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| 0.0 | LightRedFloyd | July 12th 13 |
Dog shit is even giving this too much credit. Atleast dog shit is a necessary bodily function for the survival of a dog, an animal that can actually serve several different purposes and is loved by many people. Asking Alexandria is also loved by many people but 98% of them are retarded.
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| 0.0 | Panzerchrist | July 16th 13 |
Last night I performed a sacred ritual, in the halls of a temple whose name has long since
fallen off the tongues of mortal man. It's dusty stone structures echoed it's sentiments
clearly; it was cold, harsh and cruel, but it existed for a reason. And that reason was
why I had come.
I placed the sacred texts inside of the blood sphere, and chanted the names of three
demons, and with the chants escaping my throat, the floors did rumble and break. From
within
the seal, a powerful force erupted, ascending from flames and thorns to hover over me with
incredible power born. A devil in flesh.
"WHY HATH THEE AWOKEN ME, MORTAL?" It spoke.
And so I answered it. "Asking Alexandria has put out their newest full length. I would do
anything to stop it."
The demon cocked it's head.
"ANYTHING?" it mused.
"Anything." I stated.
The abomination grinned. "YOUR DEMANDS HAVE BEEN MET."
And that's how I became the head writer of Pitchfork.
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| 0.0 | DegausserGuernica24 | July 16th 13 |
Well, one thing's for sure, Chuck would never change the name of his band to Destiny.
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| 1.5 very poor | Recspecs | July 16th 13 |
Every time a shitty user makes a soundoff, Deviant loses 5 GBs of memory.
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| 4.0 excellent | timquiros | August 6th 13 |
I don't think the album cover is meaningless at all. It's just a matter of how you interpret or understand it, like art. Let me tell you how I interpret it.rThe stripper in a vending machine (probably means paid sex) represents a man's death. It represents his past lifestyle; sex, drugs, parties, etc. On the other hand, the man walking through the hallway represents a man turning his back from his past and choosing to fulfill his destiny. Therefore the album is titled "From Death to Destiny".rAs for the album's quality, I really enjoyed it. I think this is the best AA release so far. The lyrics are not profound and excellent, but definitely not below average. I'm also digging the new Slipknot or nu-metal-like growls and immensely improved clean vocals. I honestly think the vocal style is intentional too. Also less unnecessary breakdowns, better song structures. Overall, the band has matured a lot.rFor me this album deserves a rating of 4.0. I know, most of you will disagree.
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| 3.0 good | peartnoy | July 29th 13 |
Still not perfect, but it would be dishonest to say that there aren't some headbanging riffs and huge choruses on this. Definitely their best, even if the production kinda sucks.
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| 2.0 poor | Toadstool | July 31st 13 |
Well, it's Asking Alexandria. What do you expect?
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| 3.5 great | Aust4L | July 30th 13 |
Got the leak when it hit Pirate Bay today at 5 Central Time. Listened to is straight through, couldn't be more impressed. The maturity level lyrically and instrumentally is incredibly impressive. This band will always be hated because of their success but there's no doubt they know what it takes to make a good album to listen to. Easily some of their best work. More radio mainstream every song is easily listenable however. Great piece of work.
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| 2.5 average | maddin | July 29th 13 |
Haters of AA will be suprised...it's actually good.
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| 1.0 awful | ti0n | July 29th 13 |
wow i didnt know awful music like this would even exist. so bad
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| 2.5 average | alexrogahn | July 24th 13 |
From the songs I've heard so far, sounds like this won't be too bad. Will update my score when the full album
comes out. Seems like a step up from before though.
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| 1.5 very poor | Omeggia | July 14th 13 |
Just heard a preview for this, chugz and sickeningly cheesy choruses galore. Did you honestly expect anything more?
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| 1.5 very poor | kintups55 | April 23rd 18 |
AA trying to be more mature and abandoning their childish and angst ridden yet fun earlier sound just leads to them becoming run of the mill bad radio rock.
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| 3.0 good | Alabaster Jones | August 21st 17 |
This is pretty much Reckless And Relentless just with more hard rock-isms and less shoehorned orchestral instrumentation (though that doesn't completely become eschewed). The influence of that oft-maligned post-grunge/hard rock style is very prevalent on From Death To Destiny in the clean vocals and pops up in the songwriting every now and again. Needless to say, the cleans aren't very good. They're decent enough in some spots but in others they have this awful pseudo-gruff quality to them that just doesn't work in the slightest. The songwriting is a bit bouncier, still pretty simple but still pretty fun, and there's several catchy moments here that are pretty entertaining. It's definitely got the best poppy moments of their career thus far, but aren't as enjoyable when they do decide to play more on the metalcore side of things. It seems like each one of their albums has something really good about it that's held back by something totally unnecessary.
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| 3.0 good | Joran | March 24th 17 |
I think it's not as shit as their previous albums. It's a fun listen for a couple times.
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| 2.5 average | Linx | June 27th 16 |
As of recent I can't stand Danny Worsnop's new vocal style.
