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Vespiion
November 14th 2012


1224 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Rap-djent? This sounds like the genre to dethrone Deathcore.

bloc
November 14th 2012


70880 Comments


This is so damn bad. I'm a big fan of both djent and rap but the two should never EVER cross paths, in my opinion.

AStableReference
November 14th 2012


2202 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

Unfortunately, it's just the kind of thing to really take off.

Kubrick
November 14th 2012


793 Comments


Gave this an objective listen despite my skepticism.. actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Has some pretty nice grooves and I was pleasantly surprised by the song structures, specifically on the last track. Definitely felt a little short and lacking in diversity, but it would be pretty cool to hear this band flesh out their sound, especially if they continue into more progressive territory.

AStableReference
November 14th 2012


2202 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

I listened to the first two songs that showed up on youtube and it's pretty much just modernized nu-metal. It doesn't even really sound unusual.

zaruyache
November 14th 2012


28602 Comments


I stop at Despised Icon when it comes to rap-metal. This is... uurrghh.

AtomicWaste
Moderator
November 14th 2012


2916 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

This is a track-by-track in disguise that really isn't all that informative, other than that the album is rap-djent with some atmospherics and electronics. Sorry. Actually, in the broadview, you did a pretty good job of describing that, but since you get so narrowed with the tracks, I'd expect to know more particulars, and that's not here. This would function pretty damn well without the track-by-track component, if you could re-write it as such.



Here are some specific issues (gramatical and stylistic, primarily) I found in your review (please take this as constructive criticism, as is its intent):



publication such

publications



Now we have a full release in which we can judge them -

"by which"

Dash should be a colon.



Plenty of atmosphere and djenty goodness in just over a minute.

Fragment.



The two frontman have less activity in this track but contribute a memorable chant throughout.

"frontmen"

"have less activity" is an awkward phrasing.



and, for unknown reasons, is unjustly drawing comparisons to the nu metal/rap metal scene of the early 00s which frankly baffles me.

"frankly" should be offset by commas.

I don't like this sentence because it starts with a purpose, but ends without fulfilling it. Surely there are reasons behind the comparisons? I can think of a few listening to the track right now... You claim it's unjust, but there's little proof to support your claim. Flesh it out.



has probably

defies convention. "probably has" is proper.



The singing isn't the best in the world but fits in

"but it fits in"

AtomicWaste
Moderator
November 14th 2012


2916 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

As for the album... It isn't awful, but the comparisons to rap-metal are definitely justified in my opinion.

TortoiseShell
November 14th 2012


266 Comments


waht the fucking cunt

AStableReference
November 14th 2012


2202 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

1. Take cliched music

2. slap rap vocals on top for novelty

3. ????

4. PROFIT

Funeralopolis
November 14th 2012


14586 Comments


what the hell is this madness

Project
November 14th 2012


5959 Comments


i don't like Unlike Us much but hey good review, pos'd.
there's some potential but the execution is real sloppy

zaruyache
November 14th 2012


28602 Comments


HOLY DIVA
SOLE SURVIVA
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S CLEAN

demigod!
November 14th 2012


49662 Comments


rejoice sounds like the opposite of what one should do

DatsNotDaMetulz
November 14th 2012


4513 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Well it's here now. And personally I love it.

Scoot
November 14th 2012


24121 Comments


bands are just getting so gay with the genre blending

TenSecondsToThink
November 14th 2012


1894 Comments


It's weird that Djent is called a genre because it's nothing less than a complete rip-off.
People should get mad at it like at Norma Jean's Botch album.

BjannySpjann
November 14th 2012


26 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Worst shit ive ever heard...4,5?? Oh lord

Pennywise_M
November 14th 2012


7512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Heard unlike us. Damn its cool djent

KjSwantko
November 14th 2012


12568 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

What a terrible idea this album was lol. And to the people rating it high- wtf?



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