It's Nothing Personal

Bury Your Dead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 26, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Victory Records
• ASIN: B0027SW4WU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,999 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 release. It's springtime: flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and Bury Your Dead is about to stomp every motherf*cker into the ground with their pulverizing new record. Their rigorous touring and destructive live performances have placed them at the top of the Metal/Hardcore mountain and they are ready to rule the land with It's Nothing Personal. Although It's Nothing Personal is the band's fifth record, the momentum is still climbing for them. They have toured with some of Metal's greatest heroes and have become one of the most important Metal bands of the decade. It's Nothing Personal will seal the deal for this hardworking band and turn them into the metal titans they were destined to be.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd like to give it one star, but I can't bring myself to do so, August 31, 2009

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HEF (PHILLY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Nothing Personal (Audio CD)

2.5 stars

The short review: I am a bit disappointed with the new direction the band is taking.

The long review: I try to be objective in my reviews, and not compare an album to previous albums, but when the music starts to change a lot around the same time a vocalist change is made, I have to bring up the past. I know this is not the first album with the new singer. I kind of let the last album slide by with a decent review, because it was somewhat strong even with the new direction the band was taking... with the new vocalist. But this album provides such a departure from the band I knew and loved, that I have to write an honest review and not let anyone slide by on the strength of previous albums. There are still elements that remind me of the old BYD - the stop/start chugga chugga from the guitars, and the angry vocals, which is one of the reasons why I didn't give this 1 star. Another reason, is that it is not a total POS. Musically, it really is not the worst slab of metal out there. I hope I am wrong, but I have the feeling that BYD is gonna go Deftones on me and start putting out albums that are 20% heavy and 80% pretty vocals over strummed chords. The vocalist seems happy to take the band in that direction. It's a damn shame because Cover and Beauty are 2 of the heaviest discs in my collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not All Bad, But Far From Their Best, February 12, 2010

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Adrian Valletta (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Nothing Personal (MP3 Download)

Well it's pretty fair to say that the reviews that others have given this album are quite mixed. I see alot of people have made mention to thier deteriorating style, and thier slow transition into a more melodic metal band. For me, personally, I dont mind this album at all, I think it has it's moments, and although I am a huge fan of their earlier releases, I still think this album does ok.

To begin with, i'm sure alot of people have judged this album quite harshly. We mustn't forget that this album followed their self-titled release, which is in my opinion (and many, many others) as their best release to date, followed closely by "Beauty and the Breakdown". These are two mammoth releases which followed each other consecutively. For a band of the same calibre to top the quality dished out on these two albums would not be unheard of, but quite rare. I believe the biggest turning point is the new vocalist. Myke Terry proved that he was a good replacement after the departure of Matty Bruso. Terry proved in the self-titled release that he could mix it with the big boys in the metalcore scene with his remarkable intensity, although it would appear he has weakened a grade for this release.

Im not making a reference to his use of clean vocals, in fact, im all for the vocalist using cleean vocals in cooperation with screams and growls, as it shows the spectrum of talent that the vocalist posesses. His clean vocals create catchy choruses for many of the tracks, and in an ever-growing metalcore scene, this is essential as it makes the tracks more memorable puts them a cut above the rest. Clean vocals aside, i believe Terry's screaming and growling in this release were, to say the least, pathetic. In the track "Broken Body" he uses distortion to make his growls seem more surreal. Most vocalists dont need this as thier voice is enough, though, BYD have tried to add intensity to an ordinary scream, and it has backfired tremendously. Then we have the tracks "Legacy Of Ashes" and "The Great Demonizer" where Terry displays two completely different styles of screaming, far from similar to anything displayed on this album. I'm all for diversity, but not when it comes to scream styles. The screams and growls can be the signiature sound of the band, the way we can recognise them from the others, and here he has destroyed their originality by doing something completely unorthodox, and not benefitting at all.

So i have to give this release 3 stars, despite my disappointment with the vocals. Instrumentally, BYD have become more intense and explosive, but in return have traded in thier ruthlessness for a more melodic sound. I dont mind melodic bands in the metalcore scene, although it has to be executed well, BYD havn't done that in this release. 3 stars because it is catchy, intense and explosive at times, yet at the same time, I give it 3 stars because they have slipped into mediocrity with this release, and in my opinion, are more towards the lower end of the scale of this mediocrity. A slight disappointment from a band who once showed they were greats of the metalcore genre, now, they are the ...grapes of the genre.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "It's Nothing Personal" Bury Your Dead But..., May 31, 2009

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LeftManOut (TheCityThatNeverSleeps, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Nothing Personal (Audio CD)

Dear Bury Your Dead,

Well I think we both knew we were gonna have this talk for a while, and we've both been delaying the inevitable. Things have changed so much lately and so many differences between us have now reared their ugly heads. I think it's time we both said our pieces and set the record straight.

You've just changed so much recently that I almost don't even recognize you anymore. You're not the Bury Your Dead I fell in love with. I don't even know if you know who you are anymore.

At first I tried to compromise on our differences. I even began to think something was wrong with me. After all when you enjoy someone's company you want to work out your differences and make things work. But you just kept drifting further and further away from me. It seems like the harder I tried to make the effort for you, the harder you would make it for me to do so.

I know you've been through you're own trials in the last few years. You've gone through some hard times and had a lot of changes happen. At some points I felt like it was almost expected that these things would affect you. But some of the ways they've affected you didn't have to be an issue.

I can't live a lie anymore. I've supported you through a lot, and you've been there for me when I needed you. But things just are not the same, and for once I am not getting what I need out of this relationship anymore. I don't hold any bitter feelings. After all, we both need to do what is best for us and continue on. This is what's best for me. I hope you understand.

We had a good run, and there were points where I was sure that this relationship was going to stand the test of time. But things have taken a turn for the worst and I feel like a clean break is what we both need to get ourselves together. Maybe this could work again in the future, but we're just not in the same place right now. I hope you will find someone who makes you happy and will help you continue on with your life. Right now though, that person is not me.

Sincerely,
LeftManOut

P.S - It's a shame too, because I actually dig some of the changes you made musically this time around. However this just isn't you anymore. Sorry.