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72 Seasons is nothing but crunching, heavy riffs for its entire duration, with no ballads or clean guitars in sight (barring the final track). Many tracks share a similar tempo and vibe, with riffs that often feel derivative of their past works, resulting in a blend of their 90s records mixed with their more thrashier and heavier stuff. The album feels like a greatest-hits record if all the songs were remixed with the Hardwired guitar tone, with the worst it has to offer being couple songs on ... read more

Grungey, raw, and chuck full of bangers. One of Nickelback's best. No bad songs. Overhated.

The anger and unpleasant production are what make this an interesting listen, with Purify being one of the songs that best demonstrates these qualities. I don't mind the snare or guitar tone either, but James' singing is painful at points (especially on the title track). This album's biggest sin is how long and bloated these songs are. Shave a few minutes off a lot of these tracks and you have a pretty decent, angry metal record. As it stands though, it's not good... But there's nothing else ... read more

Load has higher highs, but Reload is consistent all the way through. There are more tracks with attitude and all of them are bangers. A lot of them are growers too, but no one listens to albums like these more than once unfortunately. It's an excellent hard rock/metal album that's overlooked, overhated, and underated. Like with Load, give it a chance.

Best tracks: Fuel, Devil's Dance, The Unforgiven II, Better Than You, Slither, Carpe Diem Baby, Where The Wild Things Are, Prince Charming, ... read more