Reviews (page 6 of 9)
The guitar parts on this seem simple. I remember being able to play some parts of it when I was in high school, which says something. It’s not a bad sound, just not complex.
I’m sure there are some important messages being conveyed in those lyrics somewhere, but it’s hard to determine through the gargle screaming. Still…on a positive note, this one definitely helped me get more reps in at the gym while working out.
This is freaking bonkers. And you know what…I kind of like it. Man, I can’t think of anyone that sounds like these guys. Vocals are distinct. The guitar hits so heavy and then goes to some soft and melodic. Then the tempo changes and interesting riffs with that Eastern European (I guess Armenian) feel. A wild ride. Spiders feels like quintessential system. Toxicity certainly has some bigger songs but I thought this was sold. 3.25
No band vacillates between "Fuck yeah, give me more of this" and "this is just noise" for me like System of a Down
Lots of personality, solid album. Very dynamic, energetic, and distinct. I am a bit baffled why this album is on the list rather than Toxicity, though, which is much better.
Listened in my car when I was really tired and afraid I might fall asleep. Kept me awake alright!! And even made me laugh a few times.
chaos-never rly listened to stuff like this before, i feel like i have to build up a tolerance of the adrenaline! it's awesome, but kinda an acquired taste. maybe another angrier day i'll like it better :)
Random thoughts: * Even thought they are American born, I love that they are called an "Armenian-American" band. Respect the roots. * They have a distinct sound and no other bands really sound like them both rhythmically and melodically. * I appreciate the vocals because he actually sings. There isn't too much of the metal cookie monster voice. * Metal isn't my jam really but this seems overall pretty entertaining.
At least they still have their non-deluxe edititon available. Not a bad listen. I thought it would be too angry for me, but I see why their popular even if they're the tramp stamps of music.
Naturally not their smash hit, but still very solid.
Lots of good stuff but (as is SOAD) all over the place and lacking some of the melody of their latter albums.
3.5
Listening to this as I made breakfast on a Saturday morning was a choice. I like metal music, but wouldn’t consider myself even in the vicinity of being a metal head. The thing that usually throws me off in nu metal is the Cookie Monster growling. SOAD balances the growling with other strong vocals where listening to the song is tolerable at worst, but most of these songs are pretty good, and Serj Tankian has a great voice when he’s actually utilizing it. The “oooooghh who can believe you” part on Sugar is so cool and makes me slam dance in my kitchen. The downside of this album is so ADHD. Each song has 4-6 different tempos, 4-6 different vocal stylings, same for the arrangements, chords, and keys. I like most of what these sections of each songs brings, but wish it were pared down to just 2 or 3 of these switches, or even just ride out for a full 4 minutes in one of these. For a song or two it is fun but almost an hour of such fasted paced music going 20 seconds here and 30 seconds there is just dizzying. I liked this album, but prefer a song or two on a playlist rather than listening to an hour straight of the scattered nature of album can be just a bit too much. The live portion of the deluxe version of this album are pretty good, and bring a different angle to the band. 7.1/10 #38/1001
Search the word "metal" on my history page and you'll find very quickly my opinion on metal. Generally, it's bad. Metal has mostly struck me as disingenuous, repetitive, and lacking any kind of dynamic variety. It is a one-trick pony and unless you REALLY like watching that pony perform its one trick...well there isn't much to see after you witness it once. Enter, System of a Down and their debut record. A main criticism I've had of metal this point is that it hardly feels musical. Brute force and speed take precedence over musicality and musicianship. "How fast can those double bass pedals go? Not fast enough!" "If the guitar riff doesn't sound menacing, then it isn't doing it's job!" "If the song title and lyrics don't at a MINIMUM imply impending doom (if not outright inform the listener that it's coming), then you're doing it wrong!" You see where I'm coming from. But this was so much different. I didn't love every minute of it, and I'm not even sure it got me excited to hear more. But goddammit at least it had some musicality to it. Sure, the singer's voice is at times more shouty and growly than I prefer. And sometimes it ventures into places darker than I'd like to go. But. you wanna what it does have? Authenticity, honesty, and musicianship. I can't hate anything that has that. Oh and variety. That's always welcomed. I don't have a whole lot else to say other than that I just like this for the very fact that it's different than other metal albums I've heard to this point, and I sincerely appreciate it for that alone. Three stars. Standout Tracks: Know, Spiders, Soil
Easily recognisable as System Of A Down. I really liked it at the start and the aggresion all throughout was great to listen to. However, listening to it gets a bit grating as the album goes on. I've figured I really like listening to System Of A Down, but only in shorter bursts. 57 minutes of it is just a bit too much for me.
