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	Electric Callboy Tanzneid Like with 'Hurrikan' for "Tekkno", let's use 'The Way You Are' as an emblematic piece for the entirety of "Tanznied" from Electric Callboy. 'Hurrikan' had a poppy part combined with a deathcore switch halfway, and was the perfect piece to show to someone to illustrate the spectrum of Electric Callboy's style. 'The Way You Are' is an evolved version of 'Hurrikan', and even arguably a better song, yet despite the evolution there, the rest of "Tanznied" is not. The title track, 'Ratatata', and 'Hypercharged' all feel so safely generic that one of them probably should've been cut from the track selection. Normally, that would do it - but no, ther	3.0 08.31.26
	Bring Me The Horizon Count Your Blessings \| Repented When I reviewed "Post Human Next Gen" from Bring Me The Horizon, I noted that for some reason I just can never really gel with the band's songwriting despite it being right up my alley, and the fact that there were a handful of decent tunes on that record. The band then decides to 360 and re-record their first album next, and what's even more impressive is they've had the same lineup since back then. It's really something special and commendable when a group is so attuned with one another and they manage to evolve over time. I guess hearing this gave me a whole new level of respect for Bring Me the Horizon that I've never had before. The song	3.5 08.31.26
	Still Remains Spirit Breaker "Spirit Breaker", as a pure concentration, might be the best work from Still Remains. There's no filler here - no instrumentals, just pure energy and ideas seeping out of every song. Take the title track for example using synthetized kicks to build to the first verse, to the again synthesized choir backing a very memorable breakdown. Lead single 'Erase You' was...well...a good choice for the lead single due to it being the catchiest song by far even though it uses the atypical 'Drop-C tuning chord chorus' that other songs use as well (in fact, 'The Worst is Yet to Come' from their debut album uses the same chord progression, just faster). Per	4.0 08.31.26
	Sleeping With Sirens An Ending in Itself Thanks to collaborations, new member additions, and a humble amount of time away to dial-down on creating a solid record, "An Ending in Itself" manages to be Sleeping With Sirens best record to date. From the opener (title track), it's clear that there was a songwriting evolution within the ensemble, with little glistens like having a breather after the first chorus to accelerate to the second verse. It continues in the likes of 'Forever/Always', one of the ballads from the album that manages to evoke catchiness yet builds to a heavy bridge that doesn't feel out the blue. 'God in My Head' uses a 3/4 time signature and is one of the standout t	4.0 08.31.26
	Haste the Day Dissenter Disclaimer: Haste the Day is my favorite band of all time. Have to get that out of the way to also note that "Dissenter" is the band's worst record, yet it doesn't make it a bad record. The sound from "Burning Bridges", "When Everything Falls", and "Pressure the Hinges" (which is probably the band's best record of all time but not my personal favorite) has an aura to it that no other act could emulate until 2015's "Coward" - with the track 'Accept' uniting the musicians from the earlier albums, and it had that aforementioned aura. Musicians and bands are a curious thing; ideas, talent, combinations, and more all meld together and results can	3.0 06.02.26
	ERRA Silence Outlives the Earth "Silence Outlives the Earth" is a thankfully massive step-up from "Cure", but still doesn't match the near-epoch that was ERRA's self-titled album. Where ERRA excels is their use of low guitar riffs that suddenly contrast by using the upper register in strings to create a ping-pong kind of effect that serves as their signature in songwriting. The catalog in "Cure" lacked this, but "Silence Outlives the Earth" brings it back in combination with catchy choruses with the likes of 'Black Cloud', 'Gore of Being' and 'Further Eden'. The band tries to do a 3-part closer series as well in the final 3 tracks, and it mostly does work as the group dippi	3.5 06.02.26
	Don Broco Nightmare Tripping This might be one that has to be revisited in later years to see what time has done to it. This is my first Don Broco album, and I was drawn in by the gimmick title track featuring Nickelback of all artists. A truly brilliant move on all fronts though; the oddity in the collab and the song actually being the best track on the record is an all around win in terms of promotion. The rest of the album ranges from goofy songs like the opener 'Cellophane', weirdly emotional songs like 'Somersaults' and 'Ghost in the Night', and catchy songs like 'Euphoria' and 'Hype Man'. There's an added heaviness in plenty of tracks, but as a whole it keeps to a	4.0 06.02.26

Atari you kinda made my day. had no idea there was a new Amber Pacific album so cheers
June 3 02:24 PM
artificialbox bro thank you for not drinking the Static Dress kool aid
January 3 10:24 PM
iamSeraph digging your soundoffs and taste. gj man. greetings
December 26 10:46 PM
mrdogthrow https://youtu.be/QsZlY0Vz4-o
June 24 04:51 PM
Spec 30% metalcore damn homie
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