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| 0.0 | RivalSkoomaDealer | March 22nd 16 |
Just noticed that the cover has a naked chick in a vending machine on it.
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| 3.5 great | MaggieG | February 7th 16 |
The last AA album to feature Danny Worsnop and shows the band maturing from their past two albums. Coming as someone who isn't an Asking fan, I found myself enjoying this album more than I expected. The band's musicianship and songwriting has definitely improved and Worsnop's vocals aren't as obnoxious as they were on their first record. I have to say that there's even songs that I legitimately enjoy on this record. However, the lyrics at times can still be shallow and juvenile and the album suffers from some tonal inconsistency as the band are unable to decide whether to stick to their trademark metalcore sound or move into a more hard rock/pop metal style a la Guns N'Roses or Motley Crue. Asking's best album yet though and I hope they continue to mature in style as they do have a lot of potential.
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| 5.0 classic | neojoe | April 11th 15 |
Lyrical genious, totally unexpected considering their prior albums. It's a shame Danny left, but in doing so he made this one a classic
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| 1.0 awful | Jared Floryan | November 2nd 14 |
Horrifically asinine and far too uninspired, From Death to Destiny is the epitome of a fossil which should've been simply kept buried. Sure, there's not so much a sign of synth-like elements anywhere on this album, but at least that was somewhat tolerable; the keyword is 'somewhat', my friends.
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| 4.0 excellent | zanx | December 30th 13 |
This is such an odd bag to rate. They fix some things critics hate them for, and then fall into other problems. First off the overused breakdowns and the electronic dance AA! has been notorious for is gone. I'm not saying that is good or bad. AA! Was an indulgent band for me. Just plain heavy, simple fun. They've decided they don't want to be that anymore. So here's the good. They have added the old school Rock n Roll feel they've hinted at so many times in other songs. They are breaking the mold, and it is refreshing. But they are falling into other molds... Song structures are repetitive and uninteresting compared to those on previous albums. The album includes fantastic songs (Don't Pray For Me, Moving On, Run Free) and boring songs (Until The End, Poison). Give it a shot with an open mind. I respect them for pursuing exactly what they want. I think that's what AA! has been about all along. I for one wish it was a little heavier. And I wish they had let Joey Sturgis handle all the aspects... They let him record, but David Bendeth handled mixing duties and its so muddy. Still a fun listen if you give it a chance.
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| 2.0 poor | Kronzo | November 6th 13 |
I don't really know why I was expecting better, most of these songs sound exactly the same. From Death to Destiny is a complete chore to get through. The occasional catchy moment here and there saves this from being complete garbage, but it doesn't make up for all of the boring breakdowns and the overall phoned-in performance from the entire outfit.
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| 4.5 superb | NickzeDick | October 24th 13 |
This review sounds pretty damn biased. I have listened through AA's previous two albums hundreds of times and I loved them. So naturally this new release took some getting used to, but not much. I think the new style really works for them and the instruments sound a bit more tasteful. Danny's vocals (while he doesn't have nearly as much range as he used to) sound more natural and I think it's working well for him. I think this album is great and worth a listen.
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| 1.5 very poor | Antigen | August 23rd 13 |
The fact that Alt Press gave this a 4/5 makes me hate them even more.
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| 2.0 poor | Deuce8311 | August 21st 13 |
Very disappointed just like I knew I would be knowing Danny's voice would not be the same. In my opinion, it was his vocals that made the last album better than average. "From Death To Destiny" just felt very uninspired, as if the band said well it's time to make another album and just made it for the sake of having one. Nothing special really stands out to me on this album, but I can't bring myself to give them any lower of a rating. I've always had a soft spot for theses guys, but they're really starting to push it. Thank God for the guest vocals of Howard Jones that save the album toward the end, and keep it from being a total loss. Even then, his vocals ALSO get watered down with synthesizers and unnecessary studio production. Hopefully AA can find an answer and some needed inspiration within the next few years, or they're going to be in even worse jeopardy of losing the fans that aren't scene kids who still need their moms to drop them off at the concert.
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| 2.5 average | cloakanddagger | August 13th 13 |
The album is actually a big step in the right direction. The songs actually sound like genuine songs now, rather than just an excuse for breakdowns, and overall the music flows a lot better than it did in their previous releases.
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| 2.5 average | TylerLamberg | August 6th 13 |
This album in no way deserves all the 1s it has. No, this is nothing perfect, but it's a lot rbetter than what I expected from this band. They're getting better. Seriously though, the rfact that this is rated lower than Reckless and Relentless at the moment is just utterly rridiculous. That album was the epitome of bad.
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| 0.0 | JazzHands333 | August 6th 13 |
I would make a review for the sake of making fun of this but that would require listening to it and I can't be arsed
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| 2.0 poor | immortalizepain | July 31st 13 |
May bump this to 2.5 later. Sounds kinda half-good while at the same time half-assed.
