Album Rating: 3.5

lol the way you spelled it made me think dani collabed with Rihanna for a hot minute and i had to do a double take

Had to type it that way tonight otherwise my brain was going to churn out nonsense

Album Rating: 3.0

Well I see you all talked about all there is on this album already now that I'm days late to the discussion. Summary is obvious heresy, their last album got them the most acclaim they've had since deliver us and the albums outside s/t are still worthwhile and even that has one or two good songs. This isn't a band that puts out bad music, they have a legacy and it really sucks this didn't do much for me especially considering the wait (obv covid played a big hand in their band restructure during but still)



kris norris was the lifeblood of this band and they have never recovered from him leaving [2] John Henry is the heart but Kris got the blood pumping.

Nothing i heard from this was bad. It was just boring and bland to me

Album Rating: 3.0

That's bad

So see no point diving furthur into the full record

Album Rating: 3.0

I wouldn't. Jam undoing ruin or deliver us instead. Their last album if you want a newer album.

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm just glad they're doing as good as they can this late in their career and haven't fallen far enough off that I'm wishing for another Deliver Us.

Basically they didn't Maroon 5 us and I'm glad.

Album Rating: 3.0

Nah, these guys are the real deal, the day they sell out is the day the quit making music.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

My current rating of the tracks



Excellent

One With the Void

New Utopian Dream

My Only Regret



Great

Societal Bile

Amor Fati

Love is Fear

Mausoleum

Goddess of War, Give Me Something to Die For



Good

Perpetual Terminal

The Nihilist Undone



Meh

A Prayer to the Holy Death



I would say the a few of the "great" tracks move back and forth between good and excellent depending on my mood. The only track I don't really care for is "A Prayer to the Holy Death".

Album Rating: 2.0

One With the Void (L) coming in on the same beat as Norma Jean's Nexus (R). The drums accent different points, but...

https://voca.ro/14K2Vzjr9bfP



What if we move Void (L) one beat behind Nexus (R) so that the drums are almost perfectly in sync?

https://voca.ro/15obiCYHh58v



Pretty sure they recorded Void directly on top of Nexus.

Album Rating: 3.0

normally i wouldn't...it's that staff badge that seemingly gives them an aura of "musical superiority" that just feels ick lol



I’m just glad it’s more “ick” now and less “go kill yourself” like it used to be.

Album Rating: 3.0

One with the void does actually sound like a Norma Jean song, especially when the clean vocals kick in in such a similar way NJ would perform it. The solo is the only thing that really differentiates the track.



Boggles the mind people shit on the last NJ album still btw. Also how hawks called this scenecore

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Drums are way too tech, agreed. Literally the opposite of what this band needs

Album Rating: 3.0

Because the last NJ album was boring

Album Rating: 3.0

In what way?

Was cookie cutter core. Idk take my takes on core with a grain of salt

Album Rating: 3.0

The last nj was mediocre.



I don’t think Hawks knows what scenecore is lol. You don’t have to like Darkest Hour but I would never classify them as scenecore. (Also haven’t heard ANYTHING called scenecore since like 2012).

This isnt scenecore at all. Asking Alexandria to me is a good example of a scenecore band

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Yeah I wouldn’t call this scenecore at all venin and crew haven’t 4.5’d it haha