| 0.0 | Atari EMERITUS | March 31st 16 |
I cannot believe how good this is. Vocalist Mike Howe has returned after a 23 year absence so that must be part of it, but wow this really surprised me in the best way possible. The vox rule, the bass is audible, and somehow the 7 minute tracks are quite possibly the best songs on here. Quite simply, one of the best modern thrash albums I've had the pleasure of listening to
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| 4.0 excellent | Resident Metalhead Piranha | May 31st 17 |
Generation Nothing was not a good swansong for the group, and thankfully, they did not break up. Instead, they rehired the potent Mike Howe, and with his return came the return of their inspiration. their eleventh album XI (what an original title eh?) may be their 'safest' sounding work with Mike Howe, encompassing the traits of the last three Howe records rather than differentiating from them, but it mostly attains the qualities that made those records stand out in their catalog. The result is their most exciting musical output in years which is lacking in filler but not in great tunes. "Needle And Suture," "No Tomorrow," and "Killing Your Time" is familiar territory of the highest degree, "Reset" and "Suffer Fools" open and close the album on a high note respectively, and "It Waits" and "Shadow" are played in the vein of their successfully diverse, atmospheric material from Hanging In the Balance, and as usual, Mike Howe is the album highlight. I'd love to see the boys further experiment on their next endeavor with Mike Howe, but XI does not disappoint, and I'm glad for Mike to be back, the best frontman of the Metal Church.
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| 3.5 great | Robbit | May 10th 16 |
Really digging this so far. Very tight playing. Glad to hear Mike Howe's voice on a Metal Church record again!
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| 5.0 classic | miketunneyiscool123 | March 29th 16 |
Kick ass album! Great tunes, catchy riffs, great vocals, they haven't sounded this good since their last outings with Mike Howe!
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| 3.5 great | Elmo | July 29th 22 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck07 | December 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | gk1979 | January 23rd 19 |
| 3.0 good | ArvidL | January 26th 18 |
| 3.5 great | xerox | July 29th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Fenix | May 17th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Prole | March 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | afafard | December 22nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | reafer | December 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jayt851 | October 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | September 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Enzx | September 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nalpam | September 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | August 25th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wajd | April 6th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | March 28th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Mitch | March 26th 16 |
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