Album Rating: 2.0

As much as I loved Craig era ETF this album was a huge letdown, I felt like they just rehashed their older ideas. But maybe I'll spin it again.

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Idk this is their second best album behind the self titled.

Album Rating: 2.0

It's a close tie between This War Is Ours and Ungrateful for me.

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Everything is better than the debut

It's trash just like everything else they're ever done

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Oh

I have a feeling there's no point in listening to this... don't intrigue me Snide

double post... hi o/

Album Rating: 2.5

To me, this is a totally different band than the one that released DIYLF (and member-wise, it pretty much is). They abandoned the post-hardcore after the first record with Craig and went straight boring radio rock/pop metal. The self titled is a heaping pile of shit in the form of terrible lyricism, over-production, electronic tinges, and boring instrumentation. Ungrateful had the first couple decent tracks since This War is Ours. This has some good hooks (far better than the self titled), but the garbage lyrics and over-production just drives this straight into the ground.



And clearly the sound change has done nothing for these guys. Their popularity is totally stagnant. They're currently co-headlining a small club tour with fucking Drowning Pool, which says more than enough. They need to put something interesting together on the next record, I'm talking This War is Ours (the track, not the record) type shit or that'll probably be it for them.



Your review is well written, I'll give you that. But in no scene or demographic is this a 4 outta 5. Even if sputnik was littered with butt rock enthusiasts, I still have a hard time believing this would average a 3.

Gotta agree with Ambush on this one

actually listened to like the first 3 songs last night and it's way better than I expected. If you hate power-chorus-oriented verse/chorus radio rock then it's prob trash, but if the rest of the album is as aesthetically pleasing and safe as the first few, this could be a 2.5. Nothing they do is remotely interesting, but the choruses aren't bad and the verses aren't totally cringy. I try not to listen to repetitive verse/chorus stuff tho so there's no reason for me to really try to finish this lol.

Album Rating: 2.5

Yea the first three songs ain't bad. If their label pushed "Live For Today" and "Remember Every Scar" hard to radio, they'd probably get some decent momentum to the point where they wouldn't be sharing headlining slots with washed up butt rock bands.



After that, its really weak. Also, if you listen close (which may be hard to do at track #9 of this), the breakdown in "I Won't Break" is literally the same exact chords as "House of Wolves" off BMTH's Sempiternal.

I give that the benefit of the doubt given none of these guys know how to write original breakdowns in the first place. Of course one generic chug section is gonna coincidentally get used by someone else. I'm assuming it's a generic chug section bc #metalcore.

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Remember Every Scar, Let Me Be, Breaking Me Down, and the bonus track End of the World are easily my favorites.

this isn't diylf neg

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DIYLF is still the worst ETF album.

Nostalgia clouds you all.

Album Rating: 2.5

With the exception of the song This War is Ours, DIYLF is the only ETF album with any sort of creative instrumentation or musical direction.



But, if you like power chords and terrible lyrics, then sure this album is leagues ahead of DIYLF.

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The instrumentation on just about every ETF album is better than DIYLF though

Also, DIYLF is dangerously close to DILF

"DIYLF is still the worst ETF album.

Nostalgia clouds you all."

its not even nostalgia, ronnie just slaughters craig and album brought the riffs

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Craig's voice is far more aurally pleasing than ETF era Ronnie. The riffs are good but the subpar production really takes away any impact that could have placed them above future ETF albums.