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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Genius, But Definitely Decent, July 9, 2010
This review is from: 2010 Cool Tour New Artist Sampler (MP3 Download)
Here's the truth: if you're not a fan of the genre, this isn't for you. Nothing is done here that hasn't been done before. There's nothing at all innovative, or purely original. But here's the thing.
It's not trying to be any of these things.
This sampler caters to a specific audience. Speaking as a dedicated member of that audience, I enjoyed it. None of these hit the list of my favorite songs, none of them made a raving fanatic out of me, but I still really liked it. I even got pretty excited about some of them. Personally, I thought all these bands were talented. Their material isn't unique, but in all honesty, if you go looking for a perfect state of inspired uniqueness among music labels, you're going to be severely disappointed. Sadly, that's the way it is. Don't get me wrong, I'd have been thrilled to discover something wonderful and different. But just because it's not present doesn't mean you should turn your nose up immediately.
None of these songs are masterpieces, but I believe they're all worth listening to. If I'd come across this in a store, I'd have bought it. Not for thirty dollars or anything, but personally, I would have paid fifteen dollars for this collection. There's a lot of talent here. Maybe not talent at the top of its game, but talent nonetheless. If this is your kind of music, give it a go. If you don't like it, you can always remove it from your library, after all.
As always, take this with a grain of salt. I'm a metalhead, and I love free music, and while I'm trying to be fair, there's definitely a possibility I'm biased....
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Free Metal!, July 12, 2010
This review is from: 2010 Cool Tour New Artist Sampler (MP3 Download)
This sampler is a joint effort by Metal Blade and Good Fight, and is tied to the 2010 Cool Tour. The songs on this collection range from hard rock and heavy stoner rock to various types of metal, including death metal, thrash and some cool Viking/folk type stuff. As with all samplers, there are bound to be songs/bands you don't like (the second half has too much metalcore for my tastes), but it's hard not to love a free sampler that contains two dozen hard rock and metal songs.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Meh., June 27, 2010
This review is from: 2010 Cool Tour New Artist Sampler (MP3 Download)
There's a couple of decent songs on here.. not enough to keep my attention. Some of these bands sound like they are trying to bring 80's hair metal back...
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