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| 1.5 very poor | cjbizzlebizzle | October 24th 16 |
It doesn't take very long before The Poison Red starts to feel toxic to the listener. In fact, Nonpoint manage to drop some of the worst lyrics to see the light of day on the single 'Generation Idiot'. The frontman is of course worried that the newest generation of human beings is straying from what is important in life and too distracted by things like texts, computers and technology; essentially he thinks we are all becoming zombies. Well, unfortunately for him just about everyone has said that about the next generation since... ever. Calculators will make us all forget how to do math... etc. Unfortunately for his bandmates the lyrics really don't get much better from there on out because the music itself has some strong points. The songwriting is good at times and the guitarists manage to sneak in a few riffs that go beyond the standard Nu Metal/Alt Metal arsenal. Beyond the musicians, the production is not very flattering. The vocal track feels a bit isolated and the music a bit flat, further centralizing the singer and his questionable lyricism. I am sure if you are reading this full review, the purity of life has already been sucked from your soul and you are just another member of the Generation of Idiots that Nonpoint despises; shame on you.
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| 2.5 average | Jared Floryan | July 8th 16 |
Commonplace and more often than not simply boring. Even if this was my first exposure to Fort Lauderdale-based metal outfit Nonpoint, I was anticipating something with a little more oomph on display. The band's tenth studio album entitled The Poison Red is all talk, only exhibiting bite during a couple instances which save the record from becoming a total bust. Decent musicianship is unfortunately outweighed by unremarkable songcraft, frontman Elias Soriano's colorless vocals, and the offering in and of itself basically feels as if it's lengthier than Nonpoint actually made it. The Poison Red could've turned out worse in the long run, yet the affair also could've ended up being better. At least there's a poison dart frog on the cover; that's the best part about Nonpoint's 2016 release. Angel recommends: "Divided..Conquer Them," "El Diablo," and "Promises".
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| 2.5 average | sfoat9 | July 2nd 20 |
| 2.5 average | Rick64 | May 13th 20 |
| 2.5 average | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Josh | September 23rd 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Elynna | December 22nd 17 |
| 1.0 awful | Lalka | December 29th 16 |
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