Arch Enemy Rise of the Tyrant
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Crysis
Emeritus
September 26th 2007


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

This album is ok, not bad but not great, not nearly a 4.5..... Angela's vocals are starting to bore me.

kalkal50
September 26th 2007


2386 Comments


Plus they added that stupid effect to make her voice seem more hollow or something, it's rather palpable through out the songs.

Shattered_Future
September 27th 2007


1641 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Do you mean the fact that they didn't actually put 93284294 effects on her voice? I like it better that way...it's much more natural now.

Crysis
Emeritus
September 27th 2007


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

*Gasp*.............. Need..... Variance........*Gasp*

kalkal50
September 27th 2007


2386 Comments


Do you mean the fact that they didn't actually put 93284294 effects on her voice? I like it better that way...it's much more natural now.


Maybe they took some effects away but they have a really annoying one that gives it a holographic-ish sound

south_of_heaven 11
September 27th 2007


5619 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Her voice sounds better here imo.



Off topic, Kal, you ever going to listen to those De Lirium's Order albums?

kalkal50
September 27th 2007


2386 Comments


Yeah I'll try, I just have so many albums to listen to. I'll make them priority :thumb:

Wizard
September 29th 2007


20638 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

"Arch Enemy release their best album since Stigmata"



Nope, Wages of Sin was by far their best album. The opening song alone on that album destroy's the last 5 years of their career. Ok review except I feel you hyped this album up a bit. Arch Enemy has hit a point in their career where they just can't make anything new (which you did point out in your review). This alone should not make it a 4.5 rating (but to each his own). Even though Arch Enemy are consistently good, they are stuck in purgatory.

Crimson
September 29th 2007


1937 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I don't think they are consistently good at all, I disliked their previous 2 albums but loved this one.

Shattered_Future
September 30th 2007


1641 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Arch Enemy has hit a point in their career where they just can't make anything new




I disagree. Listen to the riffs off of this album and then listen to the last three albums. While the feel still is the same, I'll give you that, the riffs themselves aren't the standard C riffs that flood most modern melodic death metal today. They have a more original edge to them, which for me puts this album above most of their other ones.

Crysis
Emeritus
September 30th 2007


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Angela's vocals simply drive this album into the ground. They suck.This Message Edited On 09.30.07

XSebbyMcMuffinX
September 30th 2007


490 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Well, this is my favorite Arch Enemy album, so of course I think it's the best.

Zoo
September 30th 2007


3759 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

This was a boring and, ultimately, disappointing release. Vocals and instrumentals were both quite lackluster.



[quote=XSebbyMcMuffinX]Well, this is my favorite Arch Enemy album, so of course I think it's the best.[/quote]



This must be the only Arch Enemy album you've heard.



Thor
September 30th 2007


10385 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Pretty solid album, though not as good as I would have hoped. Doomsday Machine is still my favorite album I've heard by them.

Crimson
September 30th 2007


1937 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Boo to everyone who doesn't like this as much as me.

I am too great to back up my opinion with an argument, so I will leave it with simple insults. Boooo.

Yazz_Flute
September 30th 2007


19179 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Stigmata absolutely blows Doomsday Machine out of the water, and everything else by the band tbh. Doomsday Machine is cool, but one of their weakest i'd say, I prefer this, and Wages of the Gossow era to it. All 3 Liiva era albums are beetter than Doomsday Machine.



This album on the other hand, is probably their best since Stigmata, honestly. This is about on Par with Black Earth, maybe a little better than Wages and Burning Bridges.

Thor
September 30th 2007


10385 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

If it makes you feel better, the title track and The Day You Died are sweet.

Yazz_Flute
September 30th 2007


19179 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I think my favorite may be Vultures...I dunno hard to choose. And a bit offtopic, here's how i'd order all AE albums, best to worst:



Stigmata (easily)

Black Earth

Wages of Sin AND Rise of the Tyrant

Burning Bridges

Doomsday Machine

Anthems of Rebellion

Thor
September 30th 2007


10385 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

The only albums I have are Angela ones, if I get another one it'll probably be Stigmata since everyone cums all over it.

Crysis
Emeritus
September 30th 2007


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Same here, I really need to buy an AE album without Angela.



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