Average Rating: 3.60 Rating Variance: 0.57 Objectivity Score: 73% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicFear Factory ObsoleteKaddisfly Set Sail The PrairieOur Lady Peace Happiness...Raunchy A Discord ElectricTool Ænima4.5 superbCarpark North Gratefuldredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The DelusionEye Alaska Genesis UndergroundIn Flames Come ClarityJimmy Eat World FuturesPoets of the Fall Twilight TheaterRaunchy Wasteland DiscothequeRaunchy Confusion BayScar Symmetry Holographic UniverseSpineshank The Height of CallousnessStabbing Westward Darkest DaysStrata Strata Presents The End Of The WorldTool 10,000 Days4.0 excellentA Perfect Circle Thirteenth StepAmorphis SkyforgerAmorphis Silent WatersBrand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeDisarmonia Mundi Fragments Of D-Generationdredg Catch Without ArmsEye Alaska Yellow & ElephantFear Factory MechanizeIn Flames ColonyKenna New Sacred CowLovex Pretend Or SurrenderMew No More StoriesMew And the Glass Handed KitesMumford and Sons Sigh No MoreOrgy CandyassOur Lady Peace Spiritual MachinesParamore Brand New EyesPoets of the Fall Carnival of RustRaunchy Death Pop RomanceSevendust HomeSevendust AnimositySevendust Cold Day MemoryShiny Toy Guns We Are PilotsSoilwork The Panic BroadcastSoilwork A Predator's PortraitSunk Loto Between Birth and DeathTool Lateralus3.5 greatAmorphis EclipseCarpark North All Things to All PeopleCarpark North Carpark NorthDisarmonia Mundi The Isolation GameDisarmonia Mundi Mind Tricksdredg El CieloFear Factory ArchetypeJimmy Eat World Chase This LightKenna Make Sure They See My FaceMew FrengersMnemic Sons of the SystemOur Lady Peace GravityOur Lady Peace Healthy In Paranoid TimesParamore Riot!Peter Gabriel SoPoets of the Fall Revolution RoulettePoets of the Fall Signs of LifeRa Black SunRa From OneRa DualitySoilwork Sworn to a Great DivideSoilwork Natural Born ChaosSpineshank Self Destructive PatternThrice Vheissu3.0 good10 Years Feeding the Wolves10 Years shows great improvement on "Feeding The Wolves" by (almost) ditching their obsession with trying to sound like Tool/A Perfect Circle. Much of the album consists of energetic hard rockers such as "The Wicked Ones" and "Waking Up The Ghost" which fit them much better than brooding introspection. A healthy dose of lyrical cynicism is used on "Chasing The Rapture", "Dead In The Water", and the catchy albeit nu-metal single "Shoot It Out," forming the overall theme of the album (liars, wolves, etc... listen to "Now Is The Time" and you'll get the idea). Without trying to sound like a meathead, the slower numbers do damage to an otherwise enjoyable record. While "Fix Me" is strong and impactful, "One More Day" and "Don't Fight It" are passable alternative rock songs (and are cheap second singles), but they don't ruin all the fun. The most tragic part of "Feeding The Wolves" is its disastrous final "Fade Into (The Ocean)," a blundering Tool wannabe that after a promising intro chokes for over six minutes. 10 Years have crafted some enjoyable modern hard rock on this album, but I hope "Feeding The Wolves" proves successful enough to keep them alive for another round.10 Years Division10 Years The Autumn EffectA Perfect Circle Mer de NomsEnvy On The Coast Lucy GrayFear Factory DigimortalFear Factory DemanufactureIn Flames WhoracleIn Flames ClaymanIn Flames The Jester RaceMnemic PassengerMnemic The Audio Injected SoulOrgy Vapor TransmissionOur Lady Peace Burn BurnOur Lady Peace ClumsyRaunchy Velvet NoiseShiny Toy Guns Season of PoisonSoilwork The Chainheart MachineSoilwork Figure Number FiveSoilwork Stabbing the DramaThrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & IIThrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV2.5 averageFear Factory TransgressionSevendust Alpha2.0 poorNonpoint VengeanceOrgy Punk Statik ParanoiaSevendust Chapter VII: Hope and SorrowThrice BeggarsAfter 2005's "Vheissu", Thrice have failed to put out an album worth listening to in its entirety. If you pick through all of the tracks from their last album "The Alchemy Index," you'll wind up with a pretty great album and a bunch of sorry duds left over. The sheer amount of songs released from their elemental experiments provided enough good material (12 songs or so) to keep me satisfied. "Beggars" unfortunately doesn't have such a vast amount of songs to draw from, and sadly results in only three decent tracks out of the album's full ten. "Beggars" opens right on the wrong foot with "All The World Is Mad," an ugly, clunky tune that left me feeling nauseous. "The Weight" works to repair some the damage done by the previous track with a memorable bluesy riff and some strong vocals (both of which are very uncommon on Beggars). "The Weight", along with "In Exile" and "Talking Through Glass," are thankfully Thrice in almost perfect form. "Talking Through Glass" doesn't conclude on the best note, and "In Exile" is hindered by some obnoxiously repetitive snare hits, but both are still very enjoyable songs. The same can not be said for the rest of the album, for the mistakes made in songs like "Doublespeak," which starts out with some ear catching piano, ruin them entirely with awful choruses or an utter lack of inspiration. And some songs are even worse off. "The Great Exchange" is made unlistenable by frenetic and sloppy drums, and the title track is destroyed by absolutely grueling vocal work. On "Beggars," melody has been traded for dissonance and ambition has been traded for restrictions. The album is either made of screeching guitar noise or post rock nothingness, both of which are completely forgettable. If Thrice wanted to simplify themselves, they have wholly succeeded - they are now garage band status.1.5 very poorFear Factory Soul of a New Machine1.0 awfulThe Casualties Die Hards
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