Traitors
Traitors


1.0
awful

Review

by XavierLeviathan666 USER (3 Reviews)
June 8th, 2014 | 46 replies


Release Date: 2014 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Every chugcore dunderhead's wet-dream.

Over the last few years, many well-known deathcore bands have only seemed to be improving and slowly gaining more and more respect in the metal community, and they even pulled themselves out of the hottopicore rut that Bring Me the Horizon helped to create. These bands include Whitechapel, Carnifex, Job For a Cowboy, All Shall Perish (just to name a few). Some maturity has swept the bands and the only real threat to deathcore's progression has been the djenty/chugcore/beatdown bands, like Emmure, but these bands have been very few and have kept to their own circle of snap-back-bearing, one-chord-chugging, invisible-ninja-fighting bros. The only other issue are the bands like Chelsea Grin who still cling to commercial success and hottopic, but these bands are slowly either becoming djent or the modern definition of metalcore.

But behold, the harbinger for the destruction of deathcore's progression has arrived; straight from the depths of the brocore community comes Traitors, to *** things up and keep giving deathcore a bad name. Why do I say this? Judging from how quickly they've become popular in the deathcore genre (even with those who think Emmure suck?), and by the positive reactions at their brand of slow chug-bile, it seems as though 3 to 4 minute long breakdowns for songs are going to become more used! What exactly have Traitors brought to the table that is new? Absolutely nothing! And that is the horror of it; they never strive for any real musicianship. Each song is around 3 to 4 minutes of breakdown cliches and simplified Oceano ripoffs, yet many deathcore fans are seeing Traitors as the Messiah of deathcore? I sure hope, and pray to a god I don't believe in, that it will not come to the hostile takeover of these douche-bags, Black Tongue, and Demolisher... though I cannot promise you anything. We can only hope that the deathchug generation will not come to pass, but it seems inevitable. Lately, anytime a grand deathcore album emerges, more *** like these bands emerge! I'm not even sure as to how I'll get past this paragraph to write an actual review, instead of a rant...but here we go...

All you really need to hear from this band is the single off of this release: "Dead Nerves". This song just sums up what they're all about and why it was ridiculous for them to even make a full release. At one point in time, I was laughing my ass off to this song because I never thought that this *** would even get anywhere... I was horribly wrong.
Because I'm such a gracious individual, why don't I just save you the trouble of even listening to this whore***!: *ba-dum* Chug, chug, chug-chug *crash, crash, crash, crash* Chug,chug, chug *bass drop* chug-chug "HERRRRE-LIES-A-BROOO-KEN-MAAAAN!" chug, chug, chug *bass drop* chug-chug "DEAD'N'BEA-TEN-FROM HIS OWWWN-HAAANNDSSS!".

The hilarity and repulsiveness of the repetitive drumming, generic lyrics from a hippopotamus, and obsessive one-chord-smashing guitars has to make you wonder, "what in the *** is wrong with most deathcore fans?". This single has had me stumped since I let my eyes graze over the comment section on youtube. What exactly is enjoyable about this 3-minute-and-36-seconds-long breakdown?

If you loved to hate Emmure for being repetitive in the past, then you will have a fun time ripping your hair out over Traitors. I used to loathe the music of Emmure, that is until I heard "Dead Nerves". Don't expect there to be a legitimate riff anywhere in Traitors' music, because you will not find a single legitimate riff anywhere. If you are a crazy bastard who actually likes the thought of 3 to 4 minute long breakdowns, then this is definitely the release for you...you crazy bastard...


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MrSirLordGentleman
June 8th 2014


15343 Comments


"XavierLeviathan666"

m/

Fix the paragraphs dude

Diamondize
June 8th 2014


1367 Comments


I could have sworn I read this review before band sucks tho so yea

Pennywise_M
June 8th 2014


7502 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Not well written nor accurate, rather entertaining though



Ps.: Also dude's got a point kinda

SomeGuyDude
June 8th 2014


377 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

One of my favorite things is watching elitist douchenozzles act like deathcore is any more formulaic than any other subgenre of metal.



