Iced Earth - The Crucible of Man User Opinions

Iced Earth The Crucible of Man

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Release Date: 2008
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2.0 poor	Mitch \| October 14th 20
The first half of this album is so fucking boring. 2nd half is a little better, but not by a whole lot. Bump

2.5 average

manosg EMERITUS | June 11th 17

Not a bad album per se but lacks certain elements that make other Iced Earth albums great. It is not as inspired as older material, the riffs aren't very memorable, and various parts sound forced. There is an emphasis in mid-tempo arrangements in order to create an epic atmosphere and a sense of grandeur but this turns the LP into a linear experience. The second half is somewhat better but that doesn't say a lot. Overall, a very average effort even though one of its faults is the Iced Earth name on the cover and what we have come to expect from this band.

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2.5 average

Xenorazr | May 12th 17

One of Iced Earth's sloggiest affairs, The Crucible of Man shows that it takes more than the return of a band's most established frontman to make magic work, especially considering the Barlow albums were rather good. The greatest offense this album commits isn't that it's absurdly bad (hardly the case), but rather that it feels like Iced Earth at their lowest caliber, while the rest of their discography hit with enough strength to do more than tingle the ears.

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2.0 poor

Alabaster Jones | December 9th 16

I miss the days when Iced Earth was good. They were awesome: so much energy and catchiness and riffs and they had that perfect mix of thrash and power metal. But wow did they fall off. The Crucible Of Man: Something Wicked Part 2 is at once a totally overblown and yet woefully underwritten. There's no even slightly memorable riffs to be found here besides the one that opens "The Dimension Gauntlet" and I swear at some point they have to have repeated a riff from earlier albums. It's all mid-paced and there isn't any energy, and that isn't made up for by the trite and ever-present choruses that pollute the album with their faux-epic persistence. Even Matt Barlow, who is by far the best thing about this album, can only do so much with those melodies. The one good thing one can say about it is that it finally ended the saga which had gone on too long, and that in turn ended up being the best possible thing for the band, as evidenced by a rejuvenated performance on their next project.

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3.0 good	Trey STAFF \| August 11th 12
Not terrible. At least it was slightly different (for Iced Earth). Bump

2.5 average	8ctavarium \| July 4th 12
I gave it 2.5 just for come what may song. How such masterpiece could exist on such uninspired record? Bump

1.0 awful	Venpts16 \| March 4th 12
No matter how good Divide Devour may be, this is easily the worst Power Metal album I have ever heard. Bump

0.0	Disconnected \| January 24th 11
This album could have been a lot better if they had cut it down to about ten tracks. Bump

1.5 very poor

MetallicaBowler | July 3rd 09

When I heard "Barlow's back," you could have pushed me over and I'd have still been as happy as I've ever been about music. When I saw Barlow's first performance back in Iced Earth, he was top notch and the atmosphere was purely electric. I could not WAIT for "Crucible of Man" to come out. What a SNOOZEFEST this album turned out to be! The most boring riffs Schaffer has ever put on a CD coupled with so much layering of Barlow that it takes away ALL of the power in his voice make this hands down one of the worst albums I've ever heard.

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2.5 average

Davey | October 7th 23

3.0 good

ritchierich1 | October 5th 23

2.0 poor

battleinthenorth | September 12th 23

3.5 great

Brabiz | August 28th 23

3.0 good

Francois Demers | May 24th 23

5.0 classic

metallives389 | May 3rd 23

3.5 great

sistemsakz | April 28th 23

3.0 good

haxxiy | February 26th 23

4.0 excellent

MrIceTea | February 25th 23

2.5 average

Brock619 | December 3rd 22

3.0 good

mrManxxx | November 15th 22

3.5 great

YankeeDudel | June 21st 22

2.5 average

canerz67 | June 15th 22

2.0 poor

frankster189 | February 15th 22

2.5 average

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3.0 good

Noam Chomsky | January 5th 22

2.5 average

Ville714 | September 17th 21

2.0 poor

Ithinkimjesus28 | April 11th 21

2.0 poor

Jgpj95 | March 14th 21

2.5 average

Harlz | March 7th 21

3.0 good

Th3Gr3N4D13R | February 1st 21

3.0 good

Elevator | January 31st 21

3.0 good

CaliggyJack | January 20th 21

3.0 good

VincenzoAureo | July 30th 20

2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

mEyck07 | December 23rd 19

3.5 great

Confessed2005 | November 29th 19

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.5 great

CoolNameGuy | September 8th 19

2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

Longlivepolitzania92 | August 5th 18

5.0 classic

iliescu | July 16th 18

3.5 great

ZeddSquared | June 10th 18

2.0 poor

guitaraussie823 | June 4th 18

1.5 very poor

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

Aranox | February 23rd 18

2.5 average

Robert Davis | January 15th 18

4.0 excellent

Bulgaro | December 27th 17

3.5 great

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3.0 good

Lefteris | December 7th 17

1.5 very poor

JimShmitz | November 5th 17

2.0 poor

MailCom | October 30th 17

2.5 average

jksilvi | August 5th 17

1.5 very poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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4.0 excellent

