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| 4.0 excellent | allthesametakemeaway | February 25th 09 |
I like 3iob alot every once in a while, I probably would have given it a 4.5 if not for the fact that when i bought the cd, it was screwed up and full of hannah montana songs. :S
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| 3.5 great | itachi1452 | September 3rd 08 |
3 Inches of Blood certainly do stick out somewhat in today's metal scene. They even stick out in the current power metal scene. While it's not a rarity for power metal bands to feature falsetto and growled vocals, it is more uncommon for them to feature a singer who sings in exclusively falsetto, and who's not afraid to give his falsetto a ragged touch. That's exactly what Cam Pipes (what an appropriate last name) succeeds in pulling off, proving that he's not afraid to roughen up his clean singing. Meanwhile, Jamie Hooper's metalcore and occassional black metal growl complement the falsettos fairly well, with very few exceptions. Overall, the musicianship is quite mature, with instrumentals heavily influenced by power and speed metal, featuring many melodic guitar solos, though some do seem to be taken straight out of speed metal's playing book. Drumming is standard drumming, featuring plenty of double-kicks and speed drumming. The instrumentals are often bursting with melody, even if its the same melody over and over again. There are quite a lot of standout songs, such as Night Marauders, Forest King, and Trial of Champions, but there are also horribly vague songs such as Infinite Legions (standard speed metal) and Black Spire. Overall, while clich?n a lovable fashion, and repetitive in some aspects, Fire Up the Blades is still a surprisingly mature (to some degree) and enjoyable record.
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| 0.0 | combustion07 | March 19th 08 |
I'm one of the few people that was blown away by this album, this is by far their best imo. The duel vocalists are but to good use on this album, there are two different styles, high pitched falsettos, and a mid ranged scream/growlish. The guitarwork on the album is killer. The dish out really cool sounding riffs at fast speeds. The lyrics are cheesy, but hey thats the way I like them.
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| 3.5 great | Suyan | January 21st 22 |
| 2.5 average | Source | June 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ARDCWE | November 2nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | December 2nd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Wolfe | October 29th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Pegana | January 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Wilk0 | September 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kralle | February 17th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Thibs | January 17th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Warpt | December 19th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Axl752 | November 3rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | Irving EMERITUS | February 12th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kadaver | October 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZGP1992 | October 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dril89 | September 26th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | random | August 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dummit | April 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | xorax | December 2nd 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ire | May 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Spec | May 24th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | MO | March 18th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikanoz | December 23rd 10 |
| 2.5 average | miked89 | November 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | fairplay | November 19th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | LTDA | October 19th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Isoas | July 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | xDANKx | March 31st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Loot | March 30th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Fandog | February 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | vdop | February 10th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | dch528 | January 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | 3PointJ | December 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sle | December 23rd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Ripped | December 11th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Perry24 | December 7th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | quik40 | November 5th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | vormito | October 14th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | BL33D | May 3rd 09 |
| 2.0 poor | SVIIB | May 1st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | krawlon | December 22nd 08 |
| 3.0 good | TBliss | December 12th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Winxco | December 3rd 08 |
| 3.0 good | sid9 | December 3rd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zeedub | November 15th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben101 | October 8th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Curse. | September 30th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Nihilo | August 6th 08 |
| 3.5 great | IRAI | March 19th 08 |
| 3.0 good | twiik | March 13th 08 |
| 3.5 great | DerMond | February 14th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | grief | January 26th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | EyeKnow | January 25th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | vin7392 | January 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Monaro73 | November 16th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | room101 | September 6th 07 |
| 3.5 great | Goku | August 27th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | s7mon | August 19th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | nick962 | July 31st 07 |
| 3.5 great | Tyler EMERITUS | June 16th 07 |
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