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| 3.0 good | Jared Floryan | March 28th 16 | Asking Alexandria are one of various modern mainstream bands that I can't for the life of me stand, putting it lightly. I'd be here all day and night talking about why I detest this ensemble so, but for the moment, this user can rest easy knowing that The Black is actually a Growing the Beard sign for these Englishmen. Studio album #4 is very enjoyable in short bursts, and the recording showcases musical growth in comparison to AA's previous releases; this isn't saying much, but I'd rather have fun than go through utmost lunacy with a style such as metalcore. Predictable and unoriginal as it is, The Black ends up functioning as a step in the right direction for the quintet. With that said, Asking Alexandria ought to stop recruiting members with ridiculous names.
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| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | March 28th 16 | This is solid metalcore with a great vocalist. I never heard their previous albums, so I have no idea how this compares.
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| 0.0 | Brett W | March 25th 16 | Most of it is really good. The interview parts in Sometimes it Ends are a little weird, and a rSlave to Rock N Roll is kinda stupid. Undivided is boring and repetitive lyrically, but other than rthat, this album rocks. Definitely a great choice with Denis and everything they've changed. rTypical metalcore sound which is better than their electronica roots. Don't write it off based on rthe name attached.
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| 3.0 good | BRAman22 | March 31st 16 | Surprisingly solid metalcore without too many of their god awful breakdowns.
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| 3.0 good | charlie15 | March 29th 16 | Quite a poor average considering this is actually pretty good. it'd be a shame if people were giving this a 1-2 just for the hell of it.
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| 3.0 good | Comatorium. | March 24th 16 | Miles ahead of anything since Stand Up and Scream, though that isn't saying too much. Instead of sounding
like a bad hair/glam rock band with a dull metallic edge, AA goes back to a much more metalcore oriented
sound. It's basically what I imagine Bring Me The Horizon would sound like these days if they still used
screaming in their music. Album's a fun romp through mid-2000s scenecore and a good time if you don't
expect much out of it.
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| 1.0 awful | davezillaMP3 | January 18th 20 | one way to make a notably terrible album is to make it irrelevant 6 months after release, by completely dropping any songs from the album from the live setlist after that 6 month time, by bringing back the same vocalist your trash on the whole runtime on the album. but at least the cover art is good?
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| 2.0 poor | Joran | March 28th 17 | AA go back to their roots... which is a very bad thing lmao
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| 2.0 poor | NewBallistics | April 4th 16 | Trudging though every Asking album is comparable to that scene from Great Outdoors where John Candy's character is challenged to stuffing a huge 6lb steak down his throat, but has to eat the rest of the fat and gristle to win.
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| 2.0 poor | Verdr | November 5th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | EXSCHISM | February 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | botrain | November 29th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Piem | October 8th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 12th 22 |
| 2.5 average | AGC | June 4th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Iteidem | January 1st 22 |
| 2.5 average | Watch | October 24th 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | branm25 | August 24th 21 |
| 2.5 average | teo | June 16th 21 |
| 1.0 awful | anode | June 12th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | jc3494 | March 23rd 21 |
| 1.5 very poor | Skiiddz | October 8th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Sowing STAFF | July 21st 20 |
| 2.5 average | joseph | June 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | haley | May 1st 20 |
| 3.5 great | AlBo | March 7th 20 |
| 1.0 awful | ICDD | February 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | Brad | February 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | DATO | November 12th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Brabiz | November 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Jaxer | August 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flwzzs | August 14th 19 |
| 3.5 great | kodama | August 4th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Jdub621 | February 28th 19 |
| 2.5 average | andrewz | January 4th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Uzumaki | December 11th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | STEA | November 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | K3nsei69 | September 25th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Josh | September 22nd 18 |
| 2.5 average | Fony | August 13th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Laen | May 2nd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Krpa | April 30th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ryfly44 | April 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Sarah | March 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Loch | January 20th 18 |
| 2.5 average | tellah | January 19th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Maximo | December 30th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | gilly | December 17th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | klocu4 | December 15th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | DRusso | December 14th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | ian b. | December 5th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | SLStyles | November 11th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Mikpol | October 17th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Tara | October 16th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Elynna | October 11th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | AriDoe | September 27th 17 |
| 2.5 average | SB129 | September 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | nbats | August 21st 17 |
| 2.5 average | Smorge | August 5th 17 |
| 3.5 great | TatR | February 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | CWBrown | January 14th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Prole | December 5th 16 |
| 2.5 average | uhh | November 2nd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | soupp | October 23rd 16 |
| 1.0 awful | boeoz | October 23rd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Verix | October 20th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | babb | September 9th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Sebe | August 22nd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | xHit | June 8th 16 |
| 3.0 good | tgdv | June 3rd 16 |
| 2.5 average | betray | June 1st 16 |
| 2.0 poor | BK201 | May 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | corou | May 17th 16 |
| 3.0 good | boff | May 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Snide | May 14th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | hreim | April 11th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Runeii | April 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shamus CONTRIBUTOR | April 10th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | SimpleM | April 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zappa88 | April 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Baja123 | March 31st 16 |
| 3.0 good | Xav | March 30th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Jeejee | March 30th 16 |
| 3.0 good | JWT155 | March 28th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | ellagos | March 28th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | Qorx | March 27th 16 |
| 3.5 great | chayka | March 27th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | jesper EMERITUS | March 27th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | Keira | March 27th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | BHAR | March 27th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Soupy | March 26th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Ryan P STAFF | March 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ribwich | March 26th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Ebola | March 26th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | mEyck97 | March 25th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | torts | March 25th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Linx | March 25th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Kyyzen | March 25th 16 |
| 2.5 average | SYL | March 25th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Nuhead | March 24th 16 |
| 2.5 average | slaps | March 10th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | GhostK | March 1st 16 |
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