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Kinda agree pod... Also first record from them and I think these high rating folks are surfing crazy nostalgia waves



Not possibly the case with me. I only started listening to them about a month ago/month and a half ago. Started with YCBY then went back to the debut and went chronologically. Already got tix for the show they hit me so hard.

I did start listening to Deftones in high school when anround the fur came out and they def scratch a similar itch for me. So it’s def up my alley, but couldn’t be nostalgia.



I think some people coming to the table a bit later unfortunately may be falling victim to overhype. Happens to me too man, with movies and music. Sometimes a few more listens with now naturally tempered expectations can help.



But it could certainly just be the case that it didn’t click with you for whatever reason.

Album Rating: 4.0

If that riffdown in Wake of Vultures doesn't chafe your nips idk what to tell you

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Nips officially rubbed raw and bloody.

Album Rating: 4.0

Hell yeah brother m/

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Nostalgia waves? Lol. PTW have sounded like a completely different band nearly every album cycle.



There is no wave to ride here. It's a solid PTW record that actually builds off all of their discography while also evolving those sounds in a mature way. Sure, it could be considered fan service but it doesn't feel like it's pandering, it legitimately feels like a band that has fully realized what they do best and put it all on one record

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And I assume Urchin didn't make the cut because it sounds like a very early studio idea. It's extremely short and you can tell Jeff was getting a feel for his voice back. His vocals sound like he hadn't screamed in over a decade. Been there, I understand completely. And if it were me, I wouldn't feel confident enough with the performance to put it on the album...but it's a decent enough track to release it as a bside (as they did)

Yeah, I can see this being the case. Still, I think it dominates the album material because of how concise and energetic it is.

"There is no wave to ride here. It's a solid PTW record that actually builds off all of their discography while also evolving those sounds in a mature way."

Not sure if I get your point, but it seems like you're equating nostalgia with fanservice. The return of such a band is enough to make folks nostalgic, especially if there are familiar bits to be recognized in the music (and, as far as the opinions go, there are).

"There is no wave to ride here." - I mean there is by default given fans waiting for 17 years for a record. A return after so long is enough to whip any fan into a frenzy is all I'm saying.

Don't sweat my opinion bro. Just trying to add to the discussions. Your enjoyment of the music is, as ever unaffected by my or anyone else's views.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

@everyone, quite welcome for Urchin, which isn't a b-side for Peace in Place but was recorded alongside Trembling Level as the b-side of the vinyl single. I'm pretty sure both of those were recorded right before the album sessions and tour with Glassjaw which was incredible, got to see them both with Better Lovers in Brooklyn last year.

I'm not riding nostalgia here with my rating. It's just a high-quality record through and through, even next to their already-stellar discography. It's pretty much the model of how to do a proper comeback record and a perfect distillation of everything they've done before in one record. Unironically the place every new fan should start if they want to know what this band generally sounds like, and I'd put at least half of the album comfortably in the top 25 songs of their careers. Primal Mask and Melted are probably the "weakest" songs and they're still bops

On that note, A Wake of Vultures needs more love. The driving bassline, drums, slide guitar, riff breaks, the breakdown, with all the jangly atmospheric chords, Jeff's harmonized cleans, it's *chef kiss* exactly why I love this band

thanks for sharing Urchin, wish Primack did more solos

Man, I do not like Weeping Tones at all. Really jarring key change in that chorus which feels like your run of the mill mallcore band. Kills the momentum which is huge up to that point.

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@0ourradass Versions and Tropic Rot has some nice leads in there, but funny enough he really goes nuts on the cover of Guns N' Roses "Rocket Queen" from the Two Minutes To Late Night cover series on YouTube. Guy is a beast https://youtu.be/ecva1Y38LBo?si=UycprPYkSGW-OBae