🎧This got the blood pumping on the way to and from picking up a pizza
Another time that this list goes for a band’s debut when another album makes way more sense. SOAD’s Toxicity is a way better choice and much more influential. But… “Why’d you put this album on the list?” “You wanted to!!!” 3⭐️
Really glad to see SOAD appear on this list. I've always had a love/cringe (instead of love/hate) relationship with the band. For me as a young person really into heavy metal and death metal and all of those unnecessary yet necessary subdivisions of the genre, SOAD was like a softer, less serious, and kind of cringey act at times. It's serious music, but it's also kind of joke-y.. and enough that it made a confusing dichotomy for me. It's funny for me to reflect on now as a 36 year old who has outgrown the immaturity. Regardless, this album shines with two songs: "Sugar", and "Spiders". "Sugar" is a heavy-then silly-then heavy again manic track with amazing production, and "Spiders" on the other hand is a serious, beautiful, and chilling song telling a story about a girl who undergoes some kind of government mind control procedure. I guess these two songs are a great example as to why younger me was confused about what the band was trying to do. Pretty solid record, and probably SOAD's second best. Since this is on the list, I really hope that "Toxicity" is as well.
Good one even though it's not my vibe.
The good parts remind me of The Dismemberment Plan and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and I don't like the bad parts
Music yes, singing not really my style!
I dig some of their music but a whole album is quite stressful. File under: pioneering and important but not pleasurable
I liked this way more than I imagined I would
Ik vond het leuk om naar te luisteren, maar niet voor te lang
3.25/5 not normally a huge metal fan but I enjoyed this album more than I thought I would
Great sound a little repetitive
#534. I want to like this more, but Serj Tankian's voice and vocal style is almost painful to me, so I could never really get into it. 3/5: acceptable
I think "Chop Suey" is the only System Of A Down song that I know, but it's a good song, so I'm curious to see how I'll feel about this album. Hard rock from the late nineties and early aughts seem to be a pretty mixed bag with me. I don't listen to a lot of hard rock, but I know a little bit about SOAD from an episode of 60 Songs That Explain the '90's: The 2000's, and they seem like a really interesting band, so maybe I'll find some new additions to my workout playlist from this. This album wasn't really my jam, but I still thought it was pretty good. Serj Tankian's voice and the guitar work on this album really set SOAD apart from their peers. I really enjoyed the ferocious energy that was present from start to finish on this album. "Soil" was probably my favorite song on the album; it had my favorite guitar playing on the album, and I loved the blistering drums. "Mind" was good too. When I was looking at the track listing for this album, I was worried that a six-minute song might kill the momentum, but it was a nice break from the furious pace of the album up to that point. The guitar playing on "Mind" was really good too, and it was interesting to hear Serj's vocals on a song that had a softer section to it. Other than that though, nothing on this album really stood out to me, and even though this album was only forty minutes long, it felt a lot longer than that to me, mostly because a lot of hard rock sounds pretty similar to me. I think this album is fine in an objective sense, but it's not something I'd be inclined to go back to.
Kuulostaa äänensä löytäneeltä mutta vihreältä SOADilta, eli siltä mitä on. Periaatteessa nuo ”kiakt” kuten yhtäkkiset pikatauot ja skaalojen loilottaminen ovat ärsyttäviä, mutta mä tykkään.
the album should have ended after mind.
I actually don't like much SOAD stuff from this album. But it resonates with a lot of people from my generation so they did good, just not for me. Meme time https://youtu.be/__rjo9XZl-g
It's pretty good! The song is the same song for like 40 minutes but i like it
Since I didn't know about System until after their breakup, my perception of this record is colored by hindsight. I know where this band goes from here. In my opinion, this record is outshinned by Toxicity and Steal This Album. This album has a couple of System's best songs (Sugar, Know, and Suite Pea), but I do not consider every song on here to be essential.
Alright but a bit heavy, gotta be in the mood for it
System's first album; Sugar is a great tune of course, but the work here is immature and not a lot of fun to listen to at album length. This was never the most lyrically nimble band, but it's embarrasingly bad here. The next album would be a masterpiece, and the albums after that a step downwards from which they would almost never record again. an extremely high potential, highly frustrating band.
Not that I don't think this album should be on the list, but if we're only picking one SOAD album for the list, it should be Toxicity. Anyways, I generally like System, just never really dug into them outside their big hits. This album is good, but I'm missing the melodies from their later stuff. And it feels more standard nu-metal compared to their later stuff, which I'm not as big as fan of.
