Album Rating: 2.5

The Men of Men of Men

Album Rating: 5.0

So I get where the hate for this band and Sleep Token comes from. I began disliking them at first, but then I realised more eyes on metal is a net positive, no matter what the music is. Well, I have to admit that these bands are responsible for the oversimplification of djent, which I'm not at all fond of. I would prefer if djent stayed complex like the good old days, than the watered-down stuff we have now. However, it's hard to deny that a band like Bad Omens can create some great songs, even if they are as simplistic as they are, with big anthemic choruses, that get many around the world to sing along to. Dilemmas, dilemmas...

We need to stop describing pop bands as metal tbh. There's nothing metal about this band or Shit Token in any way. They're the exact opposite of everything metal is about lol.

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah you know what, I'm going to bump down my score. I now kind of understand why a lot of metalcore fans hated the Killswitch Engage's etc. Its oversimplifying the sound to reach a wider audience, *cough* selling out *cough*. I've been listening to Animals as Leaders again recently and it reminded me more than ever how I miss the more complex side of djent.

Killswitch did some of the best pop metal cuz they didn't abandon the foundations of the genre. Even as they went mainstream they still had sick riffs and mosh parts. Bands like this and Sleep Token are so far removed from true metalcore. I get that genres evolve but I think we need a new term (popcore for example) for these newer bands

Idk, to me Sleep Token is just slightly heavier R&B.

Album Rating: 5.0

This has more in common with PVRIS sophomore album style of alt pop than it does anything metal

Agreed.

Album Rating: 4.0

Outside of Artificial Suicide, I can see that. I loved that album too, so checks out I suppose

Album Rating: 5.0

And so my rating goes back up because thats what I like about this the most lol... It is still responsible for the oversimplification/popification of metal though. There is countless "metal" bands doing pop music with breakdowns, and its become so stale now.

Album Rating: 2.5

Killswitch had riffs at least, just give me some fucking riffs man

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah you have to look at this from a pop angle and not a metal angle. It's not metal. It has a sombre alt-pop tone like PVRIS sophomore that I adore. Something like Poppy's Negative Spaces borrows more from a more bubbly Sabrina Carpenter-esque pop sound, which I'm far less into. It's a big reason I'm not a huge fan of that album.

Album Rating: 1.0

Metal without riffs isn't metal.

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Their single Impose released this year is far from metal but it’s still good.

Album Rating: 3.5

their new singles blow ahrd

Album Rating: 2.5

oh there’s another one? Can’t wait to shit on it

Album Rating: 1.0

It's seriously impressive how this band absolutely refuses to write a riff. Song is an absolute nothing burger, no wonder RYM loves it

said it before but i'll say it again, the gen z invasion of rym is one of the most baffling things ever. it used to be exclusively for crusty nerds. how did it happen?