VCTMS
Vol. V: The Hurt Collection


4.0
excellent

Review

by pizzamachine USER (649 Reviews)
October 24th, 2023 | 37 replies


Release Date: 2023 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Bam

Songs about death. Songs about coping and not coping. A very emotional album where everything is revealed and even shouted at the audience - repeatedly.

“Nobody gives a shit what you’ve been through”

Damn. On top of these harsh lyrics, the blood splitting harsh vocalist is reminded of his regrets and his dead or gone friends. Very real, very heavy topics including self harm among other things.

The raw emotion is enough to keep this album incredibly engaging. If you like metalcore/deathcore with heavy topics look no further.



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Comments:Add a Comment 
pizzamachine
October 24th 2023


28306 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

My favourite review in a while tbh

bellovddd
October 24th 2023


7758 Comments


this band always been pretty mid.


pizzamachine
October 24th 2023


28306 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Sorta kinda

artiswar
October 24th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks for reviewing, I really liked the second paragraph. Their last album was so much more sophisticated, this feels like a dog chasing it's own tail and is pretty disheartening. Stranger is a track that had me just scratching my head but has grown on me a lot, it's pure Korn worship (the drummer is even rocking a full Adidas tracksuit) and has the turntables as a nod to Hybrid Theory, just a sloppy love-letter to nu-metal of old. Twist The Rage is fun and Feed The Vice is so obnoxiously heavy, I love it. The previous album built up to a really dynamic and exciting final suite of tracks, and this one tries to do the same thing but just completely falls short. Burn Victim is literally just a lazy copy/paste of Carefully/Caged from the last one. The other thing I found really puzzling about this, is I assumed the next step in their evolution would involve more interplay between the male/female vocals, but they do nothing in that regard. The closest they come is Stranger. I really just expected more. Vol IV does everything this does but wayyyyyy better. They have the capacity to be a headlining band one day but at this rate they are going to be an opener forever

Tundra
October 24th 2023


10936 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Needs more than heaviness for me to really enjoy it, this is good for those who like that sound. I think its solid but far from best of the year or anything like that.

Purpl3Spartan
October 24th 2023


9531 Comments


This band has been so consistently mid over the years it’s impressive

artiswar
October 25th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I would actually take great pleasure in strapping Hawks in and forcing him to listen to this garbage. Just waterboard him with this

pizzamachine
October 25th 2023


28306 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

“It’s pure Korn worship”



It didn’t work lol.



Also yes force Hawks to listen to this m/////

artiswar
October 27th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

honestly this is growing on me…. the closer slaps

pizzamachine
October 27th 2023


28306 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It may or may not be a grower

artiswar
October 27th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh it's a grower. I think I was too harsh on it. I'm pissed as hell they didn't release the lyrics this time around because there are large segments here where the vocals are indecipherable. Also sucks that nobody listened to it lol

you're a good sport pizza m///

Purpl3Spartan
October 27th 2023


9531 Comments


MIDCTMS

artiswar
October 27th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ooooooooooooooh burnnnnnnnn

Tundra
October 27th 2023


10936 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I'm being generous giving this a 3.5, it really is very mediocre at its core

metalprofiteer
October 28th 2023


126 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Album is better than this review

pizzamachine
October 28th 2023


28306 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Make your own review before you talk shit or I’ll assume you can’t put sentences together. 🤯 Like, one review would be a great start. Now fuck off my page and figure it out if you’re so interested in reviews that only you deem as better. Don’t trip on my 600 review dick on the way out.

Purpl3Spartan
October 28th 2023


9531 Comments


Pizza spitting bars

pizzamachine
October 28th 2023


28306 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I’m not taking shit from a 0 review asshole

artiswar
October 28th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

lolll

artiswar
October 30th 2023


16775 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I hope you're happy with this review because I may keep bumping this indefinitely like an insane person. I'm thinking of 5'ing tbh



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