The only real contact with SOAD before this album has been: Chop Suey, my friend who loves their stuff, and a youtube video that memed their songs. So not really a whole lot of contact. I did like this one but I can't help but feel like the album really... gets repetitive on some songs? Or at least that the chug at the same tempo with the same sort of idea for an alt metal instrumental, mind you it IS a great idea for an instrumental but the best songs really are the ones that change it up, that go slower and have more impact when the song comes back angrier than ever and Serj does his weird vocal shit. It's enjoyable still but I hope that their next few have more going on
Solid workout album but can’t see myself listening to this again
I liked it, but after awhile the songs seemed repetitious. And I've never been partial to the rapid-fire guitars of some metal. But some really nice moments here.
dug the clangy guitars. Remember when this came out. Was a welcome surprise.
This reminded me of middle school boys
to carly's point, reminds me of middle school. kinda fun
Why does "politically charged" so often coincide with "underground thrash?" The combination makes it hard to reconcile... do they want to criticize violence or hype up a mosh pit? It's confusing. But not bad.
There's stuff I sort of like here. And stuff I really don't like at all. Averages out to a fine album, I guess.
Not the best System of a Down album imo, but it has its moments!
'Sugar' was the first song I heard from them, downloaded on napster after hearing another kid singing it obnoxiously. Also the first time I heard the word Kombucha. I listened to that song a lot as well as their version of the zelda theme song, which I just now googled to realize that wasn't actually them! Another napster thing. Nu metal is kind of starting to sound pleasant again right?
Good intro to the band and hints at what they would accomplish creatively later. A few of their hits, all of their speed and aggression.
Was more eclectic than I’d expected. Hugely raw and punky in the main, but with a degree of subtlety and I warmed to the vaudevillian juxtapositioning of some tracks. Would I listen to it again, no. I would probably have enjoyed the energy more 35 years ago though so for that I give it a generous 3 stars
Hrikalega þétt og hart. Kannski ekki endilega minn tebolli en átti ekki í neinum vandræðum með að hlusta frá upphafi til enda. Hljóðfæraleikurinn geggjaður og óskursöngurinn hressandi. Þetta er alveg plata til að koma manni í góðan gír. 3,5
Something of an eye opener. Raucous indeed but with fun on the side.
The vocals were great but the songs blended together.
Rougher than their crisp stuff from later albums. But the same raw anger and oddly entertaining vocalizations.
I'm unlikely to choose this, but I had this weird childhood memory unlock. They sure are energetic though.
Good, but not my type of music. Still love how unafraid they are to be political. I understand why people love them.
Oh yeah, I remember the fun times this album brought back in the day. System of a Down was one of the few bands from that era who truly had their own style. They always had this chaotic playfulness, shifting seamlessly between aggressive heaviness and melodic passages. Serj Tankian really brought a lot of personality to the music, with his dynamic range moving from energetic screaming to melodic singing, and even playful spoken word. No matter what vocal style he uses, he always hits the key notes perfectly, adding a unique flavor to every track.
Histrionic metal. Like a proper decent metal band where their psych meds are wearing out.
This is like the perfect example for me of a band that executes their sound perfectly, the sound just isn't for me. I still had fun with this and can see how some love it. This sounds like an album that grows on you each listen. Glad to have an album from the Nu-Metal genre that I can point to as my favorite. My favorite was probably Peepshow, I usually like circus effects in music and that's one of the most unique instances I've seen. Rating: 3.4
Raw thrash metal
Better than I expected
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SOAD are kind of like Korn for me, in the sense that I recognize that they are very talented and were doing some very progressive and unique shit in the 90s. But I just don't want to listen to it usually. 3.5/5
Wacky and insane. Enjoyably weird and intense. Not a must-listen though.
This album definitely sounds like its time and I'm not into it as much as I was back when it released, but just for the peculiar sound of SOAD, it's still worth it.
SOAD isn't easily labelled as a specific genre. This makes them kind of unique. This debut album is still rough with weird edges and some quirky stuff. But you can see the potential they are up to unfold in future releases. Usually not my kind of music, but the energy alone is enough when in the right mood.
Not many middle of the road reviews here...so I'm of course giving them one. Love or disgust for this album from the reviews I've read I must admit it's not my everyday listen, but I enjoy some good pounding metal when I'm at the gym. My old school bands are Disturbed and Godsmack. These guys occasionally come up on the Turbo workout station, but it's always the same songs. Would prefer to hear more of this vs Korn or Tool...both of whom are over played on Sirius. Over the top and loud, but it's what they strive to be!
