Album Rating: 3.5

yeah it's an ok disc for mainstream standards to be honest, at least they tried after the hail to the king fiasco

Album Rating: 2.5

I'm finally done listening to this. It's definitely more substantial than their last 3 albums (that's not a hard feat). But it has the same annoying contrivances that made me conclude "fu©k this band" years ago.

72haha72 is alive

Album art is BAAAAAD. Like...almost as bad as Beartooth's

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I still prefer Hail to the King's original artwork before the fanbase got all pissy and made them change it to the Waking the Fallen knock off.

Album Rating: 4.0

oh I forgot about the original httk artwork lmao





it looks like a screenshot from a bad cutscene

Album Rating: 3.5

its vinyl artwork is even better, bad album though

Album Rating: 5.0

Epic!

original cover looked like an Iced Earth ripoff.

Album Rating: 3.0

my roommate is fucking obsessed with this album. Paradigm and God Dam are cool but the rest of this is meh af

Album Rating: 2.0

I know somebody who is obsessed with this too... like to the point where the flaws mean nothing to them because they are fanboying so hard, but hey if they're happy

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

God damn that song is terrible.

i like the chorus. it's playing in my head right now. i will say that im at the point where if i hear my roommate play this album on his speakers one more time i might test out the "Lifetime warranty/indestructible" claims it has

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

The spoken word of simulation is so fucking lol

Album Rating: 4.0

The spoken word of simulation is so fucking lol



I actually found that bit way less cringeworthy than I should have. The spoken bits of the T/T though just are... not good.

Album Rating: 4.0

The spoken word part of simulation is absolutely terrible, like what were they thinking? haha

they just wanted to be like Merchant Ships maaaaaan

Gates has shown improvement in his lead playing with every album

Album Rating: 3.5

yea hes ok