Another Amazing Album...
586024
My only complaint is that this album is too short. Being a die hard HIM fan and owning every album including a majority of imported versions, I can honestly say this is one of the most complete cds I've ever heard, never do you get an urge to skip past any tracks, the album can be listened to repeatedly from track 1 to 13.
4532813
I've listened to this album 3 times since I rushed home from work yesterday, anxious to hear the latest from Clutch.  Again they have released an album where I love all the songs on it, and in a very short amount of time.  Highlights include: X-Ray Visions, Quick Death in Texas, Our Lady of Electric Light, and Son of Virginia.

See them in concert! Buy their merch! I have never been disappointed by these guys, true artists, musicians, and stage performers; every one of them are professionals of the highest degree.
4338926
Mad Caddies outshine themselves once again. While everything old is awesome/amazing/rediculously great music, this album has to be their best. As they have done with every other album, each new album outshines those previously released. Probably due to my trend towards slower ska music over the last couple years, my favorite tracks are State of Mind, Lay Your Head Down, and Riding for a Fall. But honestly, they aren't *that* slow. I'm also in love with Coyote, which has a hint of something spicy to both the vocal accent and the instrumental harmonies. Without You is not to fast, not to slow, but has a hint of early Mad Caddies. Souls For Sale and Pyramid Scheme are over-the-top catchy... in a good way. Backyard and Today both remind me of the Duck and Cover era. Only two problems. One: the quiet build up to the first track is a bit too long and too quiet (darn near silent). Two: the album is far too short. Other albums seemed longer to me. Or maybe I just can't get enough of this CD!!
1223312
Songs are awesome, just as before in previous albums. It does seem like they took a different route on this one. :) nonetheless, i LOVE IT!!! i hope they keep going!
197838
I have never left a review of any kind on amazon, so you have to really appreciate my love for this album to do this. All the Times We Had was a great album, but this one takes it to the next level. Buy it. You won't be sorry.
4736487
I trully love this album!!! I was expecting another plain album like the last few ones. Boy ,was I in for a surprise. I have been a fan of him since Mercyfull Fate and since Conspiracy I had yet to be impressed by an album of his. There's always one or two good tracks on his albums but this one is a Masterpiece. From beginning to end , a compelling story , great vocals and music that just melt in your soul....... Really(if your a fan you know what i'm saying). Anyway, for sure one of the best albums of the year , hope there's more where that came from.
817943
SUPER EXCELLENT ALBUM - MUCH,MUCH,MUCH,BETTER THAN 2 PREVIOUS ALBUMS!!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL!!!
754219
I can't explain how much I love this album. Every song has grown on me. Is it sad that Tom is gone? Yes, but...BUT...Matt Skiba is amazing and sounds great alongside Travis and Mark. I'd definitely say that this is the best Blink 182 album since Enema of the State. The fun is back, but there are plenty of serious moments, as well.
Highlights: Bored to Death, Los Angeles, No Future, Home is Such a Lonely Place, San Diego, California.... These are all amazing. Some are faster, some slower, all are great.
Beyond those tracks,  I really like the rest. Nothing on here I'd consider to be filler.
In a dream world, Tom would come back and Matt would also stick around. Probably not gonna happen, but it would be fantastic.
Side note:John Feldman of Goldfinger produced and co-wrote most of this record. That mean you're getting the main brain from Alkaline Trio  and Goldfinger with Mark and Travis. Its not a surprise that this album is so good.
Buy it now!  If it doesn't catch you on the first listen, give it time. Definitely gets better with each listen. I've been cranking it for the past two months.
208599
No kidding... this band is amazing.  They transcend all forms of modern day punk/indie/pop/emo rock.  When I first heard them I was told to listen to this album straight through because of its overall effect... how true.  Yet each individual song great as well.  The lyrics are great in the traditional emo fashion, and often their music seems very emo-like in its range of sometimes poppy and fast to slow and somber.  This album creates emotion; it doesn't just reflect it.  You know this band is great when it actually moves you each time you listen to it.  Can't wait for the new album later this year...
3099439
I have really really been diving into this album. Having loved "All At Once" I was NOT disappointed in the this album at all. A lot of the themes in the previous album continued into this one. Good mix of the slow and faster beat songs like "Changing" and "Numb". The band continues to impress me.
600584
I absolutely love this album! I can't get enough of it. This was the first album I picked up from Draconian and now I'm looking to pick up their other releases. This has been a great year for music (at least for me) with new releases from bands like Sanctuary, Insomnium, Obituary, just to name a few but to discover Draconian was a real surprise. Pick it up and you won't be able to stop listening to it and there isn't a single bad song on the album. The lowest I would rate any song on the album is maybe an 8 out of 10. You will NOT be disappointed in this album.
543592
This is an amazing album. Chris Pureka has that something special that I thought was lost now-a-days. Thank goodness she continues to get herself out there. Anyoen who hasn't heard her music is missing out.
4969055
So, basically, this album is amazing and certainly the best thing Thrice has done so far. It's so EPIC and well-crafted and their songwriting is even better and it's more experimental and eclectic and more condensed and concise and everything is there for a reason and the whole album is so WONDERFUL. The first track, "Image Of The Invisible" is catchy as all hell and so well-written. The second track is certainly a grower, with its electronic touches and more subdued atmosphere. To be honest, it's my least favorite song on the album, but I have grown to enjoy it a lot more on multiple listens. And I don't think it really fits with everything else on the album. But, after that, every song just gets BETTER and BETTER. The drumming is immense and the guitarwork is immense and the basswork is immense and the vocals are so f'ing good - Dustin has improved his vocal ability two-fold.

It's amazing how far this band has come - from a punk band with metal influences to a metal band with punk influences to a hardcore band with well-structured songs and experimental tendencies, and now to an experimental metal band with hardcore tendencies.

If you've ever enjoyed Thrice, this is THE album to check out. I think this is the album of the year, even moreso than the new Ulver and Dredg releases (which I can't stop listening to, either)

SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
1858127
Another amazing album, I can listen to the entire album (with the exception of 2 songs). I love Panic, and recommend for any fan to pick this up.
2948354
This album is amazing, please get it if you're a fan, will not disappoint
505053
It took me a few listens to really appreciate this album as much as I do now. Mastodon is the type of band that throws a lot at the listener at once, almost impossible to take it all in one the first listen of an album. Every song on this album is strong, with some being outright amazing. "The Motherload" is a song that I could listen to on repeat for a good while and not get tired of it...catchy melodies, lyrics, just a great song. The song that immediately caught my attention on the first listen was "Halloween." The last several minutes of it blew my mind when I first heard it - the starting and stopping...and starting again. I really dig that interplay - when a band is throwing everything they have at you and manage to sync up and start and stop like that and stay in time with the other members is astounding. I also liked to hear some great guitar solos. Given today's state of music, I find that you just do not hear solos like you used to or they just seem randomly thrown in without adding much to the song. While not as ambitious or epic an album as say 'Leviathan' or 'Crack the Skye,' 'Once More Round the Sun' find Mastodon a bit more streamlined and not as much of a journey like the albums I just mentioned....but it is an amazing album and one that will not disappoint.

Given Brent Hinds' recent interview in which he said he "hates being in a metal band," I will be interested to see where they go from here. If it is along the same direction as this album, I will be happy.
2335021
I loved the first album and was hoping this was as good as the first.  "The Bridge" just blew me away.

It's hard to find any tracks I don't like.  However, a few I'm going to bliss out on are "Angels and Devils", "Resting Place" and "We Fall Forever".  I know for certain this is going to played over and over in my iPod rotation.  Am so glad I found they released a new album.  Just fab.