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Justin Trudeau said

My smile 2 review will be done tonight I've listened about 6 times just haven't had time to write about it yet
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You just can't the words to describe something so beautiful just say it bro

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My smile 2 review will be done tonight I've listened about 6 times just haven't had time to write about it yet

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stepdad enjoyer said

waiting on the green light, man!
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Yeez said

Can’t believe I haven’t reviewed an album since last year

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Happy New Year my AOTWClub Family!

Can’t wait for a full year of albums to review!

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Justin Trudeau said

If you think new brain is bad
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You should see Smile 2......

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Allis Mines said

Tbh Soul Burger might be one of his worst albums but it's probably his most accessible asides from Control system

Control System, Herbert, and Do What Thou Wilt are his best by far. DWTW is my favourite and I was going to pick that but it's a really weird album.
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weird album? I definitely have to check it out then

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Michael Myers said

Okay ever since this club started people were saying 'oooh Myers coming with Pitbull and pop music'!!!

I think I behaved so far, but since we going to change formats this is my last chance. I was going to do a Pitbull album, or maybe a Jay album (the greatest r---r of all time)

But I'm going to do you all a favour since we have to listen to like 90 albums already for @DiggleDogg69 new years event!
So I'm picking one of my favorite albums of 2024, which is an EP. I have to say I'm heavily biased because it's so connected to the movie so I get people not liking this at all.

But here we go:

@AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau

I give you a pop album!
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Our first movie soundtrack!

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Michael Myers said

Okay ever since this club started people were saying 'oooh Myers coming with Pitbull and pop music'!!!

I think I behaved so far, but since we going to change formats this is my last chance. I was going to do a Pitbull album, or maybe a Jay album (the greatest r---r of all time)

But I'm going to do you all a favour since we have to listen to like 90 albums already for @DiggleDogg69 new years event!
So I'm picking one of my favorite albums of 2024, which is an EP. I have to say I'm heavily biased because it's so connected to the movie so I get people not liking this at all.

But here we go:

@AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau

I give you a pop album!
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Movie sucks a---, hopefully this is better than that piece of utter dogshit movie

17 minute album??? Wish the piece of s--- movie was 17 minutes, id have wasted less time lol

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Michael Myers said

I decided which I wanna do, while listening.
Post it today or tomorrow @Justin Trudeau

You mentioned me around midnight (my time) so technically that means monday to me. Just checking lmao
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Today (sunday) anytime you want

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Discovery is straight 10/10

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Justin Trudeau said

Well you're a day early but better than not posting it haha

Ill post it for the group tomorrow morning
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Sorry boss, won't happen again

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I wish this absolute gem was on the album so i could give it a 9

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DiggleDogg69 said

Are we doing a theme for the mixtapes or is it just favs for this first round
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Mixtapes will be favorite songs for round 1

Themes will start the second time we do it

Keep it simple for round 1 and see how we like it

Round 1 of mixtapes will be the week of January 13th

Pretty sure I told @Wreckless he could go first

The week prior to his go ill post a template for us to follow

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Ripper Roo said

DiggleDogg69 said

Are we doing a theme for the mixtapes or is it just favs for this first round
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I thought we were just doing our own thing
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DiggleDogg69 said

Are we doing a theme for the mixtapes or is it just favs for this first round
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I thought we were just doing our own thing

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Are we doing a theme for the mixtapes or is it just favs for this first round

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Wreckless said

You could put "Won't Back Down" as your opener and "Lose Yourself" as the last song.
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I’m making this playlist for AOTWclub, not EminemSXN. On a real note though those songs are the complete opposite of what I’m going for lol. I’m not even sure how much rap will be on this playlist

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jankland said

@Justin Trudeau @AOTWClub I'm familiar with Killswitch as a band but never dived into their music outside of a couple songs, I've pretty recently just started going head first into Metalcore and idk why I didn't listen to them earlier!

Now this album isn't perfect, it doesn't end as strong as it begins and a few songs in general don't hit the same as the rest but I'm pleasantly surprised to have really liked most of the songs here and now I have a bunch of songs to add to my playlist of this kind of music. I can see myself going back to the album as a whole more as well when I want this specific sound from the genre.

Like I said earlier the clean vocals mixed with the heavy guitars and screams give me aggressive WWE energy which is where a lot of my early music taste came from as well as Guitar Hero and Killswitch was a part of both unsurprisingly lol. The features fit really well (Howard Jones fitting is self explanatory) and I loved the riffs and drumming.

I loved a lot of the choruses here and it reminded me of some of my favorite bands I listen to so safe to say I'm pretty happy with this one.

Also the album cover looks like art that would be on a Brisk bottle which bumps it up at least 5 points.

Favorite Songs: Unleashed, Us Against The World, I Am Broken Too, As Sure As The Sun Will Rise, Know Your Enemy

RATING:
7.5/10
Much closer to an 8 than a 7, can see it growing with more listens.
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Glad to see you enjoyed it. You might like some of these.

This band’s hook game is on point. It’s what got me into this genre in the first place. Over time, I’ve come to appreciate the intense screaming just as much as the chorus. It’s like a roller coaster of emotion, switching from headbanging to getting lost in the melody of the chorus. They'd probably be more mainstream if it weren’t for all the growling. A lot of these metalcore bands are really good at making catchy hooks.

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I'm so happy the mixtape idea is happening and it's gonna give me a chance to reset because I'm becoming dangerously close to being the metalcore guy of the group with all the albums I have in mind lmao
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Finished putting mine together last night. It's all set and ready to go. And it's bout to be the hottest mixtape on the motherfuckin block

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Killswitch Engage - Atonement

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Atonement is an album that feels meticulously crafted: it blends heaviness with anthemic melodies. As someone being exposed to Killswitch Engage’s music for the first time, this record was an intense introduction that definitely put the band’s technical skill and range on display. However, despite its good execution, the album doesn’t always hit with the impact it seems to aim for.

From the start, Unleashed makes a strong first impression. Its opening builds with a sinister atmosphere, before exploding into tight riffs and vocals. The balance between aggression and melody here feels like the band’s defining characteristic—vicious screams are matched with grand choruses that really stuck with me. This pattern repeats throughout the album, and while it’s very effective, it can feel predictable as the songs pile up.

That said, Atonement shines brightest when it steps out of its comfort zone. I Am Broken Too is a very raw standout: the song is stripped of the pace that dominates much of the album, it is a more vulnerable offering from the band, both musically and lyrically. Similarly I felt like the track As Sure as the Sun Will Rise adds a needed touch of variety with its brighter sound which broke up the album’s darker undertone.

I don’t want to come off as snobbish but, in my opinion, the album’s consistency is also its weakness. While every track is solid in isolation, they start to blur together over the course of the runtime. The songwriting doesn’t always hit the mark and can tend to make Atonement feel slightly one-dimensional by the end. It’s a powerful listen, but also one that did not linger as much as it could’ve.

Overall, this album is a well-executed showcase of modern metalcore, if I was a bigger fan of the genre I could definitely see myself enjoying it more than I do now, because, as twisted, jaw-clutching, and monitor-breaking the energy here is, it bridges the gap between melodicism and screamo very well.

Nice pick @Wreckless , happy to be put onto music I’d otherwise probably never find on my own.

Score: 6.5/10

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Be honest, do you use chatgpt? Been meaning to ask you for a while lmao

If not, take it as a compliment. Your reviews are always very detailed.

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