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GreyShadow
April 10th 2025


8065 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

saw them with deftones last night so i saw the new album. if i rated it based on that, wouldn't give it higher than a 3 tbh



a lot of pretty moments but it lacks excitement.

Demon of the Fall
April 10th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

lacks excitement but gives this a 3.5

I am definitely ready to be disappointed

Demon of the Fall
April 10th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

then again I’ve all but given up hope so maybe they spring a surprise

expectations are weird like that

jrlikestodance
April 10th 2025


6705 Comments


New stuff sounded great live imo but the sound at our venue suckedddd

GreyShadow
April 10th 2025


8065 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i havent listened since around time of release tbh but i think the difference is the new was trying to be a bit proggier and kinda failing. this, for what it was, i remember being a pleasant surprise for more of an experimental rock album. more vocally interesting maybe?



that being said, the last 2 songs they played live were great. 2nd to last had a great hook that kept repeating but it def worked

Taxt
April 10th 2025


1693 Comments


New album is miles better than this in my eyes

Dewinged
Emeritus
April 11th 2025


33018 Comments


Never would have thought that this band would make an album that reminds of me of Peter Gabriel but they've done it. Really great new album.

WalrusTusk
April 11th 2025


2022 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Imagine you show up to the Mars Volta and Deftones show expecting MV to play some intense shit off Deloused or Bedlam and they just play this slow, gloomy, groovy, pschedelic jam the whole time. Fucking hilarious.



New album is good though. Feels like they're trying to be truly progressive again, which is fun to hear.

botb
April 11th 2025


19791 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Man I wish every mars Volta song now wasn’t like 90 bpm

GreyShadow
April 11th 2025


8065 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

...i am really not liking the new one so far.

Veldin
April 11th 2025


5871 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

…i am really liking the new one so far. Vibes hard

Slex
April 11th 2025


17866 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Hits and misses on the new one, wayyyy better than this tho

GreyShadow
April 11th 2025


8065 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i think blacklight shine is better than all of the new one :p

probs graveyard love and que dios too.



that all being said, i think the 2nd half of the new one is better. love the hook in Morgana/Cue The Sun (reprise)

Demon of the Fall
April 12th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

yeah the new one is a marked improvement already but I need to check again to see where it lands. I have reservations but it certainly doesn’t compare to this one’s ineptitude

Zakusz
April 12th 2025


2123 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

The thing that frustrates me the most about these last few releases is you have access to one of the greatest guitar players of the last 30 years but he he insists on playing casio baby's first keyboard beeps and hoops for the last two albums and when he does play the guitar it's just simple little U2 plucks here and there. K I got that out and I know it's a shit take but...yeah

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
April 12th 2025


38332 Comments


If the new one is a marked improvement on this then this must be one of the worst albums of all time

Demon of the Fall
April 12th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

This is irredeemable, truly

so yes I’m being kind I guess



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