Album Rating: 4.0

The last standout album in their discography.

The kick drum patterns in beast and the harlot are so awesome

Album Rating: 4.5

The intro of Blinded in Chains is so damn killer

Yeah it's a sweet guitar melody m/

Album Rating: 4.5

Plus, the switchup in the snare from the 1-3 beat to the 2-4 beat mid-riff. Great stuff

Ooh yes at the 20 second mark, v nice

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, I'm jamming the whole album right now. I've always loved how the tracklist of this thing is arranged... fast melodic songs in the first half, power ballad in the very middle as a divider, and then the dense, proggy tracks in the second half. The way it's all organized really makes the 72 minutes fly by

Album Rating: 5.0

An absolute masterpiece

Album Rating: 4.0

> I've always loved how the tracklist of this thing is arranged



BuT pEoPlE dOnT lIsTeN tO fUlL aLbUmS aNyMoRe.

Album Rating: 5.0

I actually love this whole album start to finish. Everything about it is perfect. MIA is a masterpiece of a solo holy fuck

Album Rating: 2.5

lol

Album Rating: 4.5

if matt was as good as vocalist as he was on the s/t for this album, it would be a 5

Album Rating: 4.5

^ 1000%. The vocals are the biggest thing holding this back. Kinda sucks how this and The Stage are my favorite A7X albums, and yet they have the worst vox in the band's discog

Album Rating: 2.5

the stage is better than this imo

Album Rating: 1.5

Might be a hot take but I think M Shadows is the worst vocalist in metal. He sounds like a country singer.

Album Rating: 4.5

@Pika: yeah, that's my favorite overall. Kinda hope they continue that album's direction for the next record



@Kusangii: I don't think he's awful, but he's easily the band's weak link for sure

Album Rating: 4.5

"^ 1000%. The vocals are the biggest thing holding this back. Kinda sucks how this and The Stage are my favorite A7X albums, and yet they have the worst vox in the band's discog"



That's the biggest reason why I could never fully embrace The Stage. Musically it's brilliant and I love that they didn't rest on their laurels musically. But Matt's voice just kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiills it for me.

Album Rating: 2.5

There’s a decent 38 minute album buried in here.

Album Rating: 1.5

I just absolutely cannot stand his style. It's extremely cringe to me. They're a decent band instrumentally but he ruins so much.

Album Rating: 3.5

and nooooo oooooone laiiiiiiiiikes cheeeeeeeap whaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine



lmao didnt realize i still had this at a 4.5. prob still instrumentally rips but shadows sounds absolutely dreadful on this. idk how i was ever able to look past that in middle school