FryDaRetrospective - Wage War's Discography

The follow up I craved so desperately when it was dropping and I was not disappointed in the slightest. This was my album of the year in 2018 (although, looking back, I would probably put Mesmer above it but I can't taint the sanctity of the LISTS). Everything I wanted more of, more powerful and impactful songs with deep meaning and introspective meanings, absolutely wild riffs backed by the tightest rhythm section and all under the ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Wage War's Discography

Incredible debut from a band that I would come to truly adore. One of the most unapologetically heavy albums in the scene at the time, where everyone else was slowing down and making more radio friendly versions of the sound, they were going harder than ever. So many amazing riffs that stay with you after the album ends, an infallible pair of vocalists with a perfect dynamic between their cleans and dirties and an all round sound that is so ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

The fumble of a lifetime. This might mark the first time since 2010 - 2013 that they haven't been ahead of the game and innovating and whilst I can't expect that for every project, this just fell so short of expectations regardless. I wanted so desperately to enjoy this project but it's just too bloated, disjointed and boring that I couldn't quite get all the way there. there are moments I felt like things were ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

The return to form that was needed. For me this was so cathartic. After years of innovation, they return to innovate on the metal scene. They bring back the heavy and make it feel modern, they bring back the catchy tunes but don't make them feel cliche, they bring the emotion and make it beautiful. I am still impressed with just how good this album feels. Expertly paced, short, sweet and incredibly cohesive. This gave me high ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

Another evolution of the bands sound. This time I was ready for the change and understood what they were trying here. Fully experimenting with new styles and sounds I became enamored with that created such a cool experience. The way they managed to step completely left field and still create something worth listening to is worth commending alone. Once again Bring Me stand at the cutting edge of the game and make something that has ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

In all honesty. I hated this album on release. It was a change right after they had given me my favourite album of all time so I harboured some unnecessary resentment for this album. In time it grew on me and I realised just how excellent it was as an evolution of the sound. Garnering them a great deal of commercial success and still showcasing the bands incredible talent for song writing. I feel this was another point where BMTH led ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

My favourite album of all time. This is the perfect album. Metalcore that defined a generation. Everything from the perfect production, to the excellence of song writing, to impassioned performances from everyone across the board. This masterpiece is the reason I learned harsh vocals and inspired so much of my musical journey. This changed the game in a way that no one else has been able to replicate since. I will forever revere this ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

The evolution begins. Bring me showing some real song writing chops and experimenting with new sounds and ideas that make this such a pivotal moment in their career. So much raw emotion in this making it undeniable as a big piece of their history. I only truly came to appreciate this album for what it was after a few more projects came out making this probably the best one to return to and one that has aged like fine wine. Highly ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

I am so partial to this album. Unbelievably heavy, groundbreaking writing and a start of a trend that laid the ground work for their future. Simple, effective and filled with iconic and influential moments that shaped the band and the genre as a whole. Well and truly a solidifier and really helped establish them as an act to be watched

FryDaRetrospective - Bring Me The Horizon's Discography

A full on Deathcore debut that has aged relatively well all things considered. Showing a great deal of potential for what is to come through some really heavy songs and decent writing. I don't find myself returning to it as often as their other work but appreciate where they came from and how impressive they became outside of this.

FryDaRetrospective - Crown the Empire's Discography

Good lord what a horrible fall off. This is damn near unlistenable. The mix is horrendous, ear piercing guitars sounding like they are processed through a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (if you know you know), Bass is almost non existence and the drums sounding so stiff and lifeless and the vocals almost buried in that sounding rough as guts despite an excellent performance from Andy. This hurts because there is some writing in this that I would ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Crown the Empire's Discography

I am two minds for this record. On the one hand this is a perfect continuation of Retrograde and far better, showing they learned something and settled into their new sound. On the other, they did my boy David Escamilla horrendously dirty, following the trend of removing their best member with each album. In my eyes they mostly stuck the landing, like I say continuing the Retrograde style and giving it a bit of extra flare. I still ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Crown the Empire's Discography

I would be remiss if I said this album didn't disappoint me on first listen. I wanted more of what they gave on the Fallout and Resistance but after they got rid of their guitarist and lead song writer, I knew it wasn't to be. In saying this, it most definitely grew on me becoming something of a guilty pleasure. It suffers in the sound department, a victim of the 2016 "lets use analog gear to sound good for the resurgence ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Crown the Empire's Discography

The perfect follow up. This album helped cement them in my rotation. The kings of the post apocalyptic aesthetic continue to expand the world they created in the best way possible. Once again the sound is immaculate, the writing is excellent as any good concept album should be and a bigger emphasis on the passion and emotion of it all. I truly think if this line up remained they could have continued to have an unbelievable run going from ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Crown the Empire's Discography

This album is everything to me. The sound I love so much, the style I crave, the world created and the way they manage to capture it, it's all done to perfection. This album effected me so deeply, inspiring me as a musician and made me the Metalcore fan I am today. I could sing the praises of this masterpiece forever and am endlessly grateful that I have this album forever.

FryDaRetrospective - Crown the Empire's Discography

A really solid debut for a band that would go on to make something beautiful out of this. I love what this was building to, the sound, the aesthetic, the potential. There's a charm to this EP in the sense it's far from perfect and has so many moments where you can tell they are green but it made this so real. They later go on to redux these songs and bring them to the caliber of the Fallout which I respect the hell out of and ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Metallica's Discography

This album is everything I hate about the band at the moment. The emphasis on copy paste moments, the eyerollingly bad ways these songs are fleshed out, the mix being painful, the riffs being uninspired, Lars Ulrich in general. Everything about this caused me a great amount of pain. I experienced this for the first time in theatres with the band explaining everything between songs and that only served to make the experience worse. Every time ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Metallica's Discography

This is where the wheels on the Metallica bus fell off for me. This was a relatively inoffensive comeback for the band and had a few moments like Moth Into Flame being so much fun and ManUNkind being one of the most interesting they had written in a while. However, this started to feel a little disingenuous and hollow. Like most of the songs felt like they were copy paste versions of each other starting the same, meandering the same and ending ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Metallica's Discography

This right here is an EP of great ideas that really would not have fit on Death Magnetic at risk of making that FAR longer than it already was so it was smart to place them here. I found myself really enjoying this in my youth and to this day I still return to some of these for just how much fun they are. I took this a little less seriously than the albums so I think it helped enhance my enjoyment of them. Well worth a bump or two just to hear ... read more

FryDaRetrospective - Metallica's Discography

What a shitshow. I only listened to this finally after winning a bet over a friend meaning they would have to purchase this on vinyl (agreeing only if I were to sit and listen with him). This is one of those times where the two artists on their own are fine but really didn't mesh well. There are moments where they individually stand out and make a decent section only to ruin it seconds later with the other side intervening and destroying ... read more