Always quite liked SOAD's rhythms and lyrical phrasing. Their first album shows first signs of how quirky and creative they'll go onto be on future releases. However, there are only flashes of this and it does get a bit samey as you listen through. Highlights for me are Sugar, Soil & War.
Cool and original but not my genre
Toxicity is a lot better but still some pretty solid songs
Good, but not SoaD's best work.
heavy, maybe too heavy it's definitely a statement, and I enjoy music like this but there's only a couple stand out songs like Sugar, and the rest are just loud 5/10
great timing on this one
Not as good as I expected
A late middle school, early high school favorite. Those frantic drums on Soil are still awesome. Serj Tankian’s wide vocal range and the quirky yet serious lyrics definitely give this an edge over your average nu-metal. It’s memorable and worth a listen, even if it’s a bit clunky overall.
#77 - I can tell that it's good music, I'm not a fan of the style tho.
Pretty fun! I respect it without being drawn back for another listen any time soon.
sono mostri.. ma carini
Not a bad place to start, but the next few records are better.
Not the album with their hits. Still goes hard, but I really don't know if I liked it or not, it went up and down. I think I would have appreciated the other album more
This was a kick in the pants that rock needed in 2000.
As good as I’ve heard for the genre, but it’s just not a genre I relate to. Some great musicianship and in turn some real musical tracks here, but still anchoring into the power chords and anger I don’t connect with. Soil was a highlight. M
The most metal thing that I have ever truly loved. Although I've been enamored with System of a Down since high school, I had never actually heard their whole debut album. So this was a real treat 😁
Conflicted Some tracks were great for a certain vibe Some I never want to listen to again
Innovative and unique, also kind of annoying at times
SOAD tops the nu metal pyramid with their unique Armenian-influenced political fury, but while I appreciate their distinct cultural identity and activism, the resulting music isn’t really for me.
Not my usual style but by the end I warmed up to it and really liked the last few live versions. This is a hard one to rate since I enjoyed parts of a lot of the songs, but they also had sections that were too chaotic for me and ended up just sounding like noise. Favorite songs were: 3. Sugar 5. Spiders 6/10
That’s nu-metal that I don’t feel slimy for enjoying. I never realised the anti-war bent to many System of a Down songs. Serj has the strangest and most engaging voice - whispering and plaintive, screeching and roaring, all within a beautiful lyric tenor. The remainder of the band hits it hard, but Serj truly makes this sing for me. It does make me yearn for Toxicity, though.
Ehh not as bad as I thought, might like it more than the second album just because it has more variety in sound. 7
Driven. Great Metal sound.
Not my style of music but very original and interesting, so I can appreciate it
I'm not really into metal, but I can appreciate what they do, which they do with considerable aplomb
Like a mix of sabbath, metallica and talking heads. Was enjoyable.
I enjoyed most of this, although towards the end it all sounded a bit too samey. 3.5
Nostalgisk og fint avbrekk
It’s been a while since I’ve heard this album. It’s still great, but doesn’t hit as hard as it did when I was an angsty teenager.
I was never much of a metal fun, and by much I mean I never enjoy listening to this genre, but soad manage to somehow stand out and are one of the bands I’m willing to make an exception for
3/5 While often feeling just loud or rushed, the best moments on this album are when the songs are given a moment to breathe from the repetitive heavy guitars and screamed vocals, to appreciate some decent ideas and melodies. And to give it credit, the music is never afraid to get weird, even if laughably so. Suite-Pee 3.5/5 Know 3.5/5 Sugar 4.5/5 (FAV) Suggestions 3.5/5 Spiders 4.5/5 DDevil 2/5 Soil 3/5 War? 3.5/5 Mind 2/5 (LEAST FAV) Peephole 4/5 CUBErt 2/5 Darts 2.5/5 P.L.U.C.K. 2.5/5
Not their best album, but they are a solid act
15 year old me would love this album if it came out when I was 15. I lived through the glory years of Heavy Metal and what Nü Metal came later in the 90s was pale in comparison. SOAD sounds like a refresh to what I listened to without being too pretentious. 3.5/5
At least, it has aged a lot better than most other nu metal.
ekki slæmt. auðvitað einhæft. 3,5.
First time really listening to the band. Heard them lots before here and there but never really went out of my way. Enjoyed it.
I wouldn't normally listen to much metal, and I appreciate they have better albums, but I can still understand why one would enjoy SOAD if they were more interested in the genre
Heavy, would not listen to it usually, not that it is not up my alley. Some songs began to fuse as the album progressed.
