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| 3.5 great | JaykNekowl | October 9th 14 |
Not sure why this has a 2.8 average it's way better than some metalcore with a higher average.
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| 1.0 awful | fazzy | February 29th 08 |
agreed. michael crafter is what is wrong with australian music today. if there was an award for biggest douchebag ever, he would be a worthy rucipient
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| 0.0 | rasputin | October 23rd 07 |
Sorry for going against the review that was already up, but I had to say something.
A very generic album from a very generic band is the best way to sum up When Goodbye Means Forever by I Killed the Prom Queen.
I own the more recent Music for the Recently Deceased, and I admit that I did listen to it a few times. It has a little attraction in it, mainly due to the diversity of the vocalist. That brings us back the When Goodbye Means Forever. Is there any variation whatsoever in the vocals? It's either the same sounding growls, or quite uninviting clean vocals. The vocals really put me off this album.
Secondly, the songs. When I first got my hands on a copy of the cd, I listened to it about twice before putting it down and not listening to it again.
It seems that listening to this album is like listening to one song that goes for just over 40 minutes. Straight to the point, every song sounds like the one before. Every breakdown sounds repeated, even the lyrics are repeated over and over again, and this makes it one very tedious album to listen to.
The one highlight of the album, which I keep in my top rated section on the off chance I feel like listening to it, is Pointed to My Heart. The song overall is quite poor, but that one melodic tune that it contains stopped me from giving this album a 1.
I do not recommend this album. If you do have the urge for some Australian hardcore, Parkway Drive (although being similar stuff) is much better. The vocalist for the last IKTPQ album is much better than the one on When Goodbye Means Forever, which makes this album obselete.
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| 2.5 average | InFiction | February 6th 14 |
Truth be told, if it wasn't for Michael Crafter's horrible vocals and the muddied production, this would be a
solid metalcore record. In fact, from a songwriting perspective, it's actually quite impressive for a debut. Not
every song sounds the same, and instrumentally, it's a lot less generic than most metalcore of that time.
Having said that, the vocals and lyrics do weigh it down a lot, making it only just listenable.
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| 3.5 great | chinobr | June 6th 12 |
Really nice melodic hardcore... songs don't feel the same, Jona shreds the guitar, drums have a good composition and vocals have fine lyrics and are well executed
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| 0.0 | | March 30th 12 |
Laden with breakdowns and other generic aspects, I Killed The Prom Queen's debut album has almost nothing unique for it to boast about. Repetitive song structures, mediocre vocals and only passable instrumental work make this album a chore to get through, with particular criticism going towards the harsh vocals which sound forced and grating.
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| 2.5 average | Gorey13 | January 15th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Get Low | February 1st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | April 27th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | El Olam | April 15th 20 |
| 3.0 good | heck | February 27th 20 |
| 2.5 average | mEyck07 | November 21st 19 |
| 2.0 poor | ryguy | November 8th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Fony | August 13th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Simon K. STAFF | December 31st 17 |
| 2.0 poor | PWD | November 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | boff | December 9th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Defiled | December 4th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | ICDD | September 6th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | eeule | February 2nd 15 |
| 3.0 good | lavudu | October 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | February 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Urbis1 | March 26th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
| 2.5 average | Ecotone | December 23rd 12 |
| 2.5 average | xevman | October 28th 11 |
| 3.0 good | vox001 | September 22nd 11 |
| 3.0 good | caleb98 | September 18th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Apollo | June 18th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Zetik | May 15th 11 |
| 3.0 good | dgrona | March 24th 11 |
| 2.5 average | IN64 | September 25th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Eyaaah | September 14th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | cvlts | May 19th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Bluue | April 7th 10 |
| 1.0 awful | Curse. | February 27th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ire | December 23rd 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | ebay | December 17th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Leica | November 16th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | joshrm | November 4th 09 |
| 3.0 good | ameypv | November 3rd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | vkeifan | October 9th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | 00mee | September 19th 09 |
| 3.0 good | jd234 | August 26th 09 |
| 3.0 good | jrad69 | November 18th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | chris21 | November 3rd 08 |
| 2.5 average | Warborn | October 26th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | jazd00d | September 30th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sarowaz | September 6th 08 |
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