Is this album good? No, not really. But that's because it's a bland example of its style, but the review here is just harping on deathcore tropes and saying that the only good bands of the style are bands that don't do it any more. That's worthless and says nothing about whether or not this is a good album, it just tells us that the reviewer hates the style. Not exactly enlightening.



Also, terribly written. Giant paragraphs, polemic statements, exclamation points all over the place, the list goes on.

XavierLeviathan666
June 8th 2014


49 Comments


lol at SomeGuyDude. I was writing this purely for fun and I didn't even bother to make it look pretty,
but I'm glad you liked it The point you attempted to make about me saying that "the only good bands
of the style are bands that don't do it any more" though is ridiculous. I like deathcore when there's
more to it than the kind of shit that chugcore bands put on the table. I'm really not an elitist
either; you can look at my ratings and see that I occasionally enjoy metalcore along with death
metal/black metal. I think you missed the point of this review. And this was my first review on this
sight, so take it easy on me :T I'm a review baby

XavierLeviathan666
June 8th 2014


49 Comments


Btw, how do I edit my review?

XavierLeviathan666
June 8th 2014


49 Comments


Nevermind, I figured it out.

Pennywise_M
June 8th 2014


7502 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

"This band is hilarious. Me and Moreira had a pretty good chat bout them before lol"



oh yeah lelelel these guys and Immoralist are a walk in the park



http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111229073254/southpark/images/c/c9/2770790752_1.gif



And Black Tongue for the most part haha

AtomicShane
June 8th 2014


2121 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

m/

XavierLeviathan666
June 8th 2014


49 Comments


Fixed it up a bit.

XavierLeviathan666
June 8th 2014


49 Comments


Fixed it up a bit.

Diamondize
June 8th 2014


1367 Comments


And this was my first review on this sight, so take it easy on me

titanslayer
June 8th 2014


2714 Comments


"One of my favorite things is watching elitist douchenozzles act like deathcore is any more formulaic than any other subgenre of metal. "
There are so many things wrong with this sentence...

titanslayer
June 8th 2014


2714 Comments


I didn't read the whole review but the idea that one shitty band can somehow hurt the progression of a
genre is really stupid

Pennywise_M
June 8th 2014


7502 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

"There are so many things wrong with this sentence..."



Relax, he's just some guy dude

XavierLeviathan666
June 9th 2014


49 Comments


Can people not tell that this was SUPPOSED to sound dramatic? It was an EXAGGERATION. I didn't REALLY mean that this one band would actually ruin deathcore *sigh* I'm not a fucking deathcore-prophet or anything; I didn't get struck by metal lightning and have a Revelation on the end of deathcore...this was a JOKE. I do dislike this album with a passion, but I don't actually think it's going to bring about the end for deathcore.

Pennywise_M
June 9th 2014


7502 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

LOL @ the reviewer getting worked up after someone criticised an aspect of the review he realises it's inaccurate and somewhat unprofessional.



That's almost like "CMON guys i KNOW i punched the guy in the face BUT I WAS KIDDING! DO YOU NOT KNOW how to have a laugh?! Jesus it was a JOKE i was SUPPOSED to punch him for it to be funny!"



Blowing it way out of proportion for teh lulz hi 5 guys :DDDD

Diamondize
June 9th 2014


1367 Comments


*ba-dum* Chug, chug, chug-chug *crash, crash, crash, crash* Chug,chug, chug *bass drop* chug-chug "HERRRRE-LIES-A-BROOO-KEN-MAAAAN!" chug, chug, chug *bass drop* chug-chug "DEAD'N'BEA-TEN-FROM HIS OWWWN-HAAANNDSSS!"

XavierLeviathan666
June 9th 2014


49 Comments


@IWillReturn: As much as I enjoy Joker references, do you mean my comment or my review? My review was just a fun rant (you can barely count it as a review in that sense); I was definitely exaggerating. I'm just confused as to why people are taking this that seriously? ._.

Pennywise_M
June 10th 2014


7502 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Haha diamond m/



If you're willing to try to understand it Xavier, i think i already answered that for you. I do understand where you come from but for someone who's looking for a proper review for this EP, this might not be it that's all. I'm sure nobody's trying to push you around though, it's chill.



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