This is one of the most strange albums I’ve ever heard. It kind of sounds like the ramblings of a schizophrenic man, but it honestly only makes it better.
I was around when they first broke out, never heard, never listened. Can’t really now either. The squalling vocals, can’t do it. Not for me, best to you, guys. 🇦🇲
i have a nostalgic soft spot for nu metal but this is just kind of vaguely annoying to me
Bien
So good. But they are a personal fav.
Some fun, some annoying. Never got into this stuff.
3.5
throwin' it on back to middle school with this one
Metal is a silly little genre and you can’t convince me otherwise
Ok
I dont know Toxicity was better in my opinion but this is still some solid numetal
Love SOAD but they have better albums than this
This heavy metal was too heavy for me. I can imagine that in the right environment and mood it really gets going. Sugar is the only track that I really like. No wonder, it's the most civilized and harmonious or tame one on the album. 3/5
Ho apprezzato molto le influenze tra i generi, soprattutto la contaminazione metal-sonorità est-europee. Anche i testi non sono niente male! Avrei voluto amarlo un po’ di più come album, però (anche perché conoscevo già alcune loro canzoni). Le canzoni che ho preferito sono: “Spiders”, “Soil”.
Brings back high school memories
Es handelt sich um wütenden Heavy Metal der in den ersten Songs eine Schreitirade über Mütter und deren Söhne die die Mutter lieben ausartete. Nu-Metal als Variante des alternative Metal heißt dieser Stil. Trotzdem fällte es schwer die sehr gesellschaftskritischen Texte vor dem Hintergrund dieser Schreielemente zu verfolgen. Nach „Sugar“ der letzten Tirade, gewinnt das Album überraschender Weise an Niveau. „Suggestion“, „Spider“ & „Peephole“ sind sogar ok … aber keine Angst auch in der zweiten Album wird weiter über die Muttersöhnchen laut geschimpft.
This is objectively a decent record in its own genre, and I truly respect it, but it is just so far from me musically that I can't give this more than a kind-hearted 3.
Definitely interesting and really makes use of the extremes of loud and quiet as well as noise/structure, and tempo shifts. Not sure I particularly like it lyrically but I do find some of the construction of the songs, the political commentary, and the varied voice (scream, whisper, normal talking, voice-in-a-drain, overdrive, singing, shouting, etc) engaging. Definitely have carved out a distinct style.
Everything but the singing is good lol, god his voice got annoying. Love the energy
The screaming is too much.
I do like these guys, but I've mainly listened to some of their later stuff, like the Toxicity album. It's a pretty good album, if not spectacular.
good album, but not what I'm into. particularly firsst thing in the morning. Good lyrics... tho
I don't really like the music but the vocals are so interesting, don't know if I have heard anything like it.
There are many albums in the world and this is one of them…the album resonates for me as a time capsule of some of the darker days of my life. Musically I enjoy the clown car ride that system of the down can bring to a genre that is overall mostly loud noise. I enjoy Serj Tankians vocals because of how different they are compared to other musicians in this genre. Overall I assume I’ll be in the minority but if you can get past some of the screaming and intensity, System of the Downs debut self titled album bangs and was a unique take on rock.
Eh. It's ok.
It seemed like they had a good time making it. Was very bouncy and definitely not standard nu metal. But I never really liked this album. Always preferred their later stuff but even then I'm not a SOAD fan
A bit shouty in places but a good listen overall. 3*
In my wheelhouse for sure but never one of my favourites.
I like SOAD but this album is nothing special. Definitely not top 1000 list for me. Don't even think it's their best album.
Tight, heavy and high-strung nnu-metal that stops and starts on a dime. Great tension building breakdowns, moody intros, and some pretty huge riffs. Doesn't have the rapping element of nu-metal, but does the bass/guitars perfectly - thick, compressed, down-tuned sludge tone with a bit of groove to the riffs. The vocals are the most unique element, a snarled rapid fire delivery with melodies using the harmonic scales for a slighly exotic flair, they push into the red for some intense operatic belting andlow growling screaming. Not sure why this one got picked over Toxicity, which made a much bigger impact and took their whole sound to its fullest expression... Favorites: Spiders
This is another one like Linkin Park for me: 16 year old me = 5*. Easy. I loved this, it was weird, hard, edgy: everything a teenager thinks they are. It sounded like nothing else. But now? I listened to it loving the feeling of nostalgia, but I would never stick this on now. Im sadly not young anymore. But does it matter? I dunno. If I’d never heard this before I’d probably be more impressed with it being unique and a bit different. I really struggle with these sorts of albums.
