The Batlord

Mixed feelings. They're got some great ****, but they're a band with more talent than creativity, if that makes any sense. Burn My Eyes is seriously top notch Pantera-worship, even if they don't really do much else, but it also gets old about halfway through. I've only heard bits and pieces of a lot of their nineties material, and they really haven't made me want to listen to any more of it. Then with their "revival" with Through Ashes of Empire, they've been doing what they do best: follow trends like a boss. Now they've thrashed up (likely due to renewed interest in '80s thrash) and thrown in melodic metalcore influences, and it generally works better than 95% of the bands they're borrowing from. Still, I find it hard to respect them creatively.

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