Average Rating: 3.16 Rating Variance: 0.50 Objectivity Score: 87% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name4.5 superbMachine Head Unto The LocustUrthboy Spitshine4.0 excellentBliss N Eso Flowers In The PavementHilltop Hoods Drinking From The Sun3.5 greatAlestorm Black Sails at MidnightAlthough gimmicky, I still found this album to be a very fun and enjoyable listenDrapht The Life Of RileyHilltop Hoods The Hard RoadM-Phazes Good GraciousMastodon The Hunter3.0 goodAll That Remains OvercomeAs the album that really started getting me into the "heavier" side of metal, in my opinion I'd say that this album is pretty good. It has enough of the clean vocals to satisfy someone used to listening to hard rock, and enough of the normal metal vocals to satisfy long term metal fans. The guitar solos are also highly enjoyable, and the drums are lightning fast. My two main problems with this album are that a) almost all the songs sound quite commercialized and radio friendly and b) All That Remains couldn't quite pull off the slower, rock-style ballads.Children of Bodom Skeletons in the ClosetI found this to be a very interesting and different metal album, as there really aren't many metal "cover" albums out there. The covers of "Oops I Did it Again" and "Looking Out My Backdoor" were definitely the best racks by far, as they were the songs that deviated the most from the standard metal sound. There were, however, many mediocre songs that unless your a big fan of the original, you won't get much enjoyment out of them. Overall, it was a good and interesting album that was definitely very different from Children of Bodom's other worksHilltop Hoods State of the ArtMachine Head The BlackeningMastodon Blood MountainThe National BoxerMaybe its just me, but I found that every song on this album sounded pretty much the same. If you like one, you'll like them all, but it gets pretty boring after a while. Although they can create a great atmosphere and make some pretty decent songs, that's all they can do. At most, this is a "decent" album, and is way too overhyped by the critiquesUrthboy The Signal2.5 averageBliss N Eso The ArrivalHilltop Hoods The Calling2.0 poorHilltop Hoods Left Foot, Right FootMuse The ResistanceAside from the occasional hit tracks, there were way too many filler songs that just detracted from the album instead of adding to it. They should have just made it into an EP insteadStar One Victims of the Modern AgeThis HAS to be the cheesiest and most generic power metal album I've ever listened to. Just because artist decided to set it in space instead of some fantasy realm doesn't make it any more original. You can expect pretty much the same "epic" guitar riffs and subjects as any other cookie cutter power metal album out there
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