So, if a review overall is neither good nor descriptive, but it's the only one there is for an album, can it be removed?

I say this because:

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=4080

? So there's guitar solos... and what else?

Decayed as a necro - 47%
Written by Human666 on October 18th, 2007

If you already heard Beherit's 'Drawing Down the Moon', you'll know what to expect for. 'The Lord Diabolus' is actually the same band as 'Beherit', in that period they just had a different name, other than that there is nothing different between these bands.

The intro is the same that will be used in their debut album, some creepy sounds effectes from the keyboards and artificial low pitched growl. Then you got 'Six Days With Sadistic Slayer' and 'Nocturnal Evil' which are both an exhibition for primitive, striaghtforward and aggressive black metal. Nice riffing which builds a tiny hypnotic feeling, but there aren't any highly impressing moments here, it's just flowing well. Then 'Fallen Souls' begins with very fuzzy choirs and then again there is a brutal exploding of riffage and yada yada...nothing special here. Oh, there is a sucky tremolo picked leading guitar which lasts for two seconds or so, what a sheer variation!

Anyway this demo is boring, if it was longer I would give it rank a bit higher than Rainfall's demos, but just a bit. You can skip that one, if you'll ever found it anyway. 'Down There...' is just a typical buzzing black metal demo tape after all.

The Lord Diabolus - Down There...
http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=10588


Way too heavy on the Engrish there.

Decayed as a necro - 47% (WTF DOES THE HEADLINE MEAN)
Written by Human666 on October 18th, 2007

If you already heard Beherit's 'Drawing Down the Moon', you'll know what to expect for (REMOVE). 'The Lord Diabolus' is actually the same band as 'Beherit', (COMMA SPLICE) in that period they just had a different name, (COMMA SPLICE) other than that (COMMA) there is nothing different between these bands.

The intro is the same that will (WOULD) be used in (ON) their debut album, some creepy sounds effectes (SOUND EFFECTS) from the keyboards and artificial low pitched growl. Then you got 'Six Days With Sadistic Slayer' and 'Nocturnal Evil' which are both an exhibition for (RIGHT PREPOSITION?) primitive, striaghtforward (STRAIGHTFORWARD) and aggressive black metal. Nice riffing which builds a tiny hypnotic ("TINY HYPNOTIC"?)feeling, but there aren't any highly impressing (IMPRESSIVE, not IMPRESSING) moments here, it's just flowing well. Then 'Fallen Souls' begins with very fuzzy choirs and then again there is a brutal exploding (EXPLOSION) of riffage and yada yada...nothing special here. Oh, there is a sucky tremolo picked leading guitar (LEAD GUITAR PART) which lasts for two seconds or so, what a sheer variation!

Anyway (COMMA) this demo is boring, (COMMA SPLICE) if it was longer I would give it (A) rank a bit higher than Rainfall's demos, but just a bit. You can skip that one, if you'll ever found it anyway (IF YOU EVER FIND IT ANYWAY). 'Down There...' is just a typical buzzing black metal demo tape after all.

Can you PLEASE tell me where is the engrish in that review?
I ain't say that in a sarcatic manner or something, english is just not my native tongue and I want to avoid all this engirsh

However, I still think that the main reason that you want it to be deleted is the low rate I gave it, which is my personal opinion. Honestly, I don't think that this review is so difficult to understand that it should be deleted.

Anyway, I'm still wanna some suggests and comments about the engirsh, which I personally can't notice and wish to get rid of.

but there aren't any highly impressing moments here, it's just flowing well.

It should, however, still be deleted. The low score on The Lord Diabolus is proof enough that this reviewer is clearly incompetent.

KoRn-acode! - 35%
Written by MacabreDivinity on April 5th, 2006

You read it right. This is no joke. Lacuna Coil has done a complete butt-rape of everything that made their music good, and in the process, embraced the legions of mallcore with open arms... It is my sad duty -- as at one point a rabid and loyal fan of this band -- to deliver the news to you all as if it be the death of a loved one...

Before the review of the album, I suggest we get all the lame "KoRn" jokes out of the way before everyone else makes them when listening to this new album from a once promising "goth" band. There's LaKoRna Coil, Lacuna KoRn, LaKoRna KoRn, KoRnaCunaKarma--SHUT THE FUCK UP! Okay? Okay. Now, on with the review, kids...

"Fragile"

The beginning riffs really speak volumes for absolutely everything to come on this album, here. They're chunky, un-inventive, and very, very familiar... and there is the inspiration for the theme of this review -- IT'S KORN. Dear GOD in heaven, Lacuna Coil, WHY?!

