Scoring the End of the World
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CRITIC REVIEWS
90
They’ve stumbled across their golden key and opened the door to a new age for themselves. Disguise may have been the launch pad, but this record shoots MOTIONLESS IN WHITE into their own stratosphere.
70
The big takeaway is that despite how incredible this band can be, they still have not managed to completely weave all of their musical influences together in a way that is unquestionably cohesive.
60
Gothic metalcore champs Motionless In White throw every dart from their colourful armoury at sixth album. Most of them stick.
50
The album sees the group dealing with corruption, climate change, and political upheaval through a blast of expansive metal.
Okay so I decided to give this one another listen. Some of the tracks really grew on me, my issue is the 2nd half. Every song after Cause Of Death is either complete garbage or just really boring (except Cyberhex, which is good). But I'd argue up until that point it's incredible. Nowhere near Disguise, but I did enjoy some of it.
I'm obsessed with the songs that have Breaking Benjamin influence. I mean Masterpiece straight-up sounds like Never Again from DBD. Those are the best songs, because ... read more
June 2022 Reviews:
This is somehow the best Motionless in White album that I can think of. But it's not a very good album. Yes, MIW go for a heavy sound to bring people back into taking them seriously, but MIW were always a lesser version of Black Veil Brides until BVB became a cringe band. MIW's attempts to distance themselves from that side of metalcore continue to feel futile and the end result is a collection of songs ranging from very good (Slaughterhouse) to very poor (Red, White & ... read more
Apart from a few standout tracks like Slaughterhouse there aren't really anything noteworthy, a lot of the songs sound a bit too generic. The album is decent, I don't hate it, but it won't be my favourite.
Amazing stuff! Heavier than Disguise while still keeping a great melodic sense. Some of the heavier songs on this are probably MIW's best. Can't get sick of this.
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Track List
| 1 | Meltdown 4:28 | 72 |
| 2 | Sign Of Life 3:40 | 70 |
| 3 | Werewolf 3:32 | 64 |
| 4 | Porcelain 3:36 | 64 |
| 5 | Slaughterhouse 4:23 feat. Bryan Garris | 78 |
| 6 | Masterpiece 3:26 | 77 |
| 7 | Cause Of Death 4:03 | 68 |
| 8 | We Become The Night 3:31 | 53 |
| 9 | Burned At Both Ends II 3:57 | 68 |
| 10 | B.F.B.T.G.: Corpse Nation 3:34 | 63 |
| 11 | Cyberhex 4:35 | 78 |
| 12 | Red, White & Boom 3:18 feat. Caleb Shomo | 38 |
| 13 | Scoring The End Of The World 3:48 feat. Mick Gordon | 69 |
Total Length: 49 minutes
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6mo
it's a shame the 2nd half isn't great, because the first half has some of the best bangers I've heard in modern metalcore
8mo
I don't know what Mick Gordon was doing here on this Metalcore album. It's barely ok I guess
Added on: March 12, 2022