giving the musicianship and creativity a 7.5 is a travesty, especially from a fan...i don't agree at all with this

Only have one quip with your review:

You wrote: "Once again, the lyrics are intelligent and thought-provoking, something we don't see too often in the hardcore genre."

What hardcore are you listening to? Bands like Blacklisted, Have Heart, Verse, Blood For Blood/Ramallah, Set It Straight... the list goes on and on, they have phenomenally intelligent lyrics. I'd wager there's more intelligent and thought provoking lyrics in the hardcore genre than in any other genre out there.

Originally Posted by On24Seconds

Only have one quip with your review:

You wrote: "Once again, the lyrics are intelligent and thought-provoking, something we don't see too often in the hardcore genre."

What hardcore are you listening to? Bands like Blacklisted, Have Heart, Verse, Blood For Blood/Ramallah, Set It Straight... the list goes on and on, they have phenomenally intelligent lyrics. I'd wager there's more intelligent and thought provoking lyrics in the hardcore genre than in any other genre out there.

I think he might have meant that you mostly don't see insightful lyrics from today's metalcore bands because SH could be considered one of the forefathers of that sub-genre. Still, pretty good review.

"While I don't think he lives up to the ferocity of Chad Gilbert (vocals from 1996-1998), he out-powers Geert Van Der Velde"

while i love chad's vocals. i would have to say that Geert is my favorite hulud singer, hands down.

Originally Posted by christophermoun

"While I don't think he lives up to the ferocity of Chad Gilbert (vocals from 1996-1998), he out-powers Geert Van Der Velde"

while i love chad's vocals. i would have to say that Geert is my favorite hulud singer, hands down.

Geert had more to work with though, they really branched out on the second full length.
They were both awesome in their own way, I probably was more of a Geert fan too though. New guy sounds pretty damn good.

About the review:
Well written and well put, but I don't agree with the verdict.

Originally Posted by On24Seconds

Only have one quip with your review:

You wrote: "Once again, the lyrics are intelligent and thought-provoking, something we don't see too often in the hardcore genre."

What hardcore are you listening to? Bands like Blacklisted, Have Heart, Verse, Blood For Blood/Ramallah, Set It Straight... the list goes on and on, they have phenomenally intelligent lyrics. I'd wager there's more intelligent and thought provoking lyrics in the hardcore genre than in any other genre out there.

You named a handful of exceptions, but the majority of bands playing heavy music today just have the same lame lines about brotherhood, betrayal, girls, etc.

And to those who disagree about the vocalist, well it's obviously a matter of opinion and I felt it appropriate to address mine on the matter. Me personally, I like Chad the best. Geert was kind of grating at times.

Originally Posted by lovemetal24

giving the musicianship and creativity a 7.5 is a travesty, especially from a fan...i don't agree at all with this

Are you saying it should be higher? I figured it was a fair score given that it's nothing new (musically it sounds a lot like their past material) but they're obviously very good at what they do.

Originally Posted by xalexislegendx

Are you saying it should be higher? I figured it was a fair score given that it's nothing new (musically it sounds a lot like their past material) but they're obviously very good at what they do.

sure it sounds like their old material, its a little more technical this time around, but no other band sounds like them, because they can't write material that creative. They have sounded the same since day one, and no other band has even come close(except strongarm, but they were first). They could put out 10 more albums and I would still give them a high score for musicianship!

I wish we had you on staff as a metal/hardcore reviewer...we need coverage there. You should review more stuff so people take notice.

good review man. but as some of the others said, i don't agree with the final verdict. i think it's one of the best hardcore/metal records to come out in the last couple years. it is extremely creative in the sense that its unpredictable. i love that about a band.

Musicianship and Creativity should be at a 10.

But other than that, you did a great review!

not a bad review... i might've given it a higher musicianship rating, but overall... pretty good!

Good first review, Alex. As Steve said, you should review more; I like to see the metal/hardcore genre covered.

I will be reviewing more, thank you!

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While most early metalcore favorites have changed their sound over the years (Poison the Well, Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, et. al), Shai Hulud are still a force to be reckoned with.

This seems like you stole it from the lambgoat review.