The song's opening vocals and mystical background vibes are quite nice, though, but really nothing new or special. This is, unfortunately, followed by Andrea Ferro's voice to open the beginning verse (the reason why some children cry at night). Don't get me wrong, the guy's never been a great -- or even really "good" singer -- but he has somewhat improved, compared to even, say, Comalies... Unfortunately, that's about all the improvement you get with this new release.

The mud-fart riffs continue on throughout the entire song, providing a very confusing atmosphere to Lacuna Coil fans (which I most definitely was, up until hearing this)... Cristina's vocals are pretty good but they lack emotion and power to pull the song out of the ditch it drove itself into... The marketable nu-metalness only continues to infect...

"To the Edge"

... What? It's a different song? What the FUCK? Is this "Fragile, part II"? Absolutely nothing has changed: mud riffs, drowned atmosphere, and Cristina/Andrea harmonies that I just heard for four minutes! I think the chorus is even the same!

"Our Truth"

For those of you who heard this before the album's release, either on the Underworld: Evolution soundtrack or online somewhere, consider this your first and very sobering warning. No -- this was not an “experiment” song -- the whole album actually sounds like this! It's just... ew.

The only thing that makes this song stand out is the actually somewhat enjoyable harmony of Andrea and Cristina -- a sound I used to be so fond of... Trust me, there's nothing more to be said about this song...

"Within Me"

AHA! ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST! I know all the "metal elitists" who do nothing but sit in mommy's basement all day, jacking off to Iron Maiden and insulting anything that's "OMGOTHIC!" will absolutely detest this song. But as a fan of what Lacuna Coil USED to be, this slow and mellower song is a breath of fresh air from the unholy mallcore assault of the first three tracks... It's short, and not incredibly interesting, but the riffs aren't terrible, and the melody is quite nice. I now have hope! GO, LACUNA! GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT AND AWAY FROM THE EVIL CLUTCHES OF MUD RIFFNESS!

"Devoted"

... Oh, god dammit, they went back to the crap-riffs. Oh well, this one's at least better than the others of its kind on this album. Andrea starts the song with the promise of a somewhat creepy melody that builds with Cristina's addition to his vocals. The accursed tune of the guitars obviously hurts this song, but for what it is, it's all right. The chorus -- while being pretty much the same as all the others so far -- is pretty catchy... But the repeat of the phrase, "deep insi-eee-iiiide!" before it, kind of makes me want to vomit... It really only goes downhill from there...

"You Create"

... Huh? Wha? Oh, wow, sorry, I was trying to drown myself in the toilet because of the ending riffs of "Devoted" -- but hey, Cristina's singing... and it's actually quite nice. Wow. Hey, I could kind of get into -- WHAT THE FUCK? Who is this douchebag talking? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? NO! NO, GET AWAY! STAY AWAY FROM HER!

"What I See"

... Oh, I see. "You Create" was just a lead in for this song, and that voice was Jonathan Davis, whispering to Cristina, "It's time to fuck up the music again! Hee hee! Listen to moy -- yes -- MOY, kid, I'll take you places! TRUST IN MOOOOY!" *Sigh* -- another potentially good new Lacuna Coil song down the drain. Nothing more is to be noted here.

"Fragments of Faith"

It just won't END, will it? Well... at least the background atmosphere is cool. Maybe there's hope for this song after a-- WHAT THE FUCK? ANDREA IS RAPPING! OH MY GOD! OH, MERCIFUL LORD JESUS, NO! Wait! Cristina’s back again in the chorus. This would be the shining ray of hope in this song, if it wasn’t drowned out by the mallcore curse embedded deep within the music (possibly the result of a voodoo priestess -- I can’t say for sure). Repeat this process for a few more minutes, and there you will have "Fragments of Faith" ... though I must say, my faith is just about gone after this one.

"Closer"

... Okay, so, crappy bass line intro, electronic keyboard lead in, and then... MALLCO-- wait. Nope. I misspoke. There’s no muddy, KoRn-like riffs, and no “gangsta Andrea”! OH, THERE *IS* A GOD! This one is actually quite good I have to say -- at least for this album. It's not "metal" but at least it's rock... just with some poppy electronic melodies. MUST WE BE PICKY, THOUGH? LACUNA COIL, COME BACK TO US! PLEASE!

"In Visible Light"

At exactly 0:41, the madness resumes... On the bright side, the harmony is good. Imagine that -- GOOD mallcore! That's kind of how I'm starting to view this album, sadly enough: "Well... it's better than 'A Dark Halo' or ... 'P.O.D' at least! VIVA LA MALLCORE!" I do love the violins later in the song -- the only real "gothic" thing about this album, to me. I'm talking GOOD gothic -- not the "OMG 666 ANGEL BLACKWHORE!" crap -- I mean dark elegance and beauty. Lacuna Coil USED to signify such things... but hey, at least there's... violin! That’s better than P.O.D. ... right...?

