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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Meh, it's ok, May 9, 2006
First off, I LOVE Atreyu, Suicide Notes and the Curse are two of my favorite albums ever. However I can't help but feel like this one doesn't come anywhere close to the others. It lacks the raw intensity of Suicide Notes and the energy of the Curse. It kinda sounds like an album of B-sides, like the rejected stuff from their previous albums. Unfortunately the songs that I think sound the best are the ones that sound the least like Atreyu(Ex's and Oh's, The Theft, Untitled Finale). The production also makes it sound way too clean. Alex sounds too similar to the guy from Story of the Year.
All in all, this cd isn't bad, but I wouldn't exactly call it good either. It's better than Fractures... or Visions, but other than that, it's pretty much mediocre. Go get Suicide Notes or the Curse if you want to listen to Atreyu.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Why are people so stupid!, April 9, 2006
I went through and read most of the reviews for this cd and I must say it made me sick. What is wrong with people? A band changes just a bit and they are sellouts. News flash people...if bands didn't change then every album would sound the same.
Now, getting to the cd. Suicide Notes & Butterfly Kisses is the first hardcore album I ever listened to...so naturally when I saw that Atreyu was releasing Death-Grip I was more than excited. This cd is in my opinion the best material they have ever put out. I believe that Atreyu has become more than just another hardcore band, and this album proves it. There is alot more singing than in their previous releases...but who says that's a bad thing. The guitars are alot cleaner sounding and blend together almost flawlessly with the bass. The drums are still as good as ever...if not better. Also, not only does Alex own this cd with his destructive screaming...he has learned to sing as well.
All in all I say anyone that enjoys GOOD music and not the mainstream [...] that gets pumped into your ears by mtv should go buy this cd now. If you think it sucks or Atreyu sold out then you are a complete and total moron and you should just go back to listening to crappy bands like Korn or Mudvayne and continue hating your life.
Stand out tracks:
We Stand Up, The Theft, Untitled Finale, Creature
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quit whining, you could see this coming from miles away, April 1, 2006
Atreyu are without a doubt one of the most commercially successful metalcore bands out there, alongside Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying. The difference is these guys are trying to expand on their fanbase without worrying about what "scene kids" think. So f*ckin be it, theyre still sounding great. It opens with a mid-tempo song, Creature, a song that proves you dont have to come out of the gates with a fast track right away to get the listener's attention. One of the best songs is the lightest one theyve ever written, The Theft. Alex actually does clean singing in this song which is a first, showing hes got some more confidence. The weakest track is probably the first single, Ex's and Oh's, its got a catchy chorus and not much else. In comparison to the other albums its hard to figure where to put this, they dont mind slowing things down a bit on Deathgrip, and theyre not enslaved to the "must have at least one breakdown in each song" mentality that most metalcore bands fall victim to. It was a logical next step to have more melody on their latest album, so the sell-out cries from some scenesters dont hold much weight.
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