(6/12/18): Imagine my surprise when I first heard Dogma, expecting the album to be yet another misfire on The GazettE's end. However, this user later found that the record wasn't a half-bad effort when judged by its own efforts. Also, upon comparing it to the last three LPs, full-length #8 was not only catchier, but more cohesive, too. Even now when I revise the sound-off, I still maintain this same opinion. An unambiguous metal release, Dogma hosted a darker and even slightly cinematic feel to its material, plus the electronic/industrial influences that started gaining prominence on Toxic were toned down considerably. Even though cuts like "Wasteland," "Rage" and "Blemish" say otherwise, this outing didn't rub me as truly uninspired and/or nauseating. Some of modern-era The GazettE's best pieces can be found here (e.g. t/t, "Deracine," "Deux," "Ominous"). It won't win any new supporters, the way instrumentals were provided could've been better, and the tracklist should've been reworked, but I'll be damned if I wasn't having fun at all during Dogma's 50-minute duration. Strong 3.
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