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| 3.5 great | Brandon Scott EMERITUS | August 18th 16 |
Leading up to the release of this album I was kind of worried; the past two albums have seen the band
deteriorating at an alarming rate, and based on the pre-release singles, it seemed they like so many others in the
current crop of post-hardcore, had abandoned their "heavier" roots. Fortunately, Desolate Divine proved my
expectations wrong. The ratio of singing to screaming is certainly tipped in the favor of the former, but as usual,
Garrett's soulful croon is a joy to experience. The heavier parts are a bit dialed in, but their sparsity and
placement make them effective, and Mike Honson taking over harsh vocals was an excellent decision. His voice
is nasty and guttural without going too far, a great compliment to the -core aspects. Surprisingly solid.
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| 3.5 great | Risodo | May 20th 18 |
"Desolate Divine" is nothing special or innovative in the band's catalog, but the final product pleased myself. From the bands that mix the melodic aspect with pure Metalcore, i see The Color Morale as one of the best. For appearing in beautiful moments of my life, i will always have a great respect and admiration for the work of these guys.
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| 4.0 excellent | Snide | August 22nd 16 |
This band finally got their spark back. Gets better with every listen.
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| 2.5 average | AdoreSwancore | August 19th 16 |
This has the same issues as HLH's album Dissonants from earlier this year. When you try to make every song a
relatable anthem by using feel good lyrics and the same formula for each song (softer verses that build up into
soaring sing along choruses with a few obligatory screams and breakdowns here and there) by the 3rd or 4th
track it loses all intended emotional impact. This basically leaves Desolate Divine as 11 tracks of bland, similar
sounding and ultimately forgettable, collection of songs.
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| 4.0 excellent | sempiturtle | August 19th 16 |
Really nice to see them bounce back after their last record was kind of a bore. There isn't a bad song on here.
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| 4.5 superb | Seanicito | August 19th 16 |
One of their best albums. There isn't a weak song on this album.
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| 2.5 average | branm25 | December 5th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Piem | March 12th 24 |
| 1.5 very poor | Axmetal | August 8th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 19th 22 |
| 3.5 great | haley | November 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Linx | November 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | September 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Krpa | April 30th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | doc23 | October 30th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | tgdv | December 14th 16 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | December 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mordaunt | November 19th 16 |
| 2.5 average | btbam99 | October 3rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | gman20 | September 22nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | September 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | elry2k | September 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ja922678 | September 4th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Nuhead | August 31st 16 |
| 2.5 average | kizmang | August 27th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Shukal | August 25th 16 |
| 2.5 average | ellagos | August 23rd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Kronzo | August 22nd 16 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | August 22nd 16 |
| 2.5 average | Brett W | August 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | furpa | August 19th 16 |
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