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| 2.0 poor | Xenophanes EMERITUS | April 1st 13 |
An album so bad that Adam Downer will declare it an avant garde pop masterpiece.
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| 1.5 very poor | Iluvatar | April 1st 13 |
this is the biggest mess of the year and I seriously have no idea how anyone could think
this should honestly count as a real attempt at a real album
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| 4.5 superb | LuigiPichardo | March 31st 13 |
Paramore abandon their dark and heavy transition showcased on Brand New Eyes for a more upbeat, poppy sound. Although positive themes may inspire some cheesy lyrics, captivating melodies and expressive vocals easily triumph throughout the record. The band utilizes a more playful rhythm section, while simultaneously revealing a plethora of refreshing, experimental sounds. Overall Rating: 8.9/10
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| 0.0 | Curse. | April 3rd 13 |
They should've saved their money and gotten Hayley a boob job instead of spending it recording this
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| 0.0 | someguest | April 1st 13 |
If Hayley's cup size had a number equivalent, it might be equal to the average rating of this album in the near future.
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| 4.0 excellent | Sapient. | March 31st 13 |
rEdit: first listen, this is on par with Brand New Eyes as their best, although it feels more like a more grown up, rexperimental version of Riot!. On another note, Part II may quite possibly be Paramore's greatest song.
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| 0.0 | treeqt. | April 3rd 13 |
how does this 0.5 thing work again?
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| 2.5 average | breakingthefragile | April 16th 13 |
It's really a matter of personal taste when it comes to whether or not the
experimentation on Paramore's self titled album will alienate you or attract you. In
my personal opinion, I think that all of the styles delved into here work very well
with each other, and that the amount of diversity that's present on this makes for
the most fun, cohesive, adventurous, colorful, distinguished, theatrical,
accomplished, ambitious, and overall interesting album that Paramore has ever
made. The ideas and directions that are embraced here find all sorts of different
methods to breathe much needed fresh air into the alternative rock/pop punk genre
while remaining focused, but at the same time, it's understandable how this music
can be seen as a loss of identity for the group, and polarizing to some fans because
of that.
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| 2.0 poor | LeDemonLemon | April 2nd 22 |
Paramore (album), Wikipedia: "By contrast, Sputnikmusic's staff reviewer Channing Freeman was highly critical of the album, giving it a one and a half out of five as well as calling it, "fucking foolishness"."
LMAO
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| 2.0 poor | arthurdepr | April 6th 13 |
Utterly disappointing. Bland lyrics, overly produced tunes that don't feature an identity of
their own, since they're all over the place, and Hayley's voice, for the first time, very
hit or miss (more 'miss', while we're on that). I'm okay with change, but this doesn't even
sound like Paramore, at all. Only 3 or 4 songs were good, and even those lack the punch that
this band once had, with the exception of "Part II", wich for me is absolutely awesome, and
one of their best songs up until this point - specially the chorus, wich really freaking
rules. But, in the end, that's the only moment where the album TRULY shines. I wanted to
like this, I really did, but it just left me with a bad taste.
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| 0.0 | jc3494 | April 1st 13 |
"dark and heavy", "brand new eyes" - luigipichardorw.....t......f......
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| 2.5 average | Runeii | March 31st 13 |
Are her eyebrows gone for real or what?
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| 5.0 classic | Fathm | April 18th 21 |
This is the SHIT. Every song on this is so good but nothing compares to Part II or Future those are unironically two of the best sings I haver ever heard
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| 3.0 good | iGuter | April 11th 13 |
Just so you know, Sputnikmusic is the only website that wrote a scathing review for this album while others are praising this album's diverse change and new approach at making a fresh pop punk experience. Not everything works and the album is overly long, but there is plenty to enjoy and rock out to.
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| 3.5 great | IHeardThat | April 3rd 13 |
Fuck me, that is a terrible album cover. It's a new paramore, that's for sure, but that's not such a bad things. It tries hard to be different and "edgier," which I don't like, but there are a good handful of songs here that have really grown on me. Riot! will always be my favourite, but this proves that you can't count them out just because the Farro brothers left.
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| 0.0 | RosaParks | April 1st 13 |
destined to be misunderstood just like Farrah Abraham. -sigh- .......Hayley, welcome to the club.
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| 2.0 poor | ILJ | March 31st 13 |
lol at that actually being the cover.
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| 2.0 poor | Pikazilla | August 24th 23 |
some undeniable hooks but this hour long album would certainly benefit from cutting out the bullshit
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| 0.0 | AeniasGaming | March 8th 23 |
The rare album where I find the second half to be better than the first.
