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DaveyMonsoon
February 21st 2024


1661 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

The funny thing is as bad as he's gotten, I can't really see anyone else singing for them. Are there better choices out there? Yes, absolutely, but replacing him with someone else at this point would just feel wrong. Shame about his singing ability now though

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
February 21st 2024


19068 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

shadows has sounded completely fine on the tour for this



worth noting his vox were completely shot at the end of the stage tour and they began writing and recording this in 2018.



i think ultimately the weird vocals on this album are mostly an artistic choice + maybe recorded this before his voice fully came back to him a la slipknot vol3. this album was on the shelf for quite a while it seems

onionbubs
February 21st 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah shadows killed it on tour

Purpl3Spartan
February 21st 2024


9526 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Show me the waaaaaaaay

veninblazer
February 22nd 2024


20047 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

yeah the vocals here being weird fits the whole theme of the album

Zakusz
February 22nd 2024


2134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Vocals are fine on this, Shadows got old and has worked his voice to the bone over the last 25 years, are we really going to hold it against him that he worked hard and pushed himself over and over until his voice eventually was shot? What's the point in shitting on someone for giving it their all?

PizzaBear
February 22nd 2024


860 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The point is we're discussing how this album sounds so if the vocals sound shot that's going to be part of the discussion lmao

Zakusz
February 22nd 2024


2134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

IDK man, the vocals being shot sort of adds to the charm of the whole thing for me. I get not digging them but it grounds this album in a bit of "realism" for me if that makes sense since its just a beautiful mess otherwise

PizzaBear
February 22nd 2024


860 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

That's absolutely fair yeah. I'm mostly ambivalent about the vocals except in a couple of instances where Shadows sounds outright like he's wheezing and it just doesn't sound pleasant at all (plastic daisies line is I think the most glaring example)

Zakusz
February 22nd 2024


2134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah plastic daisies is a weird lyric/delivery choice. Not Shadow's first misstep in that department lol

Kompys2000
February 23rd 2024


9483 Comments


I would say A7x is a buckwild band to go to for "realism" but u do u

veninblazer
February 29th 2024


20047 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

the 5 was fun for a bit but yeah it doesn't really hit as much as Nightmare for me now

Zakusz
February 29th 2024


2134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I don't know if I would consider this a top tier classic of music in general, but its definitely my favorite of theirs besides city of evil.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
March 4th 2024


18952 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I’ll say it; I think this is going to be on end of decade lists for sure. May well be in my top 10.

Wildcardbitchesss
March 4th 2024


19887 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I mean it was easily my aoty last year. I’m sure there’s a couple of records that I’ll like more, but yeah I wouldn’t be shocked at all if come 2030 this is in my top 10 of the decade

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
March 4th 2024


19068 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

same only albums that are for sure above this are no dream and celebrity therapist

Wildcardbitchesss
March 4th 2024


19887 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Just looking at fives that I’ve given over the last three years…



New Chelsea Wolfe (maybe, idk it just came out)

ETID - Radical (probably not)

King Woman - Celestial Blues (no)

Little Simz - Introvert (shit maybe)

RTJ4 (no)

Static Dress (no, but such an incredible debut record, whatever they do next could be even better. Here’s hoping)



Yeah, I think this is my favorite record of the decade so far at least

Wildcardbitchesss
March 7th 2024


19887 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Traded GOD for Cosmic and ALPOH for fucking Save Me



First and second legs got shafted good lord

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
March 7th 2024


19068 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

blinded in chains yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Wildcardbitchesss
March 7th 2024


19887 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I know man. And Roman Sky.



I really might have to fucking drive to Indy…

I love the GOD tracks but I would’ve traded them for Cosmic in a fucking heartbeat



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