Album Rating: 4.0

I can't wait to dig into it.

Album Rating: 3.0

Light-years, from the new album, is a good song

Album Rating: 3.5

^ the melodic soloing in that song is sweet.



My favorites for now are Inside Out and Portrait.

Inside Out's chorus sounds like a modernized take on NM 156, love it. There's definitely some Ryche swagger and feel in The Verdict that was missing before. Still, I think there's a lack of class that's hard to not notice. Perhaps they should soften their sound a bit. More stuff like Portrait next time, please!



And a dynamic master wouldn't hurt either, the production on the Todd-era albums is a hindering factor. You can't be classy/artsy/"thinking man metal" if your album is DR 7.

Album Rating: 4.0

I got a full-length passive listen in finally, and I am digging it. Even Levant and Reverie are growing on me.



I'm a little afraid that they don't have a Firepower in them, though. It might be different if they knew an album was going to be their last, I guess.

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't understand the praise for Firepower so we kinda have to differ here haha.

Album Rating: 3.0

Dark Reverie is also a good jam

Album Rating: 3.5

I dig the spiraling guitar around 1:20 in that one. I'm really digging that part around 4:00 into Bent at the moment, definitely inspired by a section of Roads to Madness.

Album Rating: 4.0

I actually got around to spinning the Verdict a couple times. I dig it. Wanna sit with it some more before rating.



Had to come back to this for the bangers, though.

Album Rating: 3.5

"Had to come back to this for the bangers, though."



So many bangers. Was shocked with how good this album was when it came out.

Album Rating: 3.5

Def prefer the new one but it could have used a softer song like Just Us.

Album Rating: 4.0

Bulletproof came up on random today and that chorus is just fucking huge. I've really come to quite like that track.

Album Rating: 2.5

ugh

Album Rating: 3.5

Caliggy dude, it's a pretty great song!

Album Rating: 3.5

As a matter of fact, it’s their best ballad since Lucidity

Album Rating: 3.5

No doubt those are the 3 best on here

Album Rating: 3.5

Man I love me some Just Us, great tune. Just Us and Portrait are both top-tier Toddryche for me, hope they let the pedal off the metal a bit more in the future. The recent Forest wasn't great (I did warm up to it a little though - at least to its instrumental base) but those other songs definitely give me hope