"The Game"

... Isn't that the name of a Disturbed song from their first album? Coincidentally, this song kind of sounds like that -- old school Disturbed. But, again, the harmonies do help it from not sucking completely. What we have here is some decent singing over chug-a-chug riffs that only lead into -- you guessed it -- MUD RIFFS! But on the bright side, there is a solo... sort of. Andrea, Cristina, fire the guitarists. The ending of this song just fucking sucks...

"Without Fear"

Hmm... This is actually very good -- at least for this album. No, it's not metal, and no, it's not even remotely heavy... However, when "heavy" to Lacuna Coil means the type of guitar work they’ve been displaying so far, this is definitely a blessing. In fact, I wish the whole album were like this. The singing is very nice -- on both accounts. Again, I think Andrea has improved... Unfortunately, it took the utter destruction of the rest of the band for him to do it.

At around 2:51, there is a pretty modest "solo" that's somewhat soothing in an Opeth type of way... Unfortunately, it has neither the length nor substance of an Opeth solo...

"Enjoy the Silence"

I must admit, I've never heard the Depeche Mode version of this song, so I can't judge whether it "lives up to the original" or not... but in terms of comparison to the rest of this album, it's definitely at least a step up. Maybe Lacuna Coil should cover more bands. -- Anything that takes them away from this "new style" of theirs... My GOD.

The vocals and music are nothing special. Even Comalies was better than this track, really -- but hey, I'll fucking take it. Just please, please, please don't make me listen to "Fragments of Faith" again...

So... in closing... *breaks down in the corner and cries* WHYYY?!

The only reason I gave this album a 35 rating and not lower is because of the singing. The singing actually caries this lump of shit over the river Styx and makes it so it's at least listen-able once... but not worth buying. Then again, I'm not one of the aforementioned elitists, so it may even be worse to you than this...

Lacuna Coil has fallen from grace with this album, and to many, their fall was all-too expected after Comalies. I actually didn’t mind Comalies -- albeit, a more commercial sound, I’ll admit. But THIS? This is taking it to far. The guitar-work is atrocious, the melodies have no real substance, and the “concepts” the album boasted, for me, did not live up to expectation. This is a downward spiral into mainstream monotony... They might as well go on TRL now. The transformation is complete.

If you want to hear some good music from this band, I’d recommend Unleashed Memories, personally. It was at least one thousand times more original than this. It was before the Amy Lee-bred generation of $uccess via the whoring of “goth”, and before Lacuna Coil’s guitarists lost all knowledge of how to play...As much as I hate to say it, kids... the dream is over.

KoRn-acode ... Believe it.

Is this another of your provocations??

http://www.metal-archives.com/board/vie ... 6&start=40

It is not the opinion expressed in the review, but how well it describes the music, the style, if he uses logical coherent arguments to back up his claims, not his criticism, however harsh it may be. In short, it should not look like your Dethklok review.

As for the Dethklok review, there was nothing wrong with it, described the music, used logic to tear the band apart, and was refreshingly free of the venom usually associated with such a low score. Lots of colourful metaphores describing how I'd rather cut off my dick with a rusty tin can lid than hear the awful "riffs" doens't make a bad review better. Better to trim everything unnecesary from the review. Quite supperior to all four reviews there now.

So a review should not be rejected because of low score or a harsh criticism for certain band as such.

What Nightgaunt wrote:

I've rejected/deleted reviews for being factually incorrect before. This kind of thing is of course up to mod discretion, but there are certainly limits. Reviews should never be handled this way on account of the overall grade or sentiment, but rather on more empirical grounds--saying an album is "full of blastbeats" when they only appear in a couple of the songs, regularly conflating "solos" with "leads", giving the wrong track order in a track-by-track piece, making strikingly ill-founded direct comparisons (likening Gehenna to Dark Funeral, etc.), etc. There's no excuse I can think of for the kind of rejection that CannibalCorpse has spoken of above (assuming he has faithfully represented the matter), however.

One of the best albums ever - 100%
Written by hornedhero on January 24th, 2005

This album is incredible; it ranks way up there on my favorite albums list. Every song on here is great from the piano interlude “The Misshapen Steed” to the awesomely melodic “As Embers Dress the Sky.”

