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- First reviewJanuary 20, 2016
- Last reviewSeptember 21, 2016
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![Songs for the Deaf [CD] [PA]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4726/4726112_sa.jpg)
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5
Killer rock record with some tasty guitar playing
on September 21, 2016
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Queens of the Stone Age does a great job of creating a rock sound that's fresh yet familiar. The record has a great variety of energy levels and the ordering of the tracks gives the record a great pacing. The guitar playing, while rarely flashy, has a lot of fun, tasteful, and creative moments. The vocal style works well for their sound!
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![Fear of the Dark [Enhanced] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4541/4541641_sa.jpg)
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1
Disappointing release from metal Giants
on September 21, 2016
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I bought this Iron Maiden record without realizing that the record was the first without Adrian Smith, who I've since read left the group for some time due to qualms with the band's direction. I think Smith was right as this Maiden album is terrible. All of the normally unique guitar playing has been substituted with glam-metal style guitar playing. We get few moments of Maiden at its best. Bruce Dickinson's singing, while normally delightfully grandiose, sounds more melodramatic on this release.
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![Selves We Cannot Forgive [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/5394/5394300_sa.jpg)
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2
Some good sounds but ineffective form
on September 21, 2016
Posted by: SirSullivan
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Black Crown Initiate plays a sound that's got influences from death metal, metalcore, djent, and progressive death metal, which play nicely together. The album displays a nice versatility of sounds that shine through in moments. Unfortunately, a lot of these moments don't feel special because of the pacing and form in a lot of these songs. Many moments last far too short while others are repeated entirely too often. The end result is that the record sounds like an unorganized, death metal collage where the events don't seem to earn the next ones. In particular, there a lot of unsatisfying sudden shifts in energy, sonic palette, etc that either are too sharp or not sharp enough to be effective. The production sounds odd from the beginning with some guitars sounding like their decay was faded much too digitally. The worst aspect of the mix by far is the clean vocals. Every time they come in, the vocals are saturated in reverb and some pitch correction, and every single melody has bland harmonies that suffer from similar mixing problems. As a result, you get vocals that are blurry and eat up a huge chunk of the mids, making the instrumental accompaniment suffer too.
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![Toxicity [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4241/4241243_sa.jpg)
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If you don't know about SOAD by now, you're a little behind the times. This album is a staple in their discography and certainly has some killer tracks. The Dada-ist "Pogo" is great. "Prison Song", "Chop Suey", "Toxicity", and "Aerials" have been favorites of mine for a while and are certainly great. The remaining tracks are enjoyable. I think I prefer the Hypnotize/Mezmerize album pair for its extended vocal (and really overall style) diversity between the two vocalists. Toxicity is a great record, and you can get it for pretty cheap!
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![Periphery III: Select Difficulty [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/5379/5379300_sa.jpg)
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The fellows in Periphery have released a solid record yet again. While I don't think it tops Periphery II, I think this is a step ahead of the recent Alpha/Omega release. There are moments where the the writing/mix seems confusing, especially regarding vocals. There are quite a few sections where the vocals seems like they would be underpowered compared to the instrumental background. Thanks to a crafty mix, the vocals push ahead clearly, but it makes the experience feel less "organic." There are quite a few good tracks and nice moments, but the album has plenty of spots where it seems that Periphery could have explored more adventurously. The record's certainly solid, but it doesn't take many risks. Overall, I think more time playing with structures, aesthetic changes, etc. would benefit the band for future releases. I'm worried that, at this point, we're getting more of Periphery as usual than groundbreaking material. Some fans aren't upset by that. All of this being said, the album is certainly an enjoyable listen and worth $10 and a few more spins than you give most records.
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![Surgical Steel [Deluxe Edition] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/1662/1662656_sa.jpg)
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The record's definitely not breaking new territory, but Carcass release a solid product with a fair selection of tight tracks.
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![The Impossible Kid [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/5096/5096500_sa.jpg)
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This record is absolutely phenomenal. Aesop Rock tells quirky, everyday with unreal levels of thoughtfulness and elegance of language. The songs are fun and interesting, and the record flows very well.
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![High Country [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4221/4221503_sa.jpg)
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3
Fun record with plenty of riffs
on January 20, 2016
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I love the riffyness of this record, which is kinda what I expected from this band. The tunes are fun. The record's got a nice sort of vintage sound to it, which should please old fans, but I almost would be curious to hear if they could've better blended these classic sounding fuzz sounds and such with some more modern elements. (Although, I wouldn't want to wreck it; I've heard plenty of artists try to update and TOTALLY lose their sound.)
My only real complaint with the album is that it feels more like a handful of tunes than a well-structured album. Ordering didn't seem to be intentional, especially with kind of strange beginning and closing tracks. The odd intro got my attention, but it didn't really develop on those oddities. So I just was left puzzled. The ending track in particular just didn't feel very final. The record ended, and I was like, "oh, that was the last track."
My only real complaint with the album is that it feels more like a handful of tunes than a well-structured album. Ordering didn't seem to be intentional, especially with kind of strange beginning and closing tracks. The odd intro got my attention, but it didn't really develop on those oddities. So I just was left puzzled. The ending track in particular just didn't feel very final. The record ended, and I was like, "oh, that was the last track."
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![Exhausting Fire [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4336/4336118_sa.jpg)
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I picked this up on a random buy. The disc is full of pretty good tunes. The band has a few interesting bridges that really got my attention. Overall, the music's cool. The vocals are a little lackluster, which I was disappointed by. It's not super common to see a female in a sludge metal band, so I was rooting for her. This record's definitely on the lighter side of things, bordering stoner rock.
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