Noer should've just stuck to dubstep. I get what they were going for, but it all sounds repetitive and sloppy with no real satisfying drops. I guess it’s cool in that experimental way. If you removed the vocals it would be 10x better.
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Out of Pocket - 40/100 - Noer's beat is acceptable, but the subpar rapping over it makes for a really boring track.
Loose Bruce (feat. Illaman) - 36/100 - Super subpar rapping, but again, a decent beat by ... read more
It's definitely mechanical, and probably could use improvement, but definitely a… unique one.
Bass as strong as my science teacher (only if you knew him), drums hitting hard as my dad's belt, and about as dystopian and forlorn as my future could possibly be with how I'm holding up in Algebra. Absolute masterpiece by my man.
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Charon's Obol - 73/100 - Simple, but a nice foreboding intro into the EP.
Fissure - 98/100 - The EP starts off hot with the first track being as dark and fulfilling as this.
Writhing - 100/100 - Name fits well, sounds like ... read more
Basically a slightly watered-down Torches. A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon and Are You What You Want to Be are really well written and the instruments fit really well, especially the intro and outro of the former of the aforementioned.
I really think that Broken Jaw is one of the best when considering deluxe too, but just overall such a solid album from the guys. Helena Beat and Houdini just are plain unskippable.
Never really got into this album besides maybe (and I mean maybe) Teenagers. Everything else is just alright, but definitely by no means a bad album or anything. Famous Last Words is cool though.
Actually a solid contender for one of the best dubstep albums of the past few years. Road Dog Anthem's drop 2 goes so unbelievably hard, got concussed from banging my head into the back of the car seat.
How the FUCK did Bounce That even get through onto Disciple? The label's definitely seen better days, but they had to've been high accepting that absolute shit. So many songs are just meh. All Black and Elbows To The Dome are good, with the collabs carrying the songs, but the lot of this just sucks.
Fenrir and Hel have grown on me, as I used to hate them, but not by much. Ragnarok and Friction on the other hand are some of my favorite dubstep songs ever.
Some might call it unoriginal, but I'd say it's definitely industry standard at the least.
Simply just a good dubstep EP. Not much else to say. Sustain in Cholo goes insane though.
Tons of staples from this album, and definitely some, if not, of Hard Driver's best work, but I don't find myself often thinking: "You know what I need to listen to right now? HDNA."
Barely better than Significant Other, namely for the fact that there is no shortage of heavy, chuggy riffs and Fred screaming. Nobody Loves Me goes insanely hard especially.
YOU SAID YOU'D PAY ME BACK
I'M BROKE AND FOR THAT, YOU DESERVE A SMACKIN' FOR SLACKIN'
NOW PEOPLE SAY THAT I'M A SLACKER
IF I'M A SLACKER, IT'S THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ONES THAT ARE BLIND
Searching for the bangers in this album is like looking through a haystack for a needle. Gimmie The Mic, Phenomenon, Eat You Alive, and maybe Re-Entry and Head for the Barricade are the only reasons you should ever listen to this thing. I would buy the CD of this album, but shipping is a bit annoying. I would not pay anything more than $3 in total for this album.
Quality seems to vary a lot throughout, and definitely falls off during Results May Vary, but there are a lot of bangers here, namely Rollin' (both versions, call me crazy) and Full Nelson.
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