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| 2.3 average | Erwann S. STAFF | July 27th 21 |
Neither particularly unpleasant nor offensive, Paramore is more of a testimony of the Farro's brothers' importance. Simply put, this is dull, and that's a damn shame when you know they wanted to go big with this one. Instead, they went home, songs rivaling in being passable but ultimately forgotten.
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| 5.0 classic | zaruyache | July 12th 20 |
an exceptional example of modern power pop/rock. Everything from Daydreaming to Proof (tracks 4-12) is fantastic, and while a few of the final tracks might feel like filler, ending track Future is a fine example of a post-rock closer. It's amazing the negative reaction this album initially received from pop punk nostalgia-ists afraid of change.
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| 4.0 excellent | davezillaMP3 | May 6th 20 |
Man this album was a real treat to hear, and the band does go in a new direction here that works quite well for them
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| 5.0 classic | BrandNewEyes | August 10th 16 |
This is by far their best album and all the kiddies that are bitter because a band that's been clearly moving away from mid-2000's pop-punk finally shed themselves of an outdated sound should shut it. Pretty damn hard to sellout when you already played extremely popular music, this is just more progression from a great band.
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| 5.0 classic | cherrybomb | May 17th 16 |
This album shows the growth that Paramore has faced through the years while still being able to maintain a nod to their original sound. The band has developed and changed and grown, but is still able to push out good content. The sound has become more radio-friendly and similar to pop, but again maintains more of an edge still, giving it that pop-punk vibe. The lyrical content tells a story and is extremely relevant, and the sound is catchy without lacking dynamic. This album means a lot to Paramore as a whole.
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| 4.0 excellent | 3waycrash | March 4th 16 |
Following the loss of two of their core members, Paramore managed to continue on strongly. Thought it was just okay at first and was a bit harsh on it, but it's grown with time and more listens.
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| 4.0 excellent | TomBombadil | December 17th 15 |
Clearly their best and an improvement all across the board: Hayley's vocals have improved a lot, in a way that we have no more of those cringe-inducing hooks that were common in Riot!, the lyrics are mature (even smart and ironic at points!), the instrumentation finally gets more interesting than just the basic pop-punk band set (colourful xylophone and string arrangements in "Ain't it Fun" and "Hate to See Your Heart Break"), the hooks have also improved by themselves because the melodies are clearly less generic (see any of the singles for more details), and the songwriting has also became more spontaneous and provocative (experimentation in "Future", gospel choirs in "Ain't it Fun"!). This is so obviously a great power pop album (it gets praised everywhere outside sputnikmusic) that the fact that it maintains such a lower rating here is a shame for this site. C'mon people, stop praising things for their appearance, you're better than that.
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| 2.0 poor | Jared Floryan | November 30th 14 |
Even with the departure of brothers Josh and Zac Farro at hand, American emo-pop troupe Paramore found it best to soldier on and keep making progress. Primarily written by vocalist Hayley Williams and Taylor York, the band's self-titled fourth record honestly doesn't have too much going for it aside from a newfound sense of experimentation. Colorless as it is desperate, Paramore isn't quite irredeemable so much as the album comes off as lacking urgency alongside many memorable moments. I can respect the group moving away from their comfort zone, but it's hard to appreciate the overall experimentalism on display when the aforementioned aspect misses far more than it hits. Mature doesn't equal better in this case, and Hayley herself is a pretty lousy composer at the end of the day who needed Josh to compensate; nice going padding out the ennui with three acoustic interludes. Angel recommends: "Ain't It Fun," "Part II," "Be Alone," and "Future".
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| 3.0 good | JoeLoco | November 22nd 14 |
To make an album like Paramore, you need one third of forgettable garbage, one third of some great material, and one third of some pretentious ambition.
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| 2.0 poor | 00mee | November 4th 14 |
There is no bad music. Only lazy music. Damn 50 characters.
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| 4.5 superb | stingraybassman | November 3rd 14 |
This has grown and grown on me, the drums are absolutely jaw dropping at times.
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| 2.5 average | zakdwyer | March 7th 14 |
Not as much of a sellout piece as that FOB comeback album
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| 3.0 good | AlexTM510 | October 17th 13 |
Paramore with M83 producer Justin Meldal-Johnson shoot for the cinematic grandness inspired by that record on their self-titled Paramore. Although the effort is presented, too many tracks here are only decent at best and when they try to break into a creative mold it unfortunately doesn't break any new ground. Props to the band for trying new styles, however at 17 tracks this is an overbloated record that unfortunately makes Paramore miss the mark they were aiming for.
