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This is SeeYouSpaceCowboy’s magnum opus. In just a few years, they’ve managed to refine their sound so much, it sounds like an entirely different band. The Correlation Between Entrance And Exit Wounds was good, but raw and unpolished. This is more than polished, it’s amazingly produced. The Sgarbossa siblings absolutely tear it up vocally, with Ethan deploying a mix of beautiful cleans and devastating uncleans and Connie sticks with her unique style to create a truly 1/1 album vocally. The rest of the album is just as strong, with similarly unique atmosphere which I can’t put into words. When I started listening, I doubted it could rival some of the other metal releases this year, but it definitely does.

TL;DR: This album is one of the best “expanded edition” type releases the metal scene has ever seen

Bad Omens, one of the largest modern metal bands, spearheading a movement where heavier music takes a place among other popular genres worldwide. I never sat down and listened to The Death Of Peace Of Mind front to back, but I’ve heard each so my before so I wasn’t fully blind going into this release. However, Concrete Jungle is so much more than just an expansion of TDOPOM. It feels almost like an alternative version of the entire album, with new songs trading blows with the originals. Since the album is split up into a few separate sections, this review will also be, reviewing each unique part of the album separately.

New Songs:
At first, the singles really weren’t my thing. I didn’t like how experimental they were, even in comparison to TDOPOM. However, on my relisten, they started to grow on me a bit. Where the album really begins to shine is with the new tracks after the singles, especially with EVEN and ANYTHING > HUMAN. Erra’s feature is a strong one, alongside most of the features on the album. Overall, in total, the new tracks are pretty good, considering this was just supposed to be a deluxe edition.

Remixes: These are the weak point of the track list. The “Unzipped” songs aren’t anything special and both the TDOPOM remixes are pretty uninspired. The Hedonist recharge is a cool rehash of an older song, and Bad Decisions and Just Pretend are good new versions.

Live: Rounding out the track list with some live versions is a really cool way to end the album, especially with an enhanced version of Just Pretend with a special acoustic ending. A few of the songs have weird intros and pacings, but the songs themselves are done super well.

In all, this is a really interesting release, and one that I doubt many people expected. There’s no real bad songs, just some that fall short of Bad Omens usual quality. It’s a weird album to listen through, one that’s more designed to have individual songs listened to. It’s good though, just like its sister album. ... See More

Simply put, this is the worst BMTH album of all time. The entire track list is a slog, and the only songs with any sort of replay-ability are a few of the singles. Ultimately, the critical failure of this album comes from its lack of innovation. Bring Me The Horizon has spent over a decade changing the metal scene with release after release. However, NeX GEn contains nothing but what the scene has spent the past year listening to. After so many delays pushed this album back, to have it come out this uncreative and uninspired is beyond disappointing. The amount of redeeming qualities is so few and far between that this whole album is below average. Every part is mediocre at best. Really disappointing from a top band in the scene.

Dealer is a band that's always been ride or die in the newer age of singles and EPs. Coming off the band splitting ways just a few years ago, my expectations for their newer music weren't high. However, single after single were released and sounded like a refined sound from an experienced vocalist and a lot of new members. The album continued this surprising trend with more heavy as can be nu-metalcore, not quite contending with Alpha Wolf but rather trading blows with Aiden's old band. With the year already a strong one for the metal scene, I think this may be swept under the rug a bit. The proof that Dealer is still one of the heaviest bands in the scene is laid out here, in their first studio album. Really good work.

I was super hyped for this release. They teased it with three banger singles and announced it with some sick features. My first thought on the album is that it is the perfect blend of older metal and newer metal. It has huge leads like classic metalcore and simple heavy riffs, but it has a certain anger and energy about it reminiscent of newer age beatdown hardcore. While short, each song is memorable in its own way, and I think the addition of cleans in a few tracks adds some strong variety. Everything is super well done, and this should hold up as an album of the year contender for metal fans.