Record Label: Warner Bros.
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: June 5, 2015
What You'll Love:
- Guitar work on "Reapers" will remind old fans of Absolution tracks
- Some well-written and beautifully sung harmonies throughout
- Interesting synth counter-melodies
- "Revolt" has an incredibly catchy pop-rock chorus
- "The Globalist" is incredibly inspired, well-written, well-performed, etc.
- Awesome cover art
- "Dead Inside" is a less interesting version of recent Muse hits like "Panic Station" and "Resistance"
- "The Handler" sounds like it could fit in on Showbiz but a little slower than it should be; mundane vocals
- "Drones" is a decent showcase of Matt's singing ability and a decent sendoff to a sub-par album
- Lyrics are rather hit or miss throughout the whole album.
- More guitar driven than previous few albums but riffs tend to sound assembly line manufactured.
- It's better than 2nd Law, but that's not saying much
- "Psycho" has the worst lyrics this band have ever produced put on top of a boring blues-rock riff.
- Very little of this album sounds like the metal and emo inspired beginnings of the band, which was what was advertised in interviews prior to the album's release.
- Excessive use of falsetto. Anti-climactic parts are emphasized for no reason and make you laugh when you hear them.
- Many of the five minute songs on this album overstay their welcome after the first two
- This album could have been a great if the rest of it came close to "The Globalist." Too bad...
- Rage Against the Machine (guitar riffs)
- General techno (synth lines)
- Michael Jackson (falsetto)
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