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How It Ends Beloved


Beloved
01. 11th and Arch MP3 02. Words to K 03. Life and Death 04. Blue Skies 05. Walking Wounded 06. Manic 07. Medicate 08. Under My Own Breath 09. The Available World 10. Conscript 11. Afterthought
2005 Thorp Records
Our score 5

11/11/2005

When I was 15 years old, I was staying a Saturday night at a friend's house. My little skateboard posse used to stay at this kid's house every weekend. His dad was never in town, and he didn't care if we partied in the basement. Well, on this particular night, it was about two in the morning, and I went outside to smoke a cigarette. I walked up and around the house and was standing in the driveway. I saw three guys that we had gotten into a scuffle with the night before. They hopped out of their car, and I tried to run, but they caught me and threw me on the ground. They kicked the shit out of me and stomped on my head, until my friends came running around the corner with bats. The guys that beat the fuck out probably heard the future and were listening to the new How It Ends album, "Beloved." This record sounds like it could be the soundtrack to an Ultimate Fighting Championship. It's so violent and pissed off sounding. However, I don't have much use for this kind of music. This whole album is quite standard metal/hardcore. I reviewed this band's last album, and, while it was average, it did show some promise. They used to have a nice sludgy aspect to the songs, but that's all gone now. Beloved sounds like a mix between Hatebreed and Sworn Enemy to my hears, but the vocalist now sounds more like Dwid from Integrity. The promo-sheet that came with this says these guys sound like a mix between Mastodon and Cro-Mags, with a touch of Entombed. While I suppose there is a Cro-Mags influence, I'm not sure where the hell they are getting Mastodon. I can hear faint and tiny similarites of Entombed, but barely even a touch. Maybe I still have mud in my ears from when I was 15. There is a ton of mosh. Mosh it up! *Spin kicks into your unsuspecting face* Some songs are speedy, which is what I like more, but it's still nothing great. I'll tell what I do like: this production. This album has more of a metal sound and everything is mixed extremely well. Bottom Line: This album is decent for what it is, but to me, it gets old quickly. I'm not sure if you need more tough metal/hardcore in your life, but if you do, then you're in fucking luck! Go out and grab this album as soon as possible.

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lowercasejay_ 11/11/2005 5:49:40 PM

flawless review

xJessex_ 11/11/2005 6:01:21 PM

awesome review. this is how people should write these things. "the guys that beat the f*ck out of me probably heard the future and were listening to the new How It Ends album, "Beloved" = classic line.

say10_ 11/11/2005 6:19:50 PM

this stuff is f*cking horrible. 0/10. and lol you got your ass kicked. hopefully you've quit cigarettes at least.

sawtooth_ 11/11/2005 6:34:56 PM

good review. more stories. you should have a blog.

haha_ 11/11/2005 6:44:18 PM

*was the kid that beat your ass*

bolognapony_ 11/11/2005 7:09:53 PM

I clicked on an album review, and ended up with a livejournal entry.

b_ 11/11/2005 7:15:49 PM

good review. I think a 6 wouldve been more fitting. but Dysphoria will always be the best band Gravity has ever been the vocalist in, even though this is pretty much still Dysphoria. PAHC.

battles_ 11/11/2005 8:33:41 PM

good review. more stories. you should have a blog. posted by sawtooth (sawtooth@toothface.org) on 11/11/2005 6:34:56 PM

tgomkills_ 11/11/2005 9:45:03 PM

this band played my guitarists house like last week they were pissed

Bellusch_ 11/11/2005 11:38:56 PM

Mr. McFeters should fight Mr. Gluck for the title of best LG reviewer. Oh yeah, Entombed rules!! promo sheet should've said: a cross between Hatebreed and Sworn Enemy with a touch of Integrity....sounds pretty sweet to me, brah!!

anonymous 11/12/2005 2:15:06 AM

it's pathetic what passes as a "review" now a days

Dan_ 11/12/2005 8:41:41 AM

Umm.. "The guys that beat the f*ck out probably heard the future " How about learning english before doing reviews smart guy

carrion_ 11/12/2005 11:15:12 AM

"There is a ton of mosh. Mosh it up! *Spin kicks into your unsuspecting face*" I heard it comes with a bottle of lube as well.

orange3_ 11/12/2005 11:19:40 AM

you're an idiot.

Fur_Beach_ 11/12/2005 1:59:01 PM

This review is beyond dumb. It sounds like it was written by a 13 year old.... It gets a 5 but Rob makes no mention to why he doesnt like it... aside from "it gets old quickly" We don't care what happened to you. Get to the point and write a review. At least talk about some of the songs... jeezus

fuckingfight!!!!!!!!!!!!?_ 11/12/2005 2:17:53 PM

sw33test review evar

wes_ 11/12/2005 2:52:48 PM

this band is from my town, they are awesome.. you're review is biased. I don't know why I even bother reading the reviews on this site

ipoopedinyourcloset_ 11/12/2005 4:31:37 PM

"this band is from my town, they are awesome.. you're review is biased." Sounds to me like you're biased as well there daddy-o

xROCKx_ 11/15/2005 2:18:29 AM

I love this band and the reviewer is a f*cking dork.

TheWood_ 11/15/2005 3:26:36 PM

I liked the anecdote, but it didn't really tie in that well with the rest of the review (which was horrible).

slice.your.face_ 11/17/2005 9:04:35 PM

youre all idiots; this review is excellent and should be submitted to Vice magazine. oh, and tough guy is the gayest scene

TheReapersSon_ 11/20/2005 12:57:54 AM

MC FETERS IS DRUNK!

daveheck_ 1/13/2006 8:41:10 PM

nothing about our band is tough. there is no crew shots or hard shots of us as a band and there's no lyrics about talking shit or even that much negativity to begin with. you don't have to like us but just because a band is heavy and has mosh parts doesn't make them a redundant tough guy band. this review was pretty stupid.

Snoopy2 4/25/2012 8:41:04 AM

Great album. Reviewer on the other hand is a scrawny, pathetic f*cking wimp ass gay who deserved to get his head stomped in. Too bad it wasn't by a curb.