AffanAhmad

Lets just start this off on the right foot: that Chop Suey cover was TRASHHHH

Ok now lets begin for real. I liked the production choices and Uzi displays his signature style well while blending newer elements into his music. Weve been known for a while that hes been into emo/core/rock in general and its cool to see shades of that throughout the album. The Bring me the Horizon collab represents all the things that were done well in this new venture, however, this album is seriously convoluted ... read more

I get what the band is trying to do: build a soundscape, and while it is successful in doing so, I dont know if there is enough direction to pull it all together. The good news is that the tracks that shine (cosmic, (O)rdinary, Game Over and Mattel), outshine some of the directionless and rather forgetful tracks on the album.

At the end of the day, theres a few tracks to keep coming back to, but the overall album is not quite up to par with the band’s early work, or even the Stage, ... read more

This album is a mixed bag, but ultimately has more good than bad. While I dont like some of those mid tempo long songs (Sleepwalk My Life Away), there are some great moments here. Chasing Light, Too Far Gone, Room of Mirrors and Inamorata are good to great tracks. We get a couple flashes of Kirk’s kill em all style shred in Chasing Light, the vocals from Hetfield are amazing throughout, and even Lars gets a couple cool moments.

Its not remotely close to the old stuff, but I am happy ... read more

What a fun listen. Although there are parts and tracks im not super fond of, I really dig the experimental sounds thrown into the mix of what sounds like art pop instrumentation. Im also seeing a lot of people recommending their 2018 album. Will have to now listen to that!