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| 3.5 great | NonApplicable | March 28th 14 |
Alaya's sonic stamp lays somewhere between Djent and the Tech Metal scene. The vocal ability is the standout feature of the Album. The frontman's clean's are expressed passionately and retain a level of grit that many progressive singers lack. The instrumentation is no doubt played with precision and executed skillfully, but further refinement to their songwritting and structure would go long way to improving their craft.
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| 3.5 great | Kronzo | March 28th 14 |
The vocals are here are incredibly catchy! The production can be a little unclear at times, but the instrumental performance is proficient enough to make up for that. Alaya's debut album is a nice amalgamation of genres that sounds refreshing for the most part, even though it's a blend of stuff that has been done before.
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| 2.5 average | pillowswantyoursoul | March 18th 14 |
Nothing special. It will not be remembered for quality material or its absence of such. It's just painfully average. Save yourself some time and skip this one.
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| 4.0 excellent | AlexTM510 | March 13th 14 |
The long awaited debut Thrones from the Chicago based trio Alaya was one that
has been hotly anticipated for many who first got a taste of their sound via the single
"Inside" back in December 2012. Mixing issues lead to the delay but here approximately 14
months later (50 years in the internet age) with the release finally upon us.
Thrones is proof that Alaya won't just be some flavor of the week. The band takes
the tech-y/groove elements of bands like Cloudkicker/Periphery and the melodic accessibility
of Killswitch Engage/Chevelle (esp. here on the latter, with taking that punchy yet somewhat
intimate sound) into a tight knit cohesive sound. Although slightly spotty at points,
vocalist Evan Graham Dunn is usually on point finding a nice raspy melodic pocket against
the technical playing. All-In-All, Thrones is a solid debut project that indicates a
bright future ahead for the band, and one that will appeal to both metal mainstream and
underground circles.
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| 3.5 great | T5Cx | February 21st 16 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | July 12th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | JSPRG | February 26th 15 |
| 3.5 great | DANcore | December 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Sagax | April 9th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | max13x | March 22nd 14 |
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