Album Rating: 4.5

So we all love the classics. We get it - these guys fucking rock. Every release is better than the previous one in the fact that they EXPAND on what they did prior.



I'd say Poison The Well has tried to do the same with not nearly the same results. Still quality releases, but DEP have nailed every album they've released with solid tracks from start to finish (interludes included...they add to the experience of the album, IMO.



And going back to how much these guys kick ass....personally, I like it MORE when they dabble in their "softer" material, their more "singy" stuff - if you will. "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants", "Black Bubblegum", etc etc - and not because they're better songs than any of their other stuff...but that they give you that contrast, depth, and show off a skill set that most other bands playing this style of music aren't willing to touch at the risk of coming off as "less credible".



To me, that means more than being 100% into your "scene". And that's why DEP is so fucking kick ass



Having said that - I'm obviously not rating this thing until I hear it for myself in it's entirety.

Album Rating: 4.0

where did u guys get this from ..What.cd?

Album Rating: 4.5

this is not on what/waffles....yet.

"heres hoping its better that IW. that record was a piece of trash"

get the fuck off the internet

Staff gets more privileges than just a big avatar, people; a lot of the time they are actually given demos and promos by the actual artists for them to be reviewed.

Album Rating: 4.5

Baphomet - just noticed your avatar...fucking tits!

Album Rating: 4.5

Bloc is correct, we were given a promo copy. Sit tight, it'll be out soon enough

fuck, it's not out yet? this sounds like it's gonna be sweet ear candy

Album Rating: 4.0

Damn I'm excited now.

Cool album.

Album Rating: 4.0

Baphomet - just noticed your avatar...fucking tits!

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I NEED THIS. Everyone basically said that it's the style of Ire Works but with major improvements. While Miss Machine and Calculating were their best, and Ire Works was the weakest, Ire Works was a step in the right direction, and a very cool style, but their was too much filler and to many failed experiments. However, the experiments that didn't fail were unreal and showed promise. I loved the style on Ire Works, but as a whole album it was only solid in the end. If Option Paralysis is the same style, but with major enhancements and remedies, this will no doubt be the album of the year. I hope this review is right.

Album Rating: 3.5

I wish Relapse Records would give me promotional albums. Excellent review, gonna get this!

i shalt listen to this album

Anybody have a link where I can stream this? All I can manage to get on Youtube is the vid for Farewell Mona Lisa...

Math metal...not a fan of it.
The only real tracks I can stand from DEP are...Unretrofied and Milk Lizard

But THIS album, wow, am I stoked for...

Album Rating: 4.5

@ Wizard - they aren't on relapse anymore.



'We have announced that we are creating an umbrella known as Party Smasher Inc. that we will be putting out all of our future endeavors under. Our records, our shirts, our whatever the fucks....all of it is from now on coming out under that moniker. "

I listened a bit last night and wasn't blown away. "Widower" is great though.

I skimmed "Ire Works" when it came out and found it pretty meh..from the looks of this review though, I might have to give this album a listen.

Album Rating: 4.5

Ire Works took forever to grow on me. I didn't like it at all at first. It's one of THOSE kind of albums.