Posted by istapledmyfoot on 2006-12-18 04:47:58
My Score:

sucks!

surely it should be death by filler

Posted by tristan on 2005-08-14 01:20:09
My Score:

I'm impressed and surprised by Efrem's vocals on this. Probably my favourite DBS record to date.

LOLXSCDSmetalcore sounds like metal except its being performed by people wearing hardcore merchandise

no cannibal corpse here folks LOLXXASADSA

Metalcore bands involve breakdowns and a more intense vocal style (amongst other traits), incorporating a hardcore influence. Shouldn't the name be self-explanatory?

yeah, it should be. if it made any sense. metal bands have breakdowns too. see: dying fetus, automation, pantera, etc.

so is bones brigade a metalcore band? because they have breakdowns, hardcore influence, and metal riffs.

I think Efrem has been spending too much time with that guy from Atreyu.

I've been a Death fan since '99 and although this is not their best work yet, it still fuckin blows almost any other band out of the water. As said before, Efrem is the only original member of DBS, and they have had a different line-up on every album. How could you not expect drastic changes from album to album? I see it as a good thing..

Posted by notfeelingcreative on 2005-06-30 23:56:55
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I've only listened to this twice, but so far it's my least favorite death by stereo album. Still not bad, though.

I too enjoy Scenepointblank on a semi-regular basis. But generally bashing Pitchfork is just pretty darn stupid. Look past the stigmas and you'll find a lot of intelligent, well-written reviews of good music. Same goes for Cokemachineglow but without the label of "pretentious."

YOU GUYS ARE HAVING A GAY ARGUEMENT

sorry about the caps. but i'm not fixing it.

anyway. both of you fags are in the t core. so make up and hug

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Personally, SPB's reviews are some of the better ones on the net. They're in depth and actually discuss the music in an original manner without sounding like idiots. Not something I can say for Pitchfork, Lambgoat, PRP, etc...

Um, no. First off, I had a review posted at the end of last week. Secondly, that's not even what I was talking about.

brilliantly-named track “W.W.J.D?”

deceptively named “Don’t Piss On My Neck And Tell Me It’s Raining”

confusingly monikered “This Is Not The End.”

It wouldn't be that noticeable if you didn't start two sequential paragraphs in the same manner. Also, none of those seem like apt descriptions of the song titles to me.

ElVaquero:

"..attaching completely random adjectives to the song titles"

From your last review:

"the soon-to-be-classic "世界地図 (Sekai Chizu)"
"the rocking "Left With The Dog"
"the laid-back "Twilight Slider."

Please stop the pointless debate now, okay.

So because this site gets a lot of terrible reviews like the Darkest Hour and Transplants one means I have to settle for mediocre ones like this? Without criticism of criticism, every review would be terribly written. Insecurity is a godsend for a writer.

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More like, you've gotten so used to shite ones, you don't know a good one when you read it. The whole "random adjective" thing is a technique many in the industry refer to as "being literate" or "not using the same 3 words over and over". It can often be a very effective tool.

great Album. I didn´t expect that.
The Ballad sucks a bit but the Rest is good.

http://www.monstersgame.de/?ac=vid&vid=54126

for the 9000th time, what exactly is metalcore? what are the differences between a metal band and a metalcore band, aside from style of dress?

Metalcore bands involve breakdowns and a more intense vocal style (amongst other traits), incorporating a hardcore influence. Shouldn't the name be self-explanatory?

So because this site gets a lot of terrible reviews like the Darkest Hour and Transplants one means I have to settle for mediocre ones like this? Without criticism of criticism, every review would be terribly written. Insecurity is a godsend for a writer.

The guitarists on the first album were Jim Miner and Ian Fowles, although I believe Ian left just after recording the album and was replaced on the subsequent tour by Keith from Throwdown.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 4:43 PM (EDT)
My Score:

The review ain't so hot either, and I'm not just disagreeing here. Half of the review seems to be concerned with attaching completely random adjectives to the song titles and he isn't even familar with the band's catch-phrase history (Death For Life isn't anything new).

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WTF? Considering all the moronic, half-baked attepmts at "reviews" you see around here a lot of the time, it's nice to see something that's actually beyond the level of a brain-damaged infant for once.

Score's for not bitching about a scene, and for actually being a good review.

the voice of the Avenged Sevenfold Guy sounds pretty cool on here

Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2005-06-29 12:12:46
My Score:

i think into the vally and day of the death are the best

and then if looks could kill and this one are slightly under those two.

butthey are all must owns

- jones

Best DBS album is "Into the Valley of Death".

So. What's the best DBS album, then?

"Half of the review seems to be concerned with attaching completely random adjectives to the song titles and he isn't even familar with the band's catch-phrase history (Death For Life isn't anything new)."

I know that it's an old band term, I was just talking about the name in context of that fan's death and such. As for the 'random adjectives', that's called writing. If it was just a boring list of the song names in order saying "distorted guitars, fast drums, chugga-chugga breakdowns" nobody would read this.

"Dan's not on the first record. Efrem is the only original member left."

welp...all music guide is wrong i guess..

- jones

Dan's not on the first record. Efrem is the only original member left.

for the 9000th time, what exactly is metalcore? what are the differences between a metal band and a metalcore band, aside from style of dress?

with all you schmoes tossing this word around, id think at least one of you could give me an answer.

Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2005-06-29 00:55:46
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i just checked all music guide. the only members in the band now that were on if looks... are efrem and dan palmer...

