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| 5.0 classic | travisaurusrex | September 23rd 17 |
Finally an album to top Constellations in my ears, can't stop playing this album on repeat. Not too many bands can release a full LP every two years, stay true to their sound, improve on their sound while trying new material/instruments, and mature their sound. Glad ABR hasn't become soft like PWD.
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| 3.0 good | grandfather | September 17th 17 |
The epitome of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." This record blends the more streamlined songwriting of the last record with the relentless aggression displayed on Rescue and Restore. Basically, more of ABR doing what they do best.
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| 2.0 poor | TooManyFriends | September 26th 17 |
august burns red release the same album for the 5th time in a row
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| 4.5 superb | SexualManChocolate | October 9th 17 |
Their last album sucked because they tried to sound mature and progressed. Fuck that shit. All they needed was a banger, like this album.
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| 5.0 classic | Ghost70 | September 22nd 17 |
Absolute stunner. Exceptionally technical and complex. King of Sorrow, Lifeline, Float, Carbon Copy, and especially Generations are some of the best songs they have ever written. Generations is unreal! The whole thing is phenomenal. I thought FIFAP would be their apex, but this is even better. JB shows off some serious guitar tones... and Matt's drumming is inhuman. It is very dense and packed, so you do have to sit with it and let it mature. This is as goodas it gets, IMO.
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| 4.0 excellent | ChocolateStarfish | October 9th 17 |
Quake should be featured in the next Pirate of The Caribbean movie
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| 4.0 excellent | ExhaleTheLight | September 20th 17 |
I don't think anything they put out will top FIFAP. This is a very good followup. They sacrificed a lot of the catchy hooks for more meatier riffs.
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| 3.0 good | MegaResurrectedJake4 | September 19th 17 |
Just way too monotonous overall. Have been a huge fan of standout tracks of ABR over the years, like FIFAP's Martyr, but
just far too often its riffage for no reason. Too often its just a bunch of 'songs' that don't really sound unique, or cohesive,
or purposeful. Maybe its me growing out of it, maybe its just that its getting this stale for me at this point, because I think it
sounds pretty similar to R & R overall, but it hit me very lightly this time around. It also sounds just kind've odd how bland
Jake's lyrics are sometimes because u would feel like he'd have better stuff if he so chose to write something less
accessible. but maybs not, really have no idea.
after a few listens, it was a bit better. King of Sorrow, Quake, and Dangerous are sufficiently satisfying.
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| 3.5 great | Barksdale | June 8th 22 |
Best Tracks: The Frost, Invisible Enemy, Coordinates, Generations, Float, Dangerous, Carbon Copy.
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| 3.5 great | davezillaMP3 | June 15th 20 |
metalcore with some impressive guitar work, got some minor BMTH vibes here
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| 4.0 excellent | desecravity | January 10th 20 |
So far every song except "Hero of the Half Truth" was mentioned as stand out/highlight here. This album can't be too bad.
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| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | May 9th 18 |
"Phantom Anthem" is simply another work with the face and sound of August Burns Red. It's even difficult to compare all the works of the band, since they all look like the same album. But even so, this is not a negative or degrading factor, since they have always been very good and aware in what they do. It remains to us that the band will have in the future one of the most solid discographies in Metal history.
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| 4.0 excellent | Have you tried jamming Helcaraxe? CONTRIBUTOR | December 4th 17 |
This is the most concise album I think that
August Burns Red has put out. The balance
between shredding riffs and hefty chugs has
been perfected, and the drumming is absolutely
furious with especially interesting fills on
the track "Invisible Enemy" (which is almost
certainly an ABR classic). This is without a
doubt my 2nd favorite 2017 release and my 2nd
favorite ABR release.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | November 12th 17 |
August Burns Red has released an album every two years since 2005 and is one of the more consistent outfits that spawned out of the golden age of Metalcore. With Phantom Anthem they continue to polish their formula but really don't do much beyond that. If you are familiar with the last few releases, expect more of the same. The songs generally consist of a bright, technical lead over a heavy riff verse/chorus repeat into a quieter bridge only to finally explode once again into a crushing, attempting to be epic breakdown. If you were into metalcore during its prime you have probably heard at least 1000 variations on this same breakdown structure; it's hard to find originality here these days. The vocals are much more of the same and with the 53 minute runtime they get tiresome by the end as this album unfortunately overextends itself. The Frost and Lifeline are standouts and will give anyone a sense of what they are getting into.
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| 3.0 good | ksolan | October 22nd 17 |
On first listen, this sounded like background gym music at best. rBut after repeated listens, it gets somewhat better.
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| 3.0 good | PistolPete | October 17th 17 |
Like most of ABR's recent releases, this plays nicely all the way through. Some stuff sticks with you along the way, nothing really flat out blows...but the experience overall is quickly forgotten once it's done. "King of Sorrow" is the one exception, that song is a blast. This is perfect for music you can play in the background at the gym without needing to sing along. It's "lasting appeal" once outside that kind of scenario would be in question though. Recommended Songs: King of Sorrow, Float, Dangerous
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| 4.0 excellent | marf1300 | October 12th 17 |
PA does sound like a typical ABR album. The songs are built out of the same in pieces in mostly the same orders as before. However, they have refined all those pieces. This album has some of the best riffs (and heaviest!), melodies, breakdowns, and rhythms I have ever heard from ABR. Also, the transitions don't feel forced they way they did on FIFAP (don't you hate it when a banjo interrupts an awesome riff?). All in all, this is one of their best ever.