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| 4.0 excellent | Windows98IsAmazing | July 26th 13 |
You all hate on previews for songs and because it's Asking. I love the new stuff, they grew up
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| 4.5 superb | botrain | November 29th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Piem | October 8th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 12th 22 |
| 3.0 good | AGC | June 4th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Iteidem | January 1st 22 |
| 2.5 average | Watch | October 24th 21 |
| 2.5 average | teo | June 16th 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | anode | June 12th 21 |
| 3.0 good | jc3494 | March 23rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Gorey13 | February 18th 21 |
| 3.5 great | joseph | June 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | May 1st 20 |
| 1.0 awful | Wolfe | April 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | AlBo | March 7th 20 |
| 3.0 good | DATO | November 12th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Jaxer | August 23rd 19 |
| 2.0 poor | Flwzzs | August 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | kodama | August 4th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | lewzis | June 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | andrewz | January 4th 19 |
| 3.0 good | STEA | November 9th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | ARDCWE | November 2nd 18 |
| 2.5 average | Cashew | September 28th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Josh | September 22nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fony | August 13th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Laen | May 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sarah | March 29th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Tranqyl | February 1st 18 |
| 2.5 average | Loch | January 20th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Maximo | December 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Soupy | December 20th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | klocu4 | December 15th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Talon19 | December 14th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | tysly | December 14th 17 |
| 2.5 average | DRusso | December 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | suzcruzz | November 15th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Mikpol | October 17th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Elynna | October 11th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | AriDoe | September 27th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Kurisu | September 22nd 17 |
| 2.0 poor | nbats | August 22nd 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Toms | July 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Neibery | April 18th 17 |
| 3.5 great | TatR | February 10th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | Brandon | December 30th 16 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | tellah | December 1st 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | ArkanSeb | November 11th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Verix | November 10th 16 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | November 1st 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Xoct232 | October 29th 16 |
| 3.0 good | chayka | October 17th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJBSS | September 25th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | babb | September 9th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Decolu | September 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | m4j3stiq | September 7th 16 |
| 2.5 average | SB129 | August 29th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | md5 | August 22nd 16 |
| 2.5 average | Shukal | July 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | corou | May 17th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | May 14th 16 |
| 3.1 good | Trey STAFF | April 28th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | IVIII | April 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | hreim | April 11th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Shamus248 CONTRIBUTOR | April 10th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | BHAR | March 16th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Leymon | February 25th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | Kezia | February 13th 16 |
| 3.0 good | foldas | January 25th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Henry | January 9th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Simon K. STAFF | December 17th 15 |
| 3.0 good | SYL | November 26th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | btati | November 13th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Wigmore | October 25th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | dcon4L | October 24th 15 |
| 3.0 good | CMX97 | October 16th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | mEyck97 | September 29th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Brett W | September 27th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | ICDD | September 6th 15 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | August 3rd 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lassie | July 12th 15 |
| 3.5 great | boff | June 28th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Qorx | May 8th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | ToddDC | February 20th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | ZairoN | February 19th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | guy | February 11th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Next | February 1st 15 |
| 3.0 good | tiberk | January 27th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | boeoz | January 21st 15 |
| 2.5 average | Flave | January 8th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | slaps | December 16th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Ryan93 | December 5th 14 |
| 2.5 average | forall | October 3rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Mercy | September 30th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | A257U2 | September 28th 14 |
| 3.5 great | wubwub | September 25th 14 |
| 3.0 good | dxc | September 18th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Brabiz | August 21st 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Jackus | July 25th 14 |
| 3.0 good | JSJC | July 16th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Veldin | July 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | JacobG | July 7th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | yorda | July 4th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mazza | June 22nd 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Fujay | June 9th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | lunf | June 4th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | nob973 | April 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | foREVer | April 23rd 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Roman | April 23rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | JaymiJ | April 7th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Thor | March 10th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Digis | March 1st 14 |
| 2.0 poor | WesCH1 | February 25th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Akagami | February 19th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | ilbron | February 11th 14 |
| 3.0 good | acbpn | February 6th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Sebe | February 1st 14 |
| 2.5 average | bgregab | January 31st 14 |
| 3.0 good | DyerTF | January 29th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Thatch | January 10th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Prole | December 28th 13 |
| 3.3 great | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | December 28th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Haon | December 13th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Minus. | December 11th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Giansk | November 25th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | ellagos | October 15th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Xav | September 27th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | September 27th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | d00derz | September 23rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | bain89 | September 22nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | arlowf | September 12th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | xevman | September 10th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Epitome | September 5th 13 |
| 2.5 average | elscott | August 30th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Furik | August 22nd 13 |
| 2.5 average | JDR | August 21st 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Drawk | August 17th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | apert | August 16th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | alarm | August 13th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Aus10B | August 10th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Vodash | August 10th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | vali28 | August 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | pboitel | August 6th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Svon | August 6th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Pat616 | August 6th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | SimGod | August 3rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | cerdi | July 31st 13 |
| 3.5 great | mar1s | July 30th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Durrzo | July 16th 13 |
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