These guys are talented musicians for sure, but this is not my favorite brand of rock music. I like mine with a little more melody and rhythm. It's just a matter of personal preference!
Rhrhhrhhrhrhr
A truly ridiculous and kick ass straight up hard rock record from the late 90s. A lot of fun listening to this.
tbh oke al nisam trebala u 8 ujutro ic slusat
Suite-Pee as an opener. Hard, grunge, dark(ISH) metal...but surprisingly musically decent and not completely as shit as expected By track 3 it was all sounding the same. Suggestions was a (slight) bit of relief Spiders - probably the best track DDevil - reasonable War - heavy death metal ...and more of the same. Stuck between a 2 and 3, so I'll give it a 3
Not my usual genre but the energy is pretty astonishing. A touch melodramatic perhaps but the thrash-funk sound and dynamics are pretty rad. I appreciated the tight rage attack
Not as strong an album as Toxicity.
This wasn't terrible for the genre of music where guys scream at you. I kind of liked "Sugar." The whole thing kind of got to me, though, after a while, and I certainly didn't get the messages they were conveying through their lyrics. Not my thing, but not bad either!
I like the really complex instrumentals and the singer has a really great voice, but I wasn't a huge fan of the screaming. Very Halloweeny vibes!
Definitely on the heavy side, Interesting vocals. He goes from loud screaming, to grunts, to melodic singing interspersed with very fast almost rapping. Guitars go from heavy distortion to sparse single picked notes, and all of this happens in one song, Sugar. It's the only song I remember getting radio play off this album. Overall its a crazy wild ride of loudness. This album was probably groundbreaking in that it's the first middle Eastern heavy metal act that I can think of to get any radio play in the United States
3.5 stars. I shouldn't have listened while working. Not exactly a chill work album. Would likely give 4 stars in another setting. Do love some songs on this like Sugar
Intense. A bit too much for my taste…
02/05/24 10:53 S Tier————————— A Tier————————— Peephole B Tier————————— Spiders Suggestions Soil Pluck War? Cubert Sugar DDevil Mind Darts C Tier————————— Know Suite-Pee
hmm dobro al ne skroz
Gotta say I likes this and look forward to digging into toxicity. As a late 90s Phish fan, these guys were as far away from my wheel house as possible. I still don't live the vocal styling here but there is plenty else to tantilize
Never listened to these guys and wouldn't have bothered if it wasn't for this challenge. They sounded pretty much like I expected, loud, intense, hard-rocking metal band. It actually was more listenable than I thought it'd be and I listened right to the end. It was enjoyable enough, though their music wasn't what I would call memorable, though there are a lot worse bands on this list.
I'm not angry enough. I live a comfortable middle-class life. My days of rage are over.
System Of A Down is a really cool band. This album has some good songs, but I think both 'Toxicity' and 'Mezmerize' are better albums. Still, it really stands out and manages to stay clear of being too juvenile/ridiculous and keep on the right side of "coolness". You can tell they're on to something here.
This is one of the SOAD albums i haven't listened too and was a bit skeptical since it was their first and how much other metal has aged badly from the same period. I was pleasantly surprised, this still sounds unique and fresh. While I think they fully come in to their own in the following albums this was still a cool one. It was angry but never felt immature or too pretentious.
Accomplished in terms of nu metal. The Helmet influences are now quite obvious. 'Sugar' gave me quite the rush of nostalgia. That said, how much juice are you gonna get out of 'quiet bit - funny vocal tic - loud bit'? I'm over-simplifying, but tell me I'm entirely wrong.
I'm gonna also go to bat for this one. This band is an acquired taste, to say the least, and our dear List Leaders have unfortunately again gone with an album that very few fans would say is the group's best. Which is too bad because "Toxicity" is maybe the only good thing to come out of nu-metal and I have a hunch it ain't coming up in our queue. You can hear the progression towards that album on this one, but there's far too much dependence on pretty basic breakdowns and the kitchen sink approach to the vocals. He tames that shit down a tad later and it just fits better on an album that is more thrashy and spastic musically all around. I realize saying that probably means there's no chance in hell that Craig will listen to it now, but I'm telling you... if you give it a chance to click, and it clicks? It's a hell of a guilty-esque pleasure. And not even that guilty! Because unlike most (all?) of their counterparts, System of a Down chose more interesting things to write songs about than say, "the nookie" or "bawitiba da-bang da-bang please-shoot-me-in-the-face." Low bar, yes, but dudes were signing crazy weird ass songs about the Armenian genocide and the industrial prison complex. What I'm trying to say is they're better than Disturbed. Can we all just agree on that?