She Painted Fire Across the Skyline part 1 is first. It starts out with blowing wind and gradually adds on instruments until 1:57 when everything kicks in. A great riff and solo ensue then it gets quiet again. Haughm’s first vocals are at 4:30; haunting whispers and some effective female backup vocals. Then at 5:46 everything kicks in and takes off. After a bit, the song fades out and into part 2 with acoustics.

Part 1 set the atmosphere and part 2 will be more lively. This song wastes no time starting. One of the best solos on the album starts at 1:25 and lasts a good bit. Like part 1 this song has a slow transition to part 3. Part 2 and 3 flow perfectly together, you couldn’t tell the track moved unless you were looking at it.

Part 3 is, in my opinion, the best part of the 3 and probably the second best on the album. It starts with a great intro, then stops, and Haughm kicks in with vocals. The guitars are amazing in this song, as are everything else. The highlight of the song is from 4:15 to 5:52; this is easily one of my favorite segments of this CD. This song like the other parts fades out but this time with a piano.

The Misshapen Steed is a nice little piano interlude. At 1:16 a dramatic tune begins to play and sounds great. The song ends with more piano and effectively sets the mood for the next song.

Hallways of Enchanted Ebony starts out with a nice intro of acoustic and electric guitars. This song is a bleak but beautiful one. A great solo happens at 3:06 and lasts for a good bit; also another one at 4:14 which is a very high quality one. Haughm’s screams perfectly complement the guitars in this song this song. Also, don’t forget that he is drumming too on this album. The last few minutes of this song is wind blowing and wolves howling with some acoustic playing in the background.

Dead Winter Days starts with a great riff and tries to fake you out by stopping but then kicks in with some great drumming. Haughm’s first clean vocals are at 3:43 and definitely add to the song; a very good solo follows. My favorite solo on the CD is around 5:00. The song ends with Haughm’s painful screams “I die” and a closing solo.
The last few seconds of the song is a discordant piano playing a few notes then the next track comes.

As Embers Dress the Sky is the best Agalloch song ever. Everything is bliss in this song from the guitars to the drumming to the vocals and bass. It begins with my favorite riff of all time and Haughm makes his best use of clean vocals. When he starts screaming there is a cool echo effect and it is accompanied by amazing guitar work. A solo comes in and lasts a great bit and at 2:33 comes my favorite point in the album. After this, the song has some nice female vocals with Haughm in the background. The song then morphs into an acoustic bit which shows the immense talent of Anderson. At 5:59 the song kicks back in and Haughm gets some cool echo effects and the rest of the song is solos. This song is on my top 10 favorite songs list.

The Melancholy Spirit is the epic 12 minute closer. It begins as an atmospheric piece then at 2:24 it shifts into an electric solo. The guitars begin building up to the great riff at 5:05. Haughm vocals sound great put side by side with the guitars. At 6:28 the song abruptly stops and in comes an acoustic interlude. It comes back in with Haughm accompanied with acoustic guitar, which sounds chilling. The guitars begin to fade out and eventually die at 10:50. The rest of the song is a piano outro that concludes this simply amazing CD.

If you don’t own this album you really should get it; it is one of the best albums ever made and is the best debut album I have ever heard. Agalloch is an amazing band that are almost too good for words and this album is a prime example of their amazing talent.

SOD's Speak English Or Die has a few gems that need to go.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=783#18549
http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=783#14449

Actually the vast majority of reviews for that album suck pretty badly.

Yes, there were some horrid ones. I got rid of the two mentioned above and one more.

Temporarily removed.

Unfortunately, the problem is widespread and persistent.

Evergrey - Monday Morning Apocalypse - 96%
Written by winterglownautical on April 12th, 2006

Modern Dark Progressive Power/Heavy Metal, this is a somewhat vague label for any band to have, but until you actually listen to Evergrey do you get the big picture. Evergrey is probably one of my favorite Metal bands that aren't afraid to show some emotion in their music, and they really pull it off with style. Hands down, "Recreation Day" is probably Evergrey's best album, until now that is. I did enjoy "The Inner Cirlce", but it just lacked the heaviness of "Recreation Day". "Monday Morning Apocalypse" is probably one of the strongest Evergrey release, it has heavy to emotional moments (without making you feel like an utter cheese ball while listening to it).
I will give you a track-by-track breakdown of the album:

1. Monday Morning Apocalypse
First off, this starts with a kick. Vocals come not so far after. Here we see a slight change in Tom's style. The Chorus here is pretty catchy, interesting
lyrics. The guitar part is rather good here; the bass is present in a very good way. The solo is rather standard at first, but then gets very interesting.
The Keyboards here are probably what give this track such a good vibe. 5/5

