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Post by princeofpersia on Mar 4, 2021 9:13:34 GMT -5
Metal Hammer UK - May 2021
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Post by arlieimperfection on Mar 4, 2021 23:13:11 GMT -5
This is probably a nitpick but I'm disappointed this album only got a 7/10 from Metal Hammer, when the review itself seems so glowingly positive in nature.
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Post by Rarkphoenix on Mar 5, 2021 4:31:41 GMT -5
arlieimperfection Yeah, that's classic MH to be fair. I don't think I've ever seen them give a 10/10 review for anything. Which personally I prefer to the more Kerrang! esque "everything's amazing, 5 star" approach, but it would have been nice if they'd offered up some constructive criticism too because as you say the review is overwhelmingly positive. This has definitely got me excited about some of the remaining tracks though. It certainly seems quite a diverse album and any comparisons to T.O.D make me happy XD
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Post by tezbear_91 on Mar 6, 2021 16:46:34 GMT -5
I thought this as well. I’m happy that the review was really positive though. Just strange that the rating was a little lower than what they were describing.
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Post by arlieimperfection on Mar 7, 2021 1:56:12 GMT -5
I'm not expecting 10/10 all the time, but 8/10 would have been fair for a review like this.
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Post by nz on Mar 7, 2021 14:40:22 GMT -5
Wow! I read this twice and never realized the boxes represented the rating. This doesn't change anything for me as I don't really care about numbers. The descriptions and review were useful though!
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Post by tezbear_91 on Mar 7, 2021 15:25:11 GMT -5
Looking forward to more reviews coming. This part of waiting for an album to drop is the fun bit. I’ve read the Metal Hammer review about 5 times lol
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Post by Grimella Blackrose on Mar 11, 2021 13:56:11 GMT -5
Is the magazine sold in the U.S?
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Post by tezbear_91 on Mar 14, 2021 4:36:15 GMT -5
Is the magazine sold in the U.S? I don’t think so but you could probably order it from they’re website. |
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Post by mrmellow on Mar 14, 2021 16:51:38 GMT -5
I think the reason why it's only a 7/10 is that there are a few negatives mentioned, which generally doesn't happen in reviews above 7/10. Like calling a couple of the tunes 'equally exhausting and exhilerating', and saying the album was 'emotive, stirring and just a touch overwrought'.
I kind of agree to be honest. The album's full of classic Ev melodrama, but I still think it could do with coming out of the rafters occasionally, which seems to be what the guy's saying.
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