Sonic Syndicate - We Rule The Night - guest review
Sonic Syndicate - We Rule The Night - guest review
Tracklist
01. Beauty And The Freak02. Revolution, Baby
03. Turn It Up
04. My Own Life
05. Burn This City
06. Black And Blue
07. Miles Apart
08. Plans Are For People
09. Leave Me Alone
10. Break Of Day
11. We Rule The Night
12. Dead And Gone [bonus]
13. Perfect Alibi [Japanese bonus]
Guest review by
Homer S. December 11, 2010
No one could have predicted such a fall from grace from Sonic Syndicate (though Fallen Angels is more appropriate in this instance). Boy o' boy, what on God's concrete earth ever happen to this bunch of guys? They used to play decent music once?fine, let's not dwell in the past, let's talk about the future, let's talk about now, let's talk about We Rule The Night. Firstly, I want to get the positives out of the way...the cover art is absolutely gorgeous! Their best by far. Okay, now I'm stuck?
We Rule The Night is possibly the worst album I've ever heard, period! Now that I've overcome my hysteria from the side effects, justification is in order; let's start with the songs themselves; some of the songs are so pedestrian you just begin to wonder what the hell is going on?! Songs such as "Beauty And The Freak" and "Turn It Up" will forever be etched on my memories, all for the wrong reasons, but the award surely goes to "Miles Apart" (I just can't stand the opening keyboards on this one!). Don't even get me started about the vocals! They are so exceptionally disjointed and horrible that you might as well go to myspace and listen to some of their songs for a good laugh. (Recent studies suggest that this kind of music is the perfect antidote for suicidal music perfected by Shining, hence Kvarforth hasn't committed suicide yet.) Even the workable songs (such as "Leave Me Alone") are utterly destroyed by the new kid, Nathan Biggs. Hogging all the spotlight from Richard, who is reduced to screaming aimlessly in the background, doesn't help as well (though I've never been a fan of his either, he was the most energized of the lot). I can understand if they are trying to present themselves to a wider audience, but releasing something this ridiculous is just beyond me?
So, Richard has left the band. Surprising? Hardly. With an album as bad as We Rule The Night, no one wants to put their reputation on the line. In the end, I'll put it to you as painless as possible, STAY AWAY FROM THIS ALBUM! Do yourself a favor. Give this to someone you hate, even then after careful consideration. If they rule the night, I am the greatest guy ever on this earth!
Written by Homer S. | December 11, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Sonic Syndicate is surely the band with the weirdest musical evolution in this passing decade. They began as a Gothenburg Metal band with their decent Eden Fire album in 2005, then got Roland Johansson in their line up and released in 2007 Only Inhuman, a mix of Gothenburg Metal with American Alternative Rock. In 2008, Love And Other Disasters saw the light of day, that marked a step even further in the American Nu Metal and Melodic Metalcore scene. 2009 was the year that Roland Johansson decided to leave the band (couldn't stand the criticism maybe?) and was replaced by Nathan J. Biggs. Read more ›› |
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Posts: 1689 Written by [user id=109200] on 11.12.2010 at 18:07 It doesn't matter, I liked your review, even if you don't talk too much about the album letdowns (at least in my humble opinion), but I got the point, this album is utter shit, just as I expected.
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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Account deleted Written by Daggon on 12.12.2010 at 02:16 I'm flattered by the kind words.  The thing is, I genuinely wanted to 'like' the album. I may not be a fan but I am aware of their earlier works, which I believe is decent and entertaining. So this came as a rude shock to my system. Oh well, what can anyone do about that now? 
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I agree with this review. I regret being a fan of them. the worst album ever. I hope thay come with something like Eden Fire in future.
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This band is and will always be awful now. Sucks because a few years back I would have said they were one of the bands that could bring back gothernburg style melodeath.
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I wanna hear the doctor pepper story!!! XD
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