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| 2.0 poor | Chrispy15 | May 8th 13 |
I haven't been following Paramore's recent dramas regarding their guitarist and drummer. I
don't know or care why they left; but I can say with certainty, it's not Paramore without
them, which is somewhat ironic considering the album's called Paramore. I'm not sure how big
of an impact they had in the writing process but a drastic difference is definitely
detected. Everything about them, their whole feel, it's just different. It's so..
Uninspired.
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| 1.5 very poor | Antigen | April 16th 13 |
I had never listened to the band until now, I decided to see what the hype was about....and this album was SHIT!!!!
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| 1.5 very poor | sspedding | April 16th 13 |
An abomination. Bring back the Farro brothers. Paramore is an album that follows no pattern and serves no purpose. Hayley Williams and her evergrowing ego has become the only creative influence of the band and this is undoubtedly the worst thing that could have ever happened to Paramore.
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| 1.5 very poor | Thompson D. Gerhart STAFF | April 12th 13 |
You know, I thought Haley's voice was the one decent facet of this album, then I heard "Ain't It Fun." This is just a shit pop album and though it's main fault is its lack of instrumental backing (hindsight kudos to the Farro brothers) Haley really didn't do anything to back it up.
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| 2.0 poor | KosherSoldier | April 10th 13 |
All filler, no killer. Go cryin' to yo mama.
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| 4.0 excellent | gryndstone | April 4th 13 |
In between the first two interludes are the best songs, if you get used to the weird gospel choir of Aint it fun
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| 2.0 poor | Tangled | April 2nd 13 |
Extremely disappointing. Paramore were never exactly a ground - breaking band by any means, but this album is an absolute joke. It's not cohesive at all, and the lyrics are by far the worst we've heard from the band. It has it's moments, but they're few and far between.
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| 0.0 | bloc | March 31st 13 |
Dat haircut...
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| 2.5 average | thejared | March 31st 13 |
I wouldn't make love to this, not even with my ten foot stick.
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| 3.5 great | joshieboy | March 31st 13 |
17 songs seems a bit over the top. Dunno what to think of this though.
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| 2.5 average | BlackTaxi2d | March 30th 13 |
very poppy/electronic but not in a terribly bad way. my favorite is the ditty at the end of the album. i might go into audacity and just loop it.
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| 3.0 good | Piem | March 12th 24 |
| 3.5 great | PTGS | February 28th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Jake E. | February 12th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Dwap | November 30th 23 |
| 3.0 good | teo | November 5th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | OSEL | April 16th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeon89 | February 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Teal | February 11th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | jtswope | January 18th 23 |
| 3.0 good | MvdW | November 14th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Skiiddz | October 13th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Halez | September 20th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | ino1000 | September 9th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 8th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Jadari | August 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | AGC | June 9th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Watch | May 24th 22 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | April 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | April 16th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zalr | April 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | EyeSock | January 15th 22 |
| 3.0 good | woxdy | December 15th 21 |
| 3.0 good | bnest | October 17th 21 |
| 2.5 average | xlev | October 4th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | random | April 20th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | bSmith | March 31st 21 |
| 2.5 average | Harlz | February 27th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Docky | October 25th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Wj2006 | September 28th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Suyan | July 13th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | sfoat9 | July 3rd 20 |
| 2.5 average | ayew | June 3rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | AlBo | May 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | May 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | bsker1 | April 2nd 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Xirae | March 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | benny06 | January 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | peahat | December 23rd 19 |
| 1.0 awful | kodama | December 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | casey | December 15th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | leilah | December 14th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | ian b | November 3rd 19 |
| 2.5 average | Mojito | October 15th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Luis16 | September 3rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | grello | July 21st 19 |
| 2.0 poor | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Codah | March 26th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | Mathias STAFF | March 18th 19 |
| 2.5 average | JTPlays | October 27th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Illume | October 26th 18 |
| 3.5 great | JoExo | October 26th 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Josh | September 22nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | dunnope | September 22nd 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Sam C. | September 17th 18 |
| 2.5 average | stasar | June 21st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Sarah | March 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Votex | March 14th 18 |
| 3.5 great | FoOltz | February 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | AustinG | January 24th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Simerix | January 20th 18 |
| 2.5 average | nbats | December 13th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Alex61 | December 10th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Rdv | December 7th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Lucman | October 23rd 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Juanpa | September 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | roofi | September 14th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Gueero | August 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | solrage | August 3rd 17 |
| 1.0 awful | VikkiH | July 20th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Dylan | May 30th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Kimm | May 29th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Veldin | May 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Zeta | May 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | showder | April 27th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Maximo | April 12th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Redlar | March 20th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Nights | March 16th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Corney | February 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | nch223 | February 10th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | El Olam | January 11th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Quarl4 | December 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Emim | December 12th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | marek | December 2nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | blob64 | November 6th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Keira | October 24th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Gozpot | October 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | 0ozzy0 | October 16th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | spech | August 22nd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | yairfg | August 15th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | old | July 7th 16 |
