Alivara

I used to hate this album (and the band as a whole with the exception of maybe three songs), but after returning to it for the first time in 6 or 7 years, this might be one of my favourite albums of all time. Black Label and Terror and Hubris In the House of Frank Pollard are incredible songs and unlike anything I've ever heard before. All of the songs are really good but those stick out as being on a level beyond the rest

I love this album but there are a few songs that unfortunately really, really let it down. Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event is, as the name suggests, uninteresting and has nothing going for it. Lucky You is exactly the same. Moana is also a pretty bland closer.
While the rest of the songs are generally good, very few of them really hit the same highs as the previous albums did. Bloody Cape is probably the best track on the album purely for the ending. The album feels equally ... read more

People often hate me for this opinion, but White Pony is a step down from their previous albums. This album has a lot of perfect songs and higher highs than the other albums (with the exception of be quiet and drive, which will never be topped) but the existence of back to school, elite, teenager, and korea drag it down drastically. Rx queen and street carp are also pretty uninteresting, but at least memorable in some way, unlike teenager which I always forget even exists.
I also just struggle ... read more

I love how each Deftones album has its own distinct style, but it's sad that we never got anything else like this. The closest to this sound is probably Headup from Around The Fur, but even then (as much as I love that song and album) it just doesn't have the same feeling as this album does. The only song I dislike on this album is 7 Words, because it feels like it just doesn't do anything special that the other songs don't already do but better. Fireal is a perfect album ... read more