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the first two releases from this band were refreshing..especially "flies". then it all went downhill. if Iron Gag is a rip-off of Lamb of God..then A Great Artist is surely a blatant rip off of Meshuggah. Listen to that f*cking record..there's no difference between that record and what Meshuggah has been trying to do musically for sometime..except Meshuggah does it far better.
man, when 'flies' came out i was so stoked on this band....now im embarrassed.
another band with initial potential who left artistic creativity by the wayside for potentially 'commercial' success
this is a crappy review of a decent (but not great) album. hmph.
This album bummed me out so much. Total decline
Not really sure why Hot Topic gets the hate they do. They've been a store for 20 years & its not like they just pick bands out to glorify... like everything in business, a contract is written. If a band really hated Hot Topic that much, they'd say no. Plus the cds are cheap.
I agree with justin, Totally trying to pull a meshuggah except failed. and now they sound like every other band going for that shitty southern rock n roll sound like everytime i die
This cd is a huge disappointment this band was awsome but this cd just sounds like gay. lamb of god + mastadon = gay
Shitty review. this was obviously the first time this dude ever listened to ALOL
find their own identity? "Hunter" had a unique sound that actually made it listenable metalcore. i haven't listened to this one yet but if they changed their sound, they need to call it quits.
As much as I love ALOL, the songs they allowed to preview weren't very impressive. I'm not surprised with this album raiting in the least bit.
no heard. but i know exactly what it sounds like. terrible band.
this is one of the worst reviews I've ever read. 1 paragraph railing hot topic and the fan base, 1 paragraph devoted to the entire album. do you call this your job?
The few times where the band does step outside the box and do their own thing, such as "Worship," I hear potential for a formidable force in today's scene. i didn't know that ripping off mastodon was original these days.
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I second the banning of "southern-fried." It's time to strengthen our lexicons.
I doubt reviewers get paid here, so no, it's not their job. This album sucks, I don't need more then two paragraphs explaining why.
the true fans - the ones who have been bleeding, sweating and spending all over this scene for decades - deserve something with substance. lol.
no grammar ever no avoiding cliches ever A LOL lol
Spot on review, mate... It is indeed bland and uninspired.
OOOH, you don't like our music! boo f*cking hoo. Cry me a river fanboy. We have more talent in our little finger than you do in your whole body. What band do you play for tough guy? huh? probably some bull shit in flames rifoff. gays.
killler band.new one is good they made... it good for them
ATTENTION BANDS FROM PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, MASS... STOP PLAYING WANNABE-SOUTHERN SHIT. IT BUMS US OUT AND WE HAVE ENOUGH SHIT TO BE DEPRESSED ABOUT. WE LIVE IN THE SOUTH. THANKS.
This cd is horrible in my opinion I like there first one off of Ferret and there other one, besides Hot Topics cd's are not cheap at all, some of them are really high in price.
"the first two releases from this band were refreshing..especially "flies". then it all went downhill. if Iron Gag is a rip-off of Lamb of God..then A Great Artist is surely a blatant rip off of Meshuggah. Listen to that f*cking record..there's no difference between that record and what Meshuggah has been trying to do musically for sometime..except Meshuggah does it far better." spot on..the earlier stuff was a lot more original
yeah this cd blew dick I was soooo dissappointed
i haven't even listened to this cd yet, but i saw the 5/10 lambgoat rating coming from a mile away.
I guess I'm one of the few people that like this album. It's not the greatest album out there right now but I do enjoy listening to it.
he called them 'cats.' are you the hardcore versin of randy jackson?
this band sucks ass... So i can see why it got a 5.
Actually Hot Topic new release cds are only $9.99. If they're not $9.99... they're $13.99 or less.
i just came to look at this piece of shit to make sure it scored lower than BTBAM.
you can toss the notion of "music as art" straight out of the f*cking window when bands just regurgitate the same shit as other bands, but half assed. there is NO ARGUMENT! NONE!!!! ....two cds ago this band was ripping off meshuggah..now they are ripping off Lamb of God. Music is art...artists can borrow, but please stop becoming carbon copies....BE ORIGINAL..be GREAT ARTISTS
this band has always been bad and always will be
Funny how the ALOL guy is crying about a CD review...that's life, grow up. He apparently grew a pair of balls when he insulted Ogle personally, no doubt due to it being on an Internet forum; I doubt he'd say it to his face....weak.
why has lambgoat stooped so low? it sounds like such shit.
they're still not as southern fried as "Hell Yeah!"
Funny how the ALOL guy is crying about a CD review...that's life, grow up. He apparently grew a pair of balls when he insulted Ogle personally, no doubt due to it being on an Internet forum; I doubt he'd say it to his face....weak. posted by TruthBomb () on 10/17/2007 4:32:02 PM it's not actually a guy from ALOL. dumbass.
great review, these songs are slacking with subpar drumming and copycat vocals of lamb of god. if there should be any GOOD copycat, it should be meshuggah like their other albums. This album was rushed
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Its unfortunate that this bands releases are not getting better. I want to blame Ferret for it but maybe ALOL are just making the music they want despite what fans of their previous albums want. I liked Flies and Great Artist was good at the time, They put on a good live show. Maybe next album...
I don't understand the constant comparisons to Lamb of God. This record is even less Lamb of God sounding then the last one. Firewater Joyride absolutely would never be a Lamb of God song. This reviewer sucks.
cds at hot topic can get as high as 18.99...that's just a fact. why on earth would you even defend that store? this shit sucks, blah blah flies is better of course, it's a shame, i'll still mosh though
this band writes music they like, influenced by bands they like. They are gnarly dudes on the side as well.
i can not believe this band is still arond
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it still amazes me the band that released "Open your Mouth for the speechless.." released this album, and the last few actually. Yes there was a record before flies and it was good
You KnOW WhY I LoVE this BanD.. EveRyTImE They Play @ a Local VenUe I KnOW theY R DoWN TO SmOKE A Fatt Ass BlUNT With ME.. GoT Dat calI CuSH yah DiGG?? They GET A 10/10 FRom Me...
I f*cking hate it I was upset that I wasted 30 minutes of my life on this piece of shit
I know I'm super late on this but still...I bought it the day it came out so...Even though ALOL ripped off Meshuggah a good amount on A Great Artist, I thought it was f*ckin heavy as shit...Hunter was alright, I liked some of the tracks...But this! IRON DRAG...man this shit is the worst...I seriously think they smoked way too much weed during writing and recording this record. So much so they wernt even really paying attention to what it turned out to be...Probably just so high all the time they
You call ALOL's 'Hunter' unique? You've obviously never heard Meshuggah. ALOL has clearly done a bit more than 'borrow' from the kings of polymetric, and oddly timed pieces. But this cd will definitely be in every flavor-of-the-week, 'Hot Topic' sprawling, mall-metal tool's player.
not bad