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2.0 poor

stevemetal | April 17th 17

2.5 average

Brendan Schroer STAFF | February 26th 17

3.0 good

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2.0 poor

Highwayman | February 5th 17

3.0 good

HarmonizedDeath | November 16th 16

2.5 average

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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1.0 awful

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2.0 poor

ColonelCupcake12 | May 19th 16

1.5 very poor

Omoplatter | May 18th 16

2.0 poor

robotore | May 6th 16

3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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1.5 very poor

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1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

TheCrowing27 | November 3rd 15

2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

leothelion | October 15th 15

3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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4.0 excellent

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2.5 average

gas83 | April 18th 15

2.0 poor

Jason Lowder | April 11th 15

2.0 poor

ChaoticVortex | March 30th 15

3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

FlyheadMetal | December 9th 14

3.5 great

LastDecember | December 3rd 14

3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

BeyondMiddleEarth | August 24th 14

3.0 good

Snowdog808 | July 29th 14

2.0 poor

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1.0 awful

SteinsGate | July 4th 14

2.5 average

thosava | June 18th 14

1.5 very poor

Mitridates | June 2nd 14

2.5 average

Necrotica | May 30th 14

2.0 poor

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2.5 average

TheFanboy | May 9th 14

3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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1.0 awful

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

Hellripper | February 14th 14

2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

yourkiller | January 23rd 14

1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.5 great

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1.5 very poor

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3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

deadrisingx1 | September 25th 13

3.5 great

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1.5 very poor

CycleMotion | September 22nd 13

2.0 poor

MeanDeviation | September 21st 13

3.0 good

Spageteach | September 3rd 13

3.5 great

joomisy | September 2nd 13

3.5 great

TKLeonardo | June 3rd 13

3.0 good

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2.0 poor

bangheader | May 25th 13

4.5 superb

lafayette | May 10th 13

2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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1.5 very poor

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

DimmuBurger101 | March 19th 13

2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

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3.5 great

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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4.5 superb

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4.0 excellent

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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4.0 excellent

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3.0 good

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3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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4.0 excellent

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2.5 average

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3.5 great

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3.5 great

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3.0 good

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3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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4.5 superb

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3.0 good

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3.5 great

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

dante1991 | November 14th 11

3.0 good

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2.0 poor

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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3.5 great

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3.5 great

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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3.0 good

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4.0 excellent

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1.5 very poor

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4.0 excellent

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2.5 average

AttyTude | July 24th 11

2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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2.0 poor

