Track listing:

1 – Another Hero
2 – Bring That Noise
3 – Deep In The Night
4 – Cancel Culture
5 – Play A Song
6 – The World Is On Fire
7 – Their Gods Have Failed
8 – Steelmelter
9 Raged By Pain
10 – Forever
11 – Fearless

Lol @ Cancel Culture, right up there with having an album called Rulebreaker despite being one of the most formulaic bands to ever exist.

It's just a damn title.
Why are you so angry about that?

I mean I don't get the issue, look at Ministry's last garbage album.

^idk, even Rulebreaker felt like dollar store Delivering the Black. Some good songs that have lived rent free in my head, but the rest weren't quite there. In retrospect, Apocalypse was definitely the most mid album they had done since the late-2000s. I'm not sure if Code Red here will stay Code Red or flat out become Code Beige - the songs here so far are fine enough I guess, but there's always a surprise track or two, as even Metal Commando had with its long song.

Strangely, I actually don't think Primal Fear's original run was as strong as most other people. Nuclear Fire is really strong, but the band didn't hit their stride until Unbreakable for me.

The first few times I heard Rulebreaker, I held a similar opinion, but the album is a huge grower. I'd probably rank it slightly below Delivering the Black, but I still think it's one of their best albums.

Strangely, I actually don't think Primal Fear's original run was as strong as most other people. Nuclear Fire is really strong, but the band didn't hit their stride until Unbreakable for me.

For anyone who wanted to hear what that cancel culture song would sound like, here you go:



I'd say it's about exactly what you'd expect from a bunch of middle aged men addressing this topic.

I have my critics about inquisition culture

Being against "inquisition culture" is essentially just being mad that people have opinions about shit. It can be taken too far at times but so much of the way people talk about why they hate this stuff is extremely narrow minded. You can't stop people from judging stuff.

Your usual meat-and-potatoes power/heavy metal

Indeed, it was a solid album. Was definitely better than I expected and it is certainly better than the last couple of albums. About on par with Rulebreaker, but maybe further listens to either album will change that much. The Cancel Culture song was actually quite enjoyable in that sorta "When Death Comes Knocking" kind of way with the background symphonics making it bigger. Sadly, no "One Night in December" kind of song, but what are ya gonna do.

...the song really blows. It has an awful autotune in the mix, the vocals really suck.

...the song really blows. It has an awful autotune in the mix, the vocals really suck.

For anyone who wanted to hear what that cancel culture song would sound like, here you go:



I'd say it's about exactly what you'd expect from a bunch of middle aged men addressing this topic.