Honestly a little surprising how much flak this is getting.
Personally, this hasn't resonated with me yet, but like "The Greatest of all Lost Arts," it took me a fair degree of time to tap into the intricacies of that record. This one is no different. This band has always been about growing on the listener. There's an incredible amount of nuance to an album like this.
Matt Geise's vocals sound very Matt Geise +20 years. Not sure how anyone can expect him to sound the same. He's literally twice as old as when they put out the last LP. His vocal timbre has aged. As far as how this COULD have gone, I'm pretty impressed that he still has the chops to hit the notes he does, AND belt out his signature scream.
Anyone who wasn't a fan back in the day (kinda like how I started) seriously missed a boat, and it's doubtful they'll ever catch it. These guys had (and still have) such a particular groove, and the tired argument that they sound like X amount of other groups is pretty much rooted in naivety.
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