2. Unspeakable
I really like this track right from the start. I like the vocal changes here, it gives this song a good personality. The chorus is really infectious, very good.
Tom's vocals and lyrics have gotten so much better for this album, which is very evident on this track. The guitar parts on this one are really catchy, the
solo is rather mild, but that doesn't effect the feel of this track much. Verse and Chorus wise, the guitars really shine. 5/5

3. Lost
Yet again, another catchy track. The soft female vocals are a good touch and the Chorus is really nice. I like the solo on
this one, it is rather mellow (somewhat bluesy). These guys really know how to make a catchy song that doesn't get cheesy. 4/5

4. Obedience
The vocals on the verse don't really do much for me. The "chug" gets a little plain here, not much going on concerning the instruments. The piano part is
rather decent here, then moves on to the solos, which are pretty killer on this track although not enough to call it a great song. 3/5

5. The Curtain Fall
This one as rather Technical, which is a very good transition from the previous tack. Tom's vocals really shine on this one. I really enjoy the "groove" feel
on this, the bass helps this factor a lot. Not much else to say besides this is a great track. 5/5

6. In Remembrance
This track has some really interesting shit going on, very well composed (especially the effects). The vocals, lyrics, and back up vocals give this song its meat. Songwriting wise, this is probably the strongest track on the album. 5/5

7. At Lost for Words
This song has a really good build up to some great guitar playing. The vocals are really fucking good on this one. This Chorus is pretty killer, as is the verse, hell this entire song is killer. This is probably one of Tom's strongest vocal performances on this album. 5/5

8. Till Dismar
An Instrumental, which is very beautifully composed. 5/5

9. Still In The Water
Interesting start, the subtle keyboards are a nice touch. I like the "chant" thing going on in this track. Lyric wise, this is one of the strongest. Verse is pretty heavy, and chorus is very good. Atmosphere wise this is amazing. The solo is fucking killer, making this song an Evergrey classic. 5/5

10. The Dark I Walk You Through
This song has great build up, with Tom gracing this track with some amazing vocals. The keys are really well composed and integrated into the song. This one isn't as fast, but it is pretty heavy, with some great guitar parts. The solo isn't anything amazing, but will do for this track. 4.5/5

11. I Should
Catchy opening, very nice to start out with. Like most of these songs, i really love the keyboard parts here. This one has a very good speed and heaviness going on. This song sticks out on this album as having a really interesting "mood" to it. I like the drive which this song shows. All in all, one of my personal favorites, pretty solid all around. 5/5

12. Closure
If anything, the keys are probably one of my favorite aspects on this album, as well as the amazing vocals from Tom. This song is very emotional and beautiful. Tom really knows how to pull out some great stuff, especially in these simple songs. It ends rather sudden, giving the listener a feeling of
sadness and long for more of Tom's voice. It is hard to rate tracks like this, especially with such a great vocalist; this is an amazing end to a beautifully composed album. 5/5

I was really impressed when i listened to this album; Evergrey has really produced some magnificent stuff here. I am really interested to see what Evergrey has next for us, considering the progression of this group. I am somewhat disappointed their wasn't more material on this one, but that just shows you how good Evergrey is in pulling the listener in, then make the longing for more.

ANationalAcrobat's review for Machine Head's The Blackening is absolutely worthless, which is quite strange since he's usually a very good reviewer.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=142131

No musical description whatsoever except for how crappy the lyrics are.

http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=144937
Well, Human666 got a damn minimalist manifest of hate towards Nadja...

LOL WTF.
I explained the music as it's sounds like and I explained my opinion.
If you disagree with my opinion it's your problem, doesn't means that this review need to be deleted.

Damn ppl need to read this topic's rules again...

"'ll tell you what this album is not: it isn't interesting even a bit, unique, ambitious, good produced (there is so much fucking white noise when the distorted guitars comes in 5:44 and the more you raise the volume, the less recognizable it sounds) sweeping, enjoyable, catchy, broad minded and worthy as an album.

Now I'll tell you what is this album: boring, frayed, lazy, bad produced, drags on and on, frustrating, extremely slow and doesn't have any real climax at the end and worthy as a sleeping pill."

This is what I name as:"metal for lazy asses". You listening to absoultley NOTHING for more than a hour. Call me "narrow minded", call me "ignorant', call me "idiot nigga metalhead who can't concentrate at one song for more than one hour", call your boss and tell him how tired you were and wook up late because you forgot to put this cd last night before going to bed...it doesn't matter because you know what?

You fired! You sucks exactly like your crappy nadja cd! Now get off of my office you pretentious broad minded metalhead!