 2025


11038 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Idk Broken Men didn't really give me the men feelz I crave

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 9th 2025


115244 Comments


A View from the Bottom of the Shitter

kalkwiese
January 10th 2025


11038 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Gud title

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
January 10th 2025


19048 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

you guys are making me come off like the ultimate glazer please stop

LelandAB
January 22nd 2025


985 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

So Midnight Messiah

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
January 22nd 2025


19048 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

was expecting a goofy ballad as they seem to always drop one of those before the album but nah lol



WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK MEN



this one def has the most portnoy influence. the second half reminds me a lot of nightmare-era avenged sevenfold actually lmao

kalkwiese
January 22nd 2025


11038 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I loved the buildup, it's probably the best song so far

But then the vocals kicked in

Ewww

peartnoy
January 23rd 2025


2433 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

New song is pretty cool. The intro especially builds up really nicely. Also a fan of the double time chorus

Meborphus
January 25th 2025


440 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

Double time chorus has me thinking of Helloween

Beardog
February 7th 2025


6477 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This record is actually quite nicely creative, just a shame LaBrie is on this. With the backing vocals like in Answering the Call the downside gets hidden quite a bit. Listening to this after the latest one you really here how Mangini is just a tighter and more technical drummer, but really lacks the organic flair that Portnoy has. I am wondering though if it is just Mangini's playing or some sampling/quantization

Beardog
February 7th 2025


6477 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It is a great last record for Mangini though. I wish they trimmed 10 minutes of the last track, the rest of the album is surprisingly enjoyable.

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
February 13th 2025


19048 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

goddamn this album lowkey slaps so hard. alien, answering the call, sleeping giant, and awaken the master are really great. easily the best production job they've had since the 00s too.



"I am wondering though if it is just Mangini's playing or some sampling/quantization"



i think its a combination of a) mangini being a tighter drummer, b) mangini having less creative freedom than portnoy, and c) mangini's drums being sample replaced/quantized to death and just overall mixed horribly with the exception of this one.



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