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After the success of the recent Peripheral Vision tour there was a hope they'd get themselves together and recapture what they were and what fans wanted for them. At this point we may have to accept they're never getting it back.

And this isn't the same old thing of wanting them to write another PV. I liked Good Nature. I liked half of Altogether. But what's on this is just so void of any merit it's painful.

And I think it's more than the sound. It just lacks any ... read more

After the disappointment of Knowing What You Know Now and the hiatus that felt like they'd never return, this is honestly surprisingly decent. It's no Weird and Wonderful, but the intention is definitely there, and the poppy stylings from their second album are toned down and well placed this time around. Becca still has her chops and unique vocal flailings.

There's the odd dud here and there that could've easily been cast offs from the second album, but for the most part, ... read more

Dir en Grey are a weird one. In the mid 2000s they had some absolute home runs with Vulgar, Withering to Death, and The Marrow of a Bone, which I still contest as being the best of the post 2005, "modern" era Metalcore albums that ended up with the absolute dross thereafter with the Bring Me revolution.

Then Oroboros came along and it all sort of went downhill. The songs got slower. Even now with their latest effort you can still hear those Tool-inspired, sludgy, brooding riffs. Kyo ... read more

It's hard to believe that the band that made .neon and Agape have become... whatever this is