Ouu... I am 100% sure they can and have done better than this.... 3 stars
Unique Not for me Not bad
It's angry, it's powerful and it's more interesting musically than most of System's contemporaries in the nu-metal scene. It's way too self-righteous for me, and lacks quite a lot of subtlety. I think they could probably learn from Rage Against the Machine on that front - their political message is lost amid the music too easily. Having said that, it's one of the metal albums I like the most, and it's not their fault I'm not really their audience.
Solid early album by System of a Down.
Hressilegt, alveg ágætt. Engin dauð stund.
alright, a bit too screamy for me but a couple songs slap
It’s cool, I mean, SOAD is fun and creative and they were exhilarating when they came out. Generally, I’m not into the “alternative metal” thing and think it ages poorly, but this has a lot of good. Gets tired by the end, but it’s a pretty short record.
Like other System of a Down albums, I like a few songs and really don't enjoy the others. So a little hard to rate. I'll give it a 2.5.
Great album from a band I’m still deciding whether I like or not. The musicianship here is insane with the amount of rhythmic tricks and flow the band is able to pull off, but I’m not sure if that’s really my thing at the end of the day.
Never a huge fan. Not awful, just never grabbed me. Does anyone still listen to this?
Would listen to this again - but maybe not all of it, and depending on mood as while it’s a metal album the themes, lyricism and highs and lows make it feel a little more complex and deep. First listen - didn’t enjoy really all sounded samey Second listen - enjoyed some lighter and clean vocals The I didn’t want to turn it off Top songs: Sugar, Soil
I don't think I've ever heard this album. Like a lot of people, I'd never heard SOAD until Toxicity, which I listened to a lot and then got tired of. They're one of those bands that I can get really into but after a handful of songs I'm like "ok, that's good."
An interesting band, whilst this might be where they started I found it lesser than Toxicity. It's fair enough but no tracks stood out at all
This is good. Really interesting album. On first listen, I was worried that the album wouldn't have a moment like the bridge in Chop Suey, which took that song to another level, but then Spiders came on, and it was superb, maybe not the level of Chop Suey, but really good. Definitely the heaviest album I've reviewed so far, which was a nice change. I think I will revisit this album in future, but only if i was in a certain mood, as it's very heavy and very fast. Rating wise it is a THREE, but a high end Three.
Bit of a mediocre start but then warms up to a great album. Spiders and War are the highlights. 3.5 stars.
Highlights: "Know," "War?," "Ddevil," "CUBErt" In retrospect, this might stick out as an early example of actual experienced musicians learning and performing ideas from 'nu metal,' which had already seen several of its biggest stars reach their peak albums. There are overtly Korn songs (Know, Mind), overtly Deftones songs (Suggestions, War) overtly Tool songs (Spiders), but all of them are sharp homages. These bands define all the mainstream influence on SoaD we could otherwise attribute further back to Sonic Youth and Primus, and you can also see post-Zorn Mr. Bungle being a huge influence as the original klezmer and middle-eastern exotica metal group. In other words, it's the Jefferson Airplane of pop metal! For better or for worse. The only thing really holding it back are some of the most obnoxiously stupid lyrics you will ever hear, too awkward and specific to fall into usual metal angst, but still too cliche to get written off as psychedelic ranting, and delivered with unavoidable clarity from Serj's powerful and nasal vocals. What makes them divisive is how far people are willing to overlook this for the otherwise very professional performances. Because if we're honest, the songcraft of the genre it was curating had already set the bar very, very low.
It is good because it was unique and had original screaming thrash compositions.
More interesting than a lot of the metal I've been through here. A lot of it still pretty silly and adolescent in its transgressiveness.
That band that wrote that table song. Oh it's not on this? Damn. It's fine. Compared with other nu metal bands Serj Tankian's vocals actually work with the music and make it listenable but it's not really music I'd listen to all the time. Nonetheless it's not the worst thing I've heard here. 3.5/5
I find it hard to say much about music like this. I don't catch many of the lyrics, but I know there's substance there, and the music itself is technically impressive but needs a few listens to take it all in. So, as my first encounter with the album, 3stars middle of the road babyyy
Decent album, interesting vocals and song structure as always with SOAD. It could just be my mood on the day but I found it drifting into the background a little. 3.5 rounded down to 3.
