William_the_Bloody

They sound interesting, thanks I'll be sure to check them out.

William_the_Bloody

Live it Out 2005

Live it Out contains my favourite song by Metic (Empty) as they continue with their alternative punky mix of music with another anti war single with Monster Hospital, which takes a lyrical page from the Clash.

Overall a good album with good singles, but there are just a few to many average rock songs on here, so close to greatness but not quite...

***1/2 stars oh f(ck it I changed my mind **** stars

Empty



Monster Hospital



Poster of a girl

bob.

never heard of them....these three songs have made a fan

thanks man

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A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism.

Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

William_the_Bloody

No worries, there early stuff is good their newer stuff starts to get a little too poppy.

William_the_Bloody

In many respects this is Metric's best album in terms of well crafted songs, but it is also the point where I begin to lose interest in them.

In short, they've mastered their song writing formula, but they've lost their punk edge, and have become too syrupy and poppy.

**** stars but not really a fan overall.

Gold Guns Girls



Gimme Sympathy



Help I'm Alive

William_the_Bloody

Synthetica album 2012

Okay time to wrap up Metric with their latest release Synthetica. The album almost cracked the billboard top 10, (Number 12) so they're on their way to stardom, good for them, they've earned it!

That being said, I miss the Metric of old, the album is too poppy, and I'm just not hearing their great songs of past days.

*** stars

William_the_Bloody

Sisters of Mercy pg 1 (Goth rock)
Blood for Blood pg 2 (Hardcore)
Gallows pg 3 (Hardcore)
Smiths pg 3 (Alternative Rock)
Ceremony pg 5 (Hardcore)
violent Femmes pg 5 (Alternative/folk punk)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs pg 6 (Indie Rock)
Metric Pg 7 (Indie Rock)

William_the_Bloody

Suicidal Tendencies

Crossover thrash pioneers and hardcore legends that were mired in controversy in their early years for their alleged ties to Surenos gangs in LA, which of course was reflected in their wardrobe. The band would eventually rise to prominence by riding the thrash metal wave of the late 80's before slowly fading out in the 90's.

Suicidal Tendencies album 1983

My reviews of this band will probably piss everyone off because fans of this band seem to fall heavily into camps. The hardcore fans, reflected in this album, and the metal fans reflected in How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I can't even Smile Today. I have a different take on this band, so I don't fall into either camp, and just go with my musical ear.

This album is remembered for two reasons. One, it was one of the fastest selling hardcore albums of its time, and two, it contains the legendary song Institutionalized, which would be featured in films and numerous video games for years to follow.

All that being said, I don't think the album is all that groundbreaking or legendary. There is...as there always was with this band, some great guitar playing, but overall it fails to produce any real memorable riffs outside of You'll be Sorry, which would be redone years later as the riff for Send Me Your Money...a far better song may I add. So take away Institutionalized and you've got a handful of decent hardcore songs, but nothing to write home about.

**1/2 stars plus a little more.

Institutionalized



Suicide's An Alternative / You'll Be Sorry



Subliminal

William_the_Bloody

Join the Army 1987

This album gets a lot of hate from traditional hardcore and metal fans because it falls right smack in the middle between the two genres, which is the perfect mix for me!

There are various pros and cons to this release. On the pro side you have guitarist Rockey George shredding things up on guitar, and even though there is no knock out punch song like Institutionalized, they come close with tunes like Join The Army, and I Feel Your Pain and I survive. On the con side, there are a lot of filler songs, and the production quality is... not good, but hey this is the world of punk rock. If the $$$s poured into this album were anywhere near How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today, it would have had the potential to be classic material.

***1/2 stars (Be Forewarned: I have soft spot for this album)

I Feel Your Pain And I Survive



Join The Army



Suicidal Maniac



I feel Your Pain and I survive done years later with better production quality

William_the_Bloody

How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)

This release is usually regarded as the Suicidal Tendencies first official metal album, largely as a result of Rocky George's guitar riffs and solos. All that being said, the album still retains many hardcore elements in its sound, from the backing vocals to the drums to specific guitar parts. Nevertheless, this is where the band began to be defined as metal and started to tour as support for prominent thrash metal acts.

The first thing that really stands out in this album is the production quality... it is superb. Signed to a subsidiary of Sony Records the Suicidal Tendencies now had the financial backing to put out a really good sounding record, which incidentally is why many hardcore fans hate this release, viewing it as a sell out by going metal. Personally I just feel this was the direction the band was heading in as crossover thrash was simply a sign of the times by the late 80's.

Anyhow, since I imagine I pissed off the hardcore fans with my first review, it's now time to piss off the metal fans...equal opportunity I say, for despite all the great production quality put into this album and a worthy opener of a song with Trip at the Brain, this album really falls flat. In short, there are no real killer guitar riffs or hooks that reach out and grab you, and outside of a handful of decent songs your left yawning in the end. For me to give this album 4 stars would mean that it would have to rival thrash metal albums like Metallica's Kill em all, or Slayers Reign in Blood... It simply does not.

*** stars. (for the production quality)

Trip At The Brain