| 2008 |
| Haste the Day Dreamer | 3.0 |
| I need some more time to take this album in. Although, I am excited to hear some heavy stuff again. PTH kinda blew, with the exception of a few tracks. By the way, if all of you miss Jimmy Ryan so much, go buy his new album! His band, Trenches, released a new album called "The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole" this past September. It's kinda metal. |
| I Am Ghost Those We Leave Behind | 1.5 |
I have to admit that (much to my surprise) I really enjoyed I Am Ghost’s previous efforts: We Are Always Searching EP and Lover’s Requiem LP. That’s why I went out of my way to purchase their new album, Those We Leave Behind, the day it became available.
Whoops! I guess I should have known better. Lightning rarely strikes twice. I Am Ghost’s front man, Steven Juliano, said that the band would be getting back to their punk rock roots. Why did I actually believe him? I guess I am a trusting fool. Epitaph Records has recently signed Thursday, New Found Glory, Story of the Year, etc. All of those bands have the potential to put out amazing albums... I thought IAG did as well.
It’s my fault. I forgot why I liked their previous albums. Usually, I’m not a huge fan of female singers in Emo/Metal/Screamo bands (with the exception of Light This City). I Am Ghost is kind of flat without the vocal and violin work of Kerith Telestai. From what I know, she and her husband (Brian) left the band after Steven Juliano said f*** on stage. They started a new project (which isn’t that great) and now I Am Ghost has moved on without them.
Quick question... How can two members of a goth/rock band (who talk about vampires and death) quit the band because it’s not Christ like? Did you want IAG to be a Christian band? Steven said that you two claimed to be Christians. If you were strong in your faith, you would have not been a part of a goth/vamp band
The bottom line…
Listen to the album (if you have the chance) but don’t buy it unless you love I Am Ghost a whole lot.
I was a fan… Not anymore.
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| Trivium Shogun | 3.0 |
| Anberlin New Surrender | 4.0 |
| I don't know how to completely explain it, but this album hits home on so many levels... Lyrically. Anberlin has been a guilty pleasure of mine for quite a while. I hope and pray they continue to make music forever! In reality, that will never happen but I'm "old enough to know but to young to care." I do care but that lyric from Haight St. just kills... so does the rest of the song and the album. |
| All That Remains Overcome | 3.5 |
| Into Eternity The Incurable Tragedy | 3.0 |
| Underoath Lost in the Sound of Separation | 3.5 |
| The Acacia Strain Continent | 4.0 |
| One Day as a Lion One Day as a Lion | 4.0 |
| Misery Signals Controller | 4.5 |
| Lower Definition The Greatest of All Lost Arts | 3.0 |
| Talented guys but the song structure gets very repetitive. I felt like I had listened to the whole album after three tracks. Their sound resembles old school Secret Lives of the Freemasons, which I miss greatly. These guys are the definition of Emocore, which is kinda played out nowadays. Don't get me wrong. This album is still quite enjoyable. I look forward to seeing their future progression. |
| Whitechapel This Is Exile | 4.0 |
| Shinedown The Sound of Madness | 4.0 |
| Alesana Where Myth Fades to Legend | 3.5 |
| Fallen From The Sky Tonight We Radiate | 3.5 |
| Emmure The Respect Issue | 2.5 |
| From First to Last From First to Last | 2.0 |
| Panic! at the Disco Pretty. Odd. | 3.0 |
| Pennywise Reason to Believe | 3.5 |
| Our Last Night The Ghosts Among Us | 2.5 |
| Across Five Aprils Life Underwater | 3.0 |
| Dead To Fall Are You Serious? | 3.5 |
| Secret Lives of the Freemasons Weekend Warriors | 4.0 |
| Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) | 4.0 |
| Protest the Hero Fortress | 4.0 |