- jones

um. i dont know...dan palmer, the guitarist, might be original too. i know he was on day of the death....but i cant find my if looks cd...so i dont know if he was on that one too

- jones

Efrem is the OG DBS

Posted by Jameson on 2005-06-29 00:29:40
My Score:

DBS has had a different lineup for each of its albums, explaining this band's constant evolution. Phenomenal effort.

"and to anyone still saying shit like "this aint no if looks could kill..." let it fuckin go..that was 3 albums ago and 6 years ago as well as a couple of members ago."

Isn't Efrem the only original member left?

For me, the production keeps this record from being all that it could be.

theres no balls behind anything. The gain on the guitars is surprisingly low. The drums are kind of weak. The singing is perfect though, and Efrem is one of my favorite singers.

the same thing happened to the last Lamb Of God cd.......so weak compared to other metal cds.

other than that, this cd is great and right behind Into The Valley Of Death for greatness.

This album is surprisingly terrible considering the phenomenality of Into The Valley Of Death. U was expecting this to be more awesomeness but instead I got incredibly boring instrumentation (chugga chugga, please) and annoying vocals. What the fuck happened?

The review ain't so hot either, and I'm not just disagreeing here. Half of the review seems to be concerned with attaching completely random adjectives to the song titles and he isn't even familar with the band's catch-phrase history (Death For Life isn't anything new).

If Looks Could Kill > Valley Of Death > Day Of The Death > This turd.

Posted by Bryne on 2005-06-28 23:06:42
My Score:

I dig it. It's pretty catchy, actually.

This sounds like typical metalcore now. Entombed We Collide and This Curse of Days almost sound like Atreyu. What happened!?

"Honestly, everything that made Death by Stereo stand out from the crowd in the first place is completely missing on this album. Efrem's vocal inflection, the humor, the music itself... all gone. I was looking forward to this record so much and I was so disappointed.
Now they just sound like another metalcore band, nothing special and nothing makes them stand out on this record at all."

Honestly, could you write anything more ridiculous and without merit? This is a great album, and anyone who doesn't like it needs to take their tampon out and grow the hell up.

Honestly, everything that made Death by Stereo stand out from the crowd in the first place is completely missing on this album. Efrem's vocal inflection, the humor, the music itself... all gone. I was looking forward to this record so much and I was so disappointed.

Now they just sound like another metalcore band, nothing special and nothing makes them stand out on this record at all.

Posted by Karasu on 2005-06-28 12:57:21
My Score:

Pure metalcore. I place them in between Atreyu and From Autumn. I enjoy this ablum.

Posted by andrew13 on 2005-06-28 12:20:07
My Score:

i agree with jones on this one... this album is fucking awesome... one of my favorites of 2005 so far...

Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2005-06-28 12:03:25
My Score:

i dont hear the metalcore at all....the sing scream stuff on here is NOTHING like the sing/scream stuff atreyu does or the stuff on avengeds waking the fallen....the singing is completely different. the singing is one of the best things on this album...and the music isnt nearly as "metal" as alot of you making it out to be....quit being pussy ass punks

and to anyone still saying shit like "this aint no if looks could kill..." let it fuckin go..that was 3 albums ago and 6 years ago as well as a couple of members ago.

- jones the bones

Not nearly as good as their last album. Will be excited to see them open for Rise Against and Alk3 tho. They grew too much metal. Their last album was a good mix of metal and punk but this album seems way too like that shitty Atreyu music when he screams.

this is their sing the sorrow? wow. could you possibly be any dumber?

I'm not bagging on 'em, the choruses just caught me off guard. Compared to their earlier albums, I'm not used to paying such strong attention to those kinds of catchy vocals with DBS, as compared to their riffs and so forth. It's definitely not a bad thing, just different.

Everyone bags on the poppy chorus' on this (Jordan, I'm looking at you), but I think they are pretty rad. Not as good as their previous, but definately a keeper.

Posted by peilocal on 2005-06-28 08:35:17
My Score:

Production wise, this album sounds fantastic. Much better than Into the Valley of Death. Musically, I'm not as big a fan as their previous work. They are a lot more harder on this one, but I preferred their previous work. Some really good songs on here, but it does sound quite a bit different than previous work.

I liked it when they weren't playing metalcore, ho hum i'm sure this will sell.

When I saw this cd in the store, I thought it was a Hispanic Rap Album.

god, this album is horrible. its like DBS's version of Sing the Sorrow.

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That was right on the money, this is no If Looks Could Kill at all.

Tyler needs to get back to Pulley.

still shitty

Posted by tylerdurden8136 on 2005-06-28 01:25:02
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this album was actually the first sample i ever had of death by stereo (i know, i know, i'm a little late) but i've since listened to the rest of their albums. death for life, however, still gets the most plays. i can't get enough of this album or i give my life...perfection.

god, this album is horrible. its like DBS's version of Sing the Sorrow. Blech.

Posted by p-fresh on 2005-06-28 00:56:24
My Score:

This band needs to do a fucking headlining tour and get their asses back here!!!

I love this cd, for the record.

Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2005-06-28 00:50:19
My Score:

this album is great. i dont think its a big departure from their sound as i have read in some other reviews.

the vocals are a 10/10 on this record. efrem has one of the best voices in hard rock right now.

in middle fingers when he sings "youre gonna die, we're here to stay" its fucking creepy/scary/rad

i love this album

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

I heard they're sounding like Killswitch on this one, that makes me not want to listen to this.