YetAnotherBrick | June 29th 11

2.5 average

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3.5 great

spamming4life | June 8th 11

1.5 very poor

colony669 | May 29th 11

2.5 average

ronin15 | May 29th 11

2.0 poor

Toadstool | May 27th 11

2.5 average

Gbhill | May 25th 11

2.5 average

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2.5 average

Asator | March 25th 11

4.0 excellent

Zaltys | March 24th 11

3.0 good

darlingfemmefatal | March 16th 11

1.5 very poor

MrMadman | March 14th 11

3.5 great

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2.0 poor

AngryChief | February 21st 11

3.0 good

godblesstool | February 19th 11

4.0 excellent

henryjohnson | February 15th 11

2.5 average

YUJOS | February 4th 11

1.5 very poor

jmmw | January 27th 11

3.0 good

hirnlego | January 16th 11

2.0 poor

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3.0 good

SatanicOffering | January 3rd 11

4.0 excellent

asylum667 | December 30th 10

3.0 good

MajestyandDecay | December 11th 10

3.0 good

Majk | December 10th 10

1.5 very poor

SgtPepperInTheSky | December 10th 10

2.5 average

TheRamblingElf | December 5th 10

2.5 average

PoweredByMetal | December 1st 10

3.5 great

michaelmix87 | November 25th 10

1.5 very poor

Aether | November 14th 10

2.0 poor

Catharsis9012 | November 2nd 10

3.0 good

Hep Kat | November 1st 10

2.0 poor

lostforwords | October 25th 10

2.0 poor

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3.0 good

esw1026 | October 14th 10

1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

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2.0 poor

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3.0 good

Jumaos | September 4th 10

3.0 good

electsigon | August 30th 10

2.5 average

Thor | August 28th 10

3.0 good

DetJohnKimble | August 27th 10

2.0 poor

MaidenFan24 | August 25th 10

3.5 great

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3.0 good

Avarangha | August 12th 10

3.0 good

Celimous | August 4th 10

3.0 good

Thousand | August 3rd 10

3.5 great

mikefern | August 1st 10

2.0 poor

CutMan | July 26th 10

1.5 very poor

xcessive | June 23rd 10

2.5 average

ConsideredDead | June 22nd 10

3.5 great

Jacquelyn | June 16th 10

2.5 average

Crimson Death | June 13th 10

4.0 excellent

JacobGudge | June 8th 10

1.5 very poor

Andy H. B. | June 6th 10

2.5 average

Unhealer | May 19th 10

4.0 excellent

thugangel1234 | May 10th 10

3.5 great

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4.0 excellent

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1.0 awful

qwe3 | March 30th 10

2.0 poor

Padraga | March 21st 10

2.5 average

greatsnapper79 | March 14th 10

1.5 very poor

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3.5 great

IcedEarthaholic | February 15th 10

3.0 good

Markk1 | January 6th 10

4.0 excellent

ohboyopeth | January 5th 10

3.5 great

Bladefeather | December 16th 09

1.5 very poor

Ire | December 12th 09

3.0 good

melmac | November 9th 09

2.5 average

TheLastMartyr | October 14th 09

2.0 poor

Daedalus23 | October 9th 09

2.5 average

avestin | October 7th 09

2.5 average

CaptNKILL | October 2nd 09

2.5 average

1m0nf1r3 | September 17th 09

4.0 excellent

Awake88 | September 12th 09

1.0 awful

bakor | September 4th 09

3.0 good

Jotun35 | August 7th 09

3.5 great

DevilRidesOut | July 30th 09

2.0 poor

OurDearHunter | July 27th 09

2.5 average

eldave74 | July 7th 09

2.5 average

althekiller433 | May 22nd 09

4.5 superb

astralchemist | May 15th 09

1.5 very poor

FenixZero | April 28th 09

1.5 very poor

ithinkimjesus | April 28th 09

2.0 poor

Nagrarok | March 26th 09

2.5 average

kintups | March 18th 09

3.5 great

Fry1077 | March 6th 09

1.5 very poor

Hastetheday09 | March 3rd 09

3.0 good

feehan | February 19th 09

2.5 average

metallicaman88 | February 18th 09

2.5 average

Mordad | February 5th 09

3.0 good

EnvyMachinery | February 5th 09

2.5 average

quaazi | January 29th 09

3.5 great

wojodta | January 28th 09

2.5 average

thecheatisnotdead | January 22nd 09

2.0 poor

ssgongon7 | January 21st 09

2.5 average

PureRockFury | January 1st 09

1.5 very poor

Thompson D. Gerhart STAFF | December 30th 08

3.0 good

jabberwockyGC | December 29th 08

1.5 very poor

Steerpike | December 27th 08

3.5 great

wakeupdead | December 16th 08

2.0 poor

ethelred07 | December 15th 08

3.0 good

Ceminon | December 13th 08

4.0 excellent

MetalE | November 2nd 08

3.0 good

Nightsbane | October 24th 08

3.5 great

Monaro73 | October 23rd 08

2.0 poor

SKUDstorm | October 19th 08

4.0 excellent

Bassmntmuzik | October 8th 08

4.5 superb

sssantiago | October 7th 08

3.5 great

jsljacobs | October 5th 08

2.0 poor

Vanwarp | October 4th 08

2.0 poor

valtiel | September 26th 08

4.5 superb

CityOfEvil | September 21st 08

2.0 poor

meranga11 | September 19th 08

3.5 great

neurosisxeno | September 18th 08

4.5 superb

Jbond007 | September 13th 08

3.5 great

gafel | September 10th 08

3.5 great

soneast | September 10th 08

3.5 great

ChainsawMyLife | September 10th 08

2.0 poor

Mr Fahrenheit | September 10th 08

3.5 great

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1.5 very poor

AngelPhoenix | September 9th 08

1.0 awful

ifwetrust | September 9th 08

1.5 very poor

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2.5 average

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4.0 excellent

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3.0 good

SylentEcho | September 8th 08

3.0 good

mikev | September 8th 08

2.5 average

Zoo | September 7th 08

1.5 very poor

Mikesn EMERITUS | September 7th 08

3.0 good

Altmer | September 6th 08

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