| 4.2 excellent | A.R.O. STAFF | June 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gama | May 24th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | May 14th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Shamus248 CONTRIBUTOR | April 18th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Ben STAFF | March 28th 16 |
| 3.0 good | jesper STAFF | March 17th 16 |
| 2.5 average | ac1114 | February 28th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | robotore | February 25th 16 |
| 2.5 average | expy | January 10th 16 |
| 2.5 average | IchigoK | November 8th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | tadeoc | November 7th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | ABlake | October 23rd 15 |
| 2.5 average | endtime | October 20th 15 |
| 2.5 average | OwenMz | October 18th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Rhys | October 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | SimpleM | October 3rd 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Aris | September 21st 15 |
| 3.0 good | RayVA | September 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | September 2nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Aeri | August 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Klkofe | May 26th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Zanx8 | May 19th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Tywuhh | April 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Budpave | April 25th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Xhoven | April 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Zubes | April 2nd 15 |
| 2.0 poor | FVS | March 15th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | alexjd | February 18th 15 |
| 2.5 average | guy | February 2nd 15 |
| 2.5 average | rob23 | January 25th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Giulia | January 17th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | January 3rd 15 |
| 2.5 average | Aaron77 | December 30th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | October 15th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Pikmar | October 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Asha96 | October 9th 14 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | October 5th 14 |
| 2.5 average | wwf | September 11th 14 |
| 2.5 average | mhart8 | August 5th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Parap | July 29th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Ayeohh | July 21st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | JacobG | July 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaggieG | July 10th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Xaeln | July 8th 14 |
| 3.5 great | heck | June 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mazza | June 22nd 14 |
| 2.5 average | Dec0y | June 14th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lousy | May 16th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Prole | May 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | miyo | May 4th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Jaime | April 9th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ctellee | April 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rudiroo | March 18th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Joejk3 | March 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fantas | March 14th 14 |
| 3.0 good | jsaf7 | March 3rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | PieRye | February 20th 14 |
| 3.5 great | nbmatt | February 14th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Sebe | February 3rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | devin0 | January 26th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | fabzn | January 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeeRyan | December 18th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | cutex | December 2nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | dinda | November 30th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Dunpeal | October 29th 13 |
| 3.5 great | wil94 | October 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spoink | October 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | sapient | October 11th 13 |
| 3.3 great | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | October 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | nash1311 | September 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | mrkolas | September 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Giox89 | August 21st 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Vodash | August 9th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | jkidd47 | July 26th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Br3nd | July 25th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Xav | July 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheBenz | July 20th 13 |
| 2.5 average | zmol | July 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nonloso | July 13th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Emyay | July 1st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Noax | June 19th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Denn3s | June 16th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Minus. | June 8th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | sncold | June 7th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Pndi | June 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Gonax | May 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | aerius | May 9th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Amebix | April 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Furik | April 19th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | reidr0 | April 16th 13 |
| 2.5 average | kojpl | April 13th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Damon | April 13th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | X3ni92 | April 12th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | JulesV | April 12th 13 |
| 3.0 good | quik40 | April 12th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Trebor. EMERITUS | April 11th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Viales | April 10th 13 |
| 3.0 good | groov | April 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | julezv | April 9th 13 |
| 2.5 average | lu0490 | April 9th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | KUBT | April 8th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Simon K. STAFF | April 8th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Zantera | April 8th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jamdbz | April 8th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | NateT | April 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoshieG | April 6th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | geontes | April 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Afbg123 | April 5th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Tyrael | April 4th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Zeg | April 4th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | kitsch | April 3rd 13 |
| 2.5 average | toxin. | April 3rd 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | apert | April 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Girin | April 1st 13 |
| 2.5 average | ervoca | April 1st 13 |
| 5.0 classic | WheDie | March 31st 13 |
| 2.5 average | Thor | March 30th 13 |
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