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someguest
August 31st 2012


30126 Comments


I would really like a giant print screen of this album cover to hang on a wall.

Spec
August 31st 2012


39495 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I have one. Painted it myself.

StrizzMatik
August 31st 2012


4160 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

The cover art is spectacular. Definitely my favorite yet

Spec
August 31st 2012


39495 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Spec-tacular.



Get it?

Shogun
August 31st 2012


482 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@StrizzMatik, so how are those bonus tracks?



Halfhead
August 31st 2012


4 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The Global Genocide cover is awesome, I've actually already had it for a few years because it was on some online compilation around the time Supporting Caste came out where you could download each song. The second song is another Todd rager but it seems like they may have re-used some of the riffs for Rattan Cane, and the last is just a demo of the title track.

Aids
September 1st 2012


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is so awesome. man i love these guys.

StrizzMatik
September 1st 2012


4160 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I'm sayin

stranger
September 1st 2012


803 Comments


good review

Shogun
September 1st 2012


482 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It is a joyous day, My copy has finally been dispatched!

Aids
September 1st 2012


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm going to give this at least a 4, I can already tell

Shogun
September 1st 2012


482 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Question: About a year ago, there was an update video of them playing a song in their studio space, anyone know if that song make it onto the record? Sounded amazing.

StrizzMatik
September 1st 2012


4160 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Yep. "Status Update" and it's one of the best.

Shogun
September 1st 2012


482 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

most excellent!

Spec
September 1st 2012


39495 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Will definitely be a solid four at least.

Romulus
September 1st 2012


9109 Comments


had no idea this was coming out sweeet

StrizzMatik
September 2nd 2012


4160 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I don't see how a fan of the band wouldn't like this. It ties together everything they did right from TETA onwards

donaldo11
September 2nd 2012


56 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Only listened to it a couple of times, but my initial impression is that the second half is a great deal stronger than the first half. The Todd songs have never been their stronger material, and while they are a tad better here than on other releases, they still seem to stray into a pattern that amounts to playing a string of power chords super fast with Todd yelling over them. Not really what the band does best, imho. That said, they ARE better here compared to past efforts, just not their best stuff.



At this point I think this album is certainly good, but not as good as Supporting Caste. The back half of the album is money, I just don't think the front half quite measures up in comparison (although the opening track is very good as you note). I need to listen to it a few more times, but this is my initial impression of the album at this point.



Oh, and as numerous other posters have stated the phrase "progressive thrash" is just seriously silly. You didn't make it up either contrary to your claim other writers have used this exact same description to desribe this band (to equally inaccurate effect), so why are you using it? Bands site all sorts of influences but that hardly means their music can be clustered into a genre of music on that basis. Their sound really just isn't the same as the bands you mention, so how does your argument make sense? The phrase is unnecessary and vaguely annoying, particular when you go on to imply that A Wilhelm Scream is also Progressive Thrash. Totally inaccurate, I mean just really not even true in any way. You should consider removing the phrase, if for no other reason than it has received so many (I think, warranted) complaints.



Very good review overall!

Shogun
September 2nd 2012


482 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Not entirely inaccurate, Propagandhi themselves have used the term "progressive thrash" at one point.

chambered49
September 2nd 2012


1727 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

album of the fucking decade



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