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| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | January 23rd 20 |
Let's just get this out of the way. By this point Queensryche is down to two original members. The most iconic member, Chris Degarmo, has been gone for decades. The voice of the band, Geoff Tate, has also been gone for the last six years... and now drummer Scott Rockenfield is missing (not out of the band, supposedly, just missing). Yet Queensryche still perseveres. Of the three post-Tate releases, The Verdict is the first one that sounds like the band have finally found the sound and direction they've been looking for. It's easily Queensryche's most progressive and 'metal' release since Operation: Mindcrime, but it also contains the powerful melodies and vocal hooks the band has always been known for. Whether purists like it or not, Queensryche is bouncing back from the series of mediocre Tateryche albums, and when the albums sound like this, I am totally willing to embrace it.
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| 3.5 great | CriticalMyth | March 2nd 19 |
Exactly what it needed to be. Not necessarily anything transcendent, but a solid collection of songs that delivers the Queensryche flavor.
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| 4.5 superb | swanlee | March 13th 19 |
This is a great album, could be an Album of the year contender for me. The flow is great, lots of great melodies/riffs vocals. Every song is pretty memorable but with a great flow to the album. Portrait is simply an amazing song to close the album on.rProbably the best QR album since Promised Land, all the post Tate albums have been really good but this is easily the best. The Band is really hitting their stride and could produce another Epic soon The Verdict may already be in that class.
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| 3.5 great | Mitch | March 4th 19 |
Strong release from the group, especially after a two decade long drought of good music from them.
Getting rid of Tate was the best decision they ever made.
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| 4.0 excellent | thetempler | March 3rd 19 |
Really excellent album the Ryche are going from strength to strength
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| 3.5 great | Ikarus14 | March 1st 19 |
Tasty stuff. It basically does what it says on the tin.
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| 3.5 great | BekoTuran | March 1st 19 |
Solid riffs and good vocals. Queensryche still delivers good stuff. When it comes to Queensryche,
everyone expect more. These guys gave us the milestone of progressive metal music. They stumbled
after a line up change but they managed to get their stuff together. Condition Hüman was a solid
record, so is The Verdict. People complains about this one has rock materials more than metal.
It's half true. But, I'm not going to complain about a record has some rock elements.
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| 3.5 great | davezillaMP3 | June 18th 20 |
It wont blow away anyone who already is familiar with the band, but a solid effort nevertheless
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| 3.5 great | Deadwing2112 | January 31st 20 |
With Todd La Torre firmly entrenched as vocalist, Queensryche returns with another stabilizing workmanlike record satisfying its loyal base along with new interested rock fans. La Torre certainly has the rock pipes to push his lyrics a bit more pronounced in the mix.
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| 0.0 | dynamic range police | March 6th 19 |
With the third attempt the new Queensryche gets closer to a classic Ryche swagger, but something is still missing and that thing is classy songwriting. It would however be impossible to negate the efforts presented. The singles were not particularly promising, but as it turns out this really is the most interesting "Toddryche" album yet, as the band promised. Extended melodic soloing, more urgent vocal delivery and proggier structures make this a short and sweet album that for now doesn't tire me even after a few complete listens.rSongs like Inside Out (urgent chorus a la NM 156), Bent / Launder the Conscience (not linear in structure) and the closer Portrait (more laid back and with somewhat of a Chasing Blue Sky feel) make for valid additions to the Queensryche canon.
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| 3.0 good | PyramidNoise | March 6th 19 |
Probably needs a few more listens but not as immediately taken with this one as with Condition Human, feels a little less punchy. Still good either way.
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| 3.5 great | Fernando Alves STAFF | March 5th 19 |
In my opinion, this band has ceased to be artistically relevant since Promised Land and no longer has a great songwriter like Chris, however I would be lying if I said that this is an uninteresting album. Songs like Light-years or Dark Reverie are a fine addition to the band's rich repertoire.
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| 4.0 excellent | 0GuyMan0 | March 2nd 19 |
Have only been able to listen to half of this so far. I'm digging it, but it feels less like Queensryche than the last two, more modern-metally. Could be that SRock didn't record the drums.
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| 3.5 great | Gbhill | March 1st 19 |
First listen is a step down from past 2 albums but will give some more time.
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| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | October 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | s0nicx | July 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | clautom | December 30th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | KManoc1 | December 3rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | ksoflas | November 12th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 16th 22 |
| 3.5 great | ElSomni | November 20th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | February 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | January 3rd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Titan | July 3rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | igi78 | September 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marci | April 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nope6 | March 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | March 3rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ebola | March 2nd 19 |
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