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| 1.5 very poor | MewCore | October 11th 17 |
Uninspired and stale with no memorable melodies. They even sound tired like they are aware they didn't move one inch with last few albums, deep in their safe zone. It was a chore to get through the album. Poor songwriting and I disagree they have refined most aspects. It's like they become a poor cover band of themselves. Forced, plain flat and boring. I adore Thrill Seeker, Messengers and Constellations so it's sad to see they became your lifeless-generic-run of the mill plastic metalcore act.
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| 3.5 great | Chino smoking it up! | October 10th 17 |
Well...i started at 3....going to 4 in a 2nd listening...really technical album m/
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| 3.0 good | Panzerchrist | October 9th 17 |
Definitely more raw and aggressive than their previous, but rather monotonous in a lot of aspects as well. The proggier elements that helped diversify their previous couple releases seem to be really sparse this time around, and while a back-to-roots approach will definitely help keep their momentum going, it makes the album feel a little backwards. Nothing here is written particularly bad or anything, but it's clear that the band are at their best when they're pushing themselves in new directions.
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| 4.0 excellent | Reviewc0re | October 9th 17 |
ABR drop the 'proggy' elements from their last effort and go for an all killer-no filler attitude
and yea this kills
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| 2.5 average | Durrzo | October 7th 17 |
They haven't really changed their sound since Rescue and Restore, and it has become stale. Just more of the same, hard to get excited about. There's no doubt that it's well crafted music, but we've heard all this before, done in almost this exact way. They need a sound shift, badly.
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| 4.0 excellent | itsyaboicobby | October 6th 17 |
Really good but by the end I found it to be a little bit repetitive. Might be a grower.
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| 3.5 great | T5Cx | December 3rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ibex02 | March 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | murphA | March 23rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | legunek | December 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Piem | October 8th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Jadari | August 11th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 12th 22 |
| 2.5 average | camxv | June 6th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Get Low | February 1st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Vusra | January 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | January 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | January 6th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | boff | December 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zeist | October 20th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | October 15th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | LilPeep | August 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Falcrum | August 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | blubbo | June 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | mursu | June 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | vykryl | May 25th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | April 2nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | CHINDI | February 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Grandpa | February 13th 21 |
| 2.5 average | gschwen | December 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | sadchild | December 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | slaps | December 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | branm25 | November 1st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Skiiddz | September 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Halez | April 27th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Moshin | April 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | apomifd | April 25th 20 |
| 2.5 average | JAV | April 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zeuzo | April 13th 20 |
| 2.5 average | alcnet | April 6th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Ray91 | April 6th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | doom. | April 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | April 4th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | s0nicx | February 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Koivo | February 13th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | jsredna | January 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Element | December 17th 19 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck07 | November 19th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | eljonny | October 31st 19 |
| 2.5 average | ian b | July 29th 19 |
| 3.0 good | alamo | July 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | June 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brizzle | June 26th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 3.0 good | zruF | May 6th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | April 3rd 19 |
| 2.5 average | cam15 | March 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wongeh | March 13th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Marek | March 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jdub621 | February 28th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | February 3rd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Keira | January 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | latpac | December 31st 18 |
| 3.0 good | Rausku | December 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | December 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | November 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | STEA | November 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | GCSSB | November 9th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Coast | November 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ryguy | November 8th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | ARDCWE | November 2nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | BergC | October 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lacking | October 1st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scheumke | September 27th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | YuckFou | September 11th 18 |
| 3.0 good | StBrox | August 23rd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | tain | July 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | June 14th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Macck | May 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | LSX | May 25th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Skoj | May 12th 18 |
| 3.0 good | zuzek | April 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Drifts | March 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flave | February 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | po0ty | February 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vili1919 | February 17th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | hiryu14 | February 2nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Amir | January 30th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Groink | January 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loch | January 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spec | January 19th 18 |
| 3.0 good | ian b. | January 7th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | nbats | December 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Linx | December 27th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Sebe | December 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | cristane | December 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | snakesc | December 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Sapee | December 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | 8genre | November 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | RedLives | November 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | November 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | cjgone | November 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | November 18th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | AndrewN | November 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | PWD | November 12th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | November 8th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Prole | November 4th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Diced | November 1st 17 |
| 3.0 good | Lucman | October 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lineman | October 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | tellah | October 21st 17 |
| 3.0 good | heper1 | October 20th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | krypis | October 20th 17 |
| 3.0 good | TanMan | October 19th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Triple6 | October 19th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Wolfe | October 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | October 17th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | qdgyu | October 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ctay145 | October 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Soossi | October 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | October 13th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | RCBest | October 13th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xhoven | October 13th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Trebor. EMERITUS | October 13th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | JWT155 | October 11th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Highz | October 11th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | October 11th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Purpose | October 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | ToT720 | October 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Hyndez | October 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | betray | October 10th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | anchors | October 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | cromag1 | October 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Ghasper | October 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ciolith | October 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scoot | October 9th 17 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | October 9th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | October 9th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Zappa88 | October 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cryio | October 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Djang0 | October 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Elevon | October 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | October 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Shamus248 CONTRIBUTOR | October 8th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Jaydenz | October 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | October 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | N2B3J | October 6th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Cordez | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | EJinHD | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kbob95 | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | SYL | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | em17ah | October 6th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | October 5th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | zzf1918 | October 3rd 17 |
| 2.5 average | amoeba | October 2nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | max13x | October 1st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faraudo | September 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Drpibb | September 17th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Lightnn | August 26th 17 |
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