I feel like Hostage Stamps would've made a good opener rather than closer

Album Rating: 3.0

Hostage Stamps doesn't feel like a closer. And I haven't even heard the whole album yet.

Solid comeback. Cedric is in shape, Pendulum in a Peasant Dress is all I wanted for this album.

"Opens pretty weakly and gets better as it goes. Tracks 4, 5, 6 should have been 1, 2, 3"

Agree with Dwap here, the first 3 tracks will put off a lot of people.

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't think I'd choose another song over Hostage Stamps to close this thing

i miss jim

This is better than I thought it would be so far. Actually I don't know what I expected, but I'm digging it

Album Rating: 4.0

First two tracks are solid, dunno what u guys are on about

Album Rating: 2.0

Cedric's voice on this is pretty bad tbh, while the music is also pretty bland. But with all that said, I was expecting this to be a trainwreck and it wasn't too bad.

Album Rating: 2.5

p4k sneak-plagiarizing ya' boi

It isn't bad, it isn't good. Overall a pretty inoffensive album. Considering the strength of their previous albums though, it is a little upsetting this didn't turn out better

Album Rating: 2.0

Fairly standard for a band like this. The point is, they should have never come back.



Better than that god-awful Refused album though, so I'll give them credit for that at least.

Album Rating: 3.0

When this gets its energy levels up properly it really sounds fantastic, just doesn't really do it very often

Album Rating: 3.0

governed by contagions is such a banger

This is a good comeback album, up there with the new Thrice. I thoroughly enjoy this, as a Mars Volta fan primarily over ATDI. They did well, guys.

Album Rating: 3.5

It's good. I agree, the Mars Volta is better but this is fine.

Album Rating: 2.5

Not really...

RoC > Deloused > ICO > Frances > Bedlam > Acrobatic >>> Octahedron > Amputechture



Not heard the last TMV record (or this, yet). I lost interest after hearing Octahedron.

Album Rating: 3.5

Noctourniquet was actually really solid. Definitely a different vibe but it's great. I need to give Relationship of Command a more thorough listen.

Album Rating: 4.0

What's wrong with amputechture, that's the most abstract thing they did ever.

Album Rating: 2.5

Why is it being abstract a good thing? I think they disappeared too far up themselves on that one, Viscera Eyes is really good though. It was like FTM without the fun & bombastic crescendos.

Album Rating: 3.5

Little bit perplexed by the hate for this, love it