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| 2.5 average | zaruyache | July 11th 17 |
"Amott told Rock Hard magazine in January that Loomis... has not contributed to the
songwriting on the group's new disc."
What the hell is the point of having a big name like his even there, then? Gonna be
another 2/5 play-it-safe cookie cutter trashfire.
actual review: So AE still aren't firing on all cylinders and this is still fairly
generic melodic death metal (even for AE), but it's still a notable improvement from
the cookie-cutter-because-we-don't-care-anymore album "War Eternal." This is like a
poor man's Rise of the Tyrant; not really worth talking about, but there are some cool
moments here or there.
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| 1.0 awful | ulver1978 | September 25th 17 |
It is like Justin Bieber ordered a producer to write a metal album for him. This is pure Jistin Bieber metal, thus pure garbage. Offensively bad.
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| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | September 17th 17 |
On "Will To Power" Arch Enemy easily have their most talented line up. Alissa White-Gluz is defintely the best vocalist
they've had with the most potential for some vocal diversity, and Jeff Loomis can shred and riff around any former (or
current) Arch Enemy guitarist. Plus, the established band members kept talking about how this album was going to be
different; not just another standard Arch Enemy release. It seemed like the band had all the pieces in place to break from
their rut, and that they were finally willing to try. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. "Will To Power" is a slower, more-
accessible version of the previous release... and yes, Loomis is totally wasted on this album. Alyssa gets the chance to
expand her vocals in a few tracks. Unfortunately, the one she gets to shine the most on, is also the worst musically. On
paper, the ex-guitarist for Carcass paired with the lead guitarist and chief songwriter for Nevermore should result in
something awesome. Add to that the diverse vocal capabilities of Alyssa and "Will to Power" should have blown the doors
off the Melodic Death Metal genre. Instead, it's mearly a breeze.
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| 1.5 very poor | sputnik1 | June 4th 20 |
Probably the worst melodic death metal I have heard in a long time. I can't stand the new singer.
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| 3.5 great | Stargazer777 | July 15th 17 |
Best album they've made in a while. Alissa's vocals sound even more beastly and passionate at some key points in the songs. Gone is the monotone vocals from "War Eternal", in is a wider, powerful vocal range by Alissa. The
greatest songs on this album are "The Race", "The World Is Yours", "Murder Scene", "First Day In Hell", and "A Fight I Must Win".
Pros: Better vocals on this album, explosive guitar riffs,
catchy lyrics, bold basslines, and creative keyboard elements.
Cons: The lyrics are dull in certain songs,
Barely any Loomis guitar riffs, reused riffs.
3.5/5 Solid Arch Enemy album that sounds pretty creative and fun until the very end. I would recommend this album over War Eternal anytime.
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| 2.0 poor | Ossacip Olbap | March 1st 22 |
yea so this ones pretty boring save world and eagle so much for new vox
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| 2.0 poor | davezillaMP3 | June 4th 20 |
more like..."The will to mediocrity" lol, but seriously the songs here are so generic and the album is full of cheesy self-empowerment anthems that i heard more subtly in christian contemporary music. The lyric writing is the weakest point here. this is the kind of album where if you took all the worst aspects of Skillet and threw that in a melodic death metal blender, with an anti-relgion line here or there (cuz why not). the only positive I can give is the vocals, which even I feel wasted potential from.
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| 2.5 average | ShadowNeko | November 19th 17 |
They really held back on this album instrumentally and lyrically. Where is Loomis at? I didn't hear anything from him besides basic guitar chugging. WTF
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| 2.8 good | manosg EMERITUS | October 3rd 17 |
Considering the lineup of the band on this release, someone would expected much more. That is not to say that Will to Power does not have its fair share of good moments, catchy riffs and an overall nice vocal performance, but as a whole it is rather generic, mediocre and eventually, too long for what it is. Nevertheless, it is a pleasant experience which unfortunately, for me, doesn't have any replay value.
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| 3.5 great | JDubb | March 19th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Piem | February 24th 24 |
| 2.0 poor | gfgfg11 | September 12th 23 |
| 2.5 average | ICDD | July 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | April 28th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Rosti | November 30th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Poet | September 15th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 15th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | Davey | May 12th 22 |
| 2.5 average | fadle | January 27th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Abraxas | November 19th 21 |
| 3.0 good | frajpg | September 26th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | Jonatas | September 23rd 21 |
| 2.0 poor | valek | August 28th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Zac124 | August 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | chayka | February 27th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Brabiz | October 19th 20 |
| 3.5 great | wingkon | September 25th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Prole | July 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Ampens | March 24th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Krates | March 24th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Jaxer | August 23rd 19 |
| 1.0 awful | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dogie | May 15th 19 |
| 1.0 awful | Josh | May 4th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Apollo | March 14th 19 |
| 2.5 average | ElSomni | January 28th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | ryguy | November 9th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | JTPlays | September 15th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | YuckFou | September 11th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Casavir | September 5th 18 |
| 2.5 average | heck | June 1st 18 |
| 2.5 average | elch21 | May 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Flave | February 25th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Rosier | February 9th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | khazaria | December 25th 17 |
| 3.0 good | tysly | December 15th 17 |
| 2.5 average | deaad | November 19th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Death | November 16th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | November 12th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | THFYH | November 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | November 5th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | triviut | November 5th 17 |
| 2.5 average | NickArk | October 29th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | bbm | October 20th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | cherno | October 15th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elevon | October 9th 17 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | September 25th 17 |
| 2.5 average | hadriel | September 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | September 23rd 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Mikpol | September 20th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Gbhill | September 20th 17 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | September 19th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | trilo | September 18th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Dmax28 | September 15th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Faustus | September 13th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Agonba | September 11th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Krytix | September 11th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | wizorz | September 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | kaparoni | September 10th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Redlar | September 9th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jeejee | September 8th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | Elynna | September 6th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | hsb | September 6th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Gazo | September 3rd 17 |
| 1.0 awful | Zougi | August 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | August 6th 17 |
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