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AlexKzillion
Emeritus
December 11th 2025


19119 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i would've loved to be a fly on the wall in the cod boardroom when they heard magic for the first time lmao. certainly can't say they don't give the band full creative control

Wildcardbitchesss
December 11th 2025


20713 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Well given the quality of the franchise at this point I can earnestly say Magic is probably the best part of the game

Tomstein
December 12th 2025


710 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Call of doodoo

Wildcardbitchesss
December 12th 2025


20713 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

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proof that popularity ≠ quality

Brabiz
December 21st 2025


2831 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

I genuinely hate magic. Assaults my ears in a bad way

Wildcardbitchesss
January 3rd 2026


20713 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Why do they insist on touring with the shittiest bands possible? Fucking Good Charlotte? Jesus H Christ.

Titan
January 3rd 2026


26924 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah that’s weak

Feather
January 3rd 2026


11640 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah I was bummed to see that. I’m all for a weird bill of two very different bands, but Good Charolette hasn’t made a good album in decades

Kusangii
January 3rd 2026


8746 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Aren't they like pop rock lol

Feather
January 3rd 2026


11640 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

They are pop-pop-“punk”. Their sophomore album from ~2003 had some bangers: lifestyles of the rich and famous, boys & girls, the anthem. Not aware of literally anything they have done for the next 20+ years



Update: figured out this bill a bit.. in 2007 Good Charolette had a single featuring Shadows and Gates lol

Storm In A Teacup
January 5th 2026


47127 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

They are best friends too. Also best friends with Fozzy/Chris Jericho.

Storm In A Teacup
January 5th 2026


47127 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Their collab was a huge single as well. Very popular.

Feather
January 5th 2026


11640 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I’m surprised I’ve never heard of it and I was an A7X fan back when it came out. Would have probably eaten it up at the time.

Sowing
Moderator
January 9th 2026


45744 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Magic kicks ass. Hope they keep experimenting.

Wildcardbitchesss
January 9th 2026


20713 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The production is admittedly pretty fuckin bad but it’s really grown on me, and very good lyrically tbh… that said anyone who’s even a little sour on Matt’s vocals will fucking hate it, he really went for it with that one.



I’d like to throw it on this record somewhere and the only place it really fits imo is right behind Easier. I still don’t love this record closing with the GOD trilogy, Cosmic is my favorite track they’ve ever written and I think it would work better as a closer, aside from the t/t ofc

Wildcardbitchesss
January 9th 2026


20713 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Sowing I would really recommend trying to catch them live if you can, they are seriously one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen. Even on the HttK tour, while having a weak ass setlist, they still out on a phenomenal show. And they’re really good about playing tracks off this. They played Game Over, Mattel, Nobody, We Love You, and Cosmic the last time I saw them headline, and the time before that they played all of those but with GOD instead of Cosmic

GreyShadow
January 9th 2026


8254 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

finally heard Magic, production neuters it to the point where i can't even tell if it's good or not

ShartHarder
Contributing Reviewer
January 9th 2026


618 Comments


band is to metal as good charlotte is to punk

unclereich
January 9th 2026


14360 Comments


this is an incredibly difficult listen, couldn't make it through 2 tracks. will try again in a few years.

thank you for your attention to this matter

arthropod
January 9th 2026


2792 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I think I had a similar experience with Asymmetry by Karnivool, completed the listen on the first try but it took a few years to click.

But man, just wait for Cosmic. The second half is a fucking headache.



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