cydbarre

the lyrics and the imaginary of this album scream edgy 14yo at times but the music is some of the best ph I've ever listened to

joy division if they were good

fuckass bands like fleshwater and narrowhead seem completely unable to understand what made deftones great: pure love for music in all of its forms, insane creative power, the genuine desire to reinvent hardcore music, and the ability to successfully implement minimalistic electronic elements to sonically enrich their music

instead, they decide to ride this "deftones-coded" aesthetic which pretty-much didn't exist before the advent of tiktok, spending time and money on pedals ... read more

it's decent, and I actually enjoy anderson's vocal performances in this album more than the ones in dog man star or coming up, as they match well the darker atmospheres they have been going for in the last years

but it feels pretty dysfunctional at times, in several songs you have these very good post-punk sections ruined by some lame ass britpop choruses that feel just outdated and unnecessary

it kinda reminds me of ghost in the machine by police in some way, and everything that ... read more