System of a Down is the debut album by American heavy metal band System of a Down. This nu metal / alternative metal album was a critical and commercial success and is certified double platinum in the US. System of a Down started out strong with their debut album, as it contains some quality metal tracks. I enjoyed the album's songs' flow, but nothing really stuck out to me as amazing. However, that could also be due to the fact that I don't particularly like metal music so someone that does may love this album.
If I was going to choose a System of a Down album to recommend to somebody I would pick Toxicity over this. I do enjoy it, but a lot of that comes down to my nostalgia sneaking in. I have always liked how System of a Down always includes a message in their songs and I’m glad to see Serj has been bizarre since the very beginning.
I wouldn't call this classic metal, but this is a classic metal band to me. I'm a bit sad this isn't the Chop Suey album, but it still has their iconic sound/vocals. This band/sound they have makes me think of back in the early 2000's watching/hearing music like this when hanging out with my cousins who were in middle/high school. It's hitting the nostalgia in a good way. I like how chaotic and high-energy the songs are. It's pretty good music to hype you up. I will say that it is like eating only the same thing for a week. It is great at first but starts losing its appeal after a long time.
Solid late-90s metal. They are usually classified as “nu-metal” but I feel like they’re a step beyond that. The lyrics here were actually pretty thought provoking and political.
Better than Toxicity from what I've heard. Vocals are still a bit too "quirky" for me to stomach more than what is given, however. SoaD always has been like that for me.
Nog bättre än många alt-metalgrejer på 90-talet.
It's good.
I saw this band in the mid-90s when they played a small club with my friends’ band. I remember we all confused by them. They showed up late for their performance, dressed shabbily, yet they seemed to have brought very “Hollywood”-looking groupies, expensive equipment (which they could play very well, like Steely Dan, also on this list, though SoaD is more interesting), but were just doing an extended version of The Pixies/Nirvana soft-loud-soft format, w/random freak outs. Then I was always mildly turned off my their MTV/radio singles… This band has no swing, no groove. Fine. But listening to an hourlong freak out only goes so far. They just do the dynamics, then write semi-literate lyrics, but the outburst & operatic vocals that make no sense (“Don’t you ever want to know whfhwirjrirjejrhehejrjyyy!!!?”). To me they just compressed what a lot of other bands did better before: Queen, The Pixies, Nirvana, Slayer(they even crafted their name to be closer to their heroes in record shops), Butthole Surfers, Faith No More, Mr Bungle… the slapped a “Nü Metal” sticker on it. However we’ll-intentioned they may have been, they always seemed like they were largely a creation of the post-Nirvana 90s corporate ATM, so they crafted themselves into what they thought would be “next”. Boring, seen it before. Nobody really tries to sound like these guys bc they sound like others. Sure Serj Tankian has good takes on stuff & good charity work… but his band mostly appeals to chaotic, real life, grown up, Beavis & Buttheads who drive raised trucks, wear “no pain no gain” tshirts to the gym (“Bro do you even lift?), & become cops who rack up brutality complaints before the city settles & transfers them to some other unwitting city to wreak havoc… all in all not terrible, but I won’t be running back to listen anytime soon.
Toevallig afgelopen week veel gedraaid, terwijl ik er in de jaren 90 weinig van wilde weten. Iets minder goed dan dat andere plaatje, hoewel 'sugar' echt een geweldige track is.
Loud and shouty. But not all the time, mixes it up. Didn't like it but didn't hate it either.
This is something that I would have really enjoyed 40 years ago but can't stand today. It does have quite a lot that I can appreciate as good music but in a genre that I'm not big on. So I'll split the difference and give it a three. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
Kind of a best of band.
I love it better now than I did when it came out.
Played this during my workout - amazing energy! Not a huge fan of his operatic vibrato voice, but overall very powerful lyrics and sound from everyone in the band.
3/5. Not a bad album but don’t think I’d throw it on as often as a 4 would. It is quite good, don’t get me wrong, but as engaging in the latter part of the album.
"System of a Down" is the debut album by American heavy metal band System of a Down. The genre classification is nu metal and alternative metal but there also elements of thrash, punk and alternative rock. The lyrics are about politics, anti-war, genocide, religion and brainwashing. Yeah, everything here is in your face and aggressive. Rick Rubin was the producer. The cover is an anti-fascist poster from Nazi Germany with five fingers symbolizing the capability to both create and destroy. "Suite Pee" starts with fast guitar and goes right to thrash metal. As with most of these songs, it changes styles and ends in a sludgy, grungy way. It's criticizing the church and one of the members who is a pedophile...a comment on religious extremism. Way to start off soft. Their first single "Sugar" has an idiosyncratic guitar. They do their loud-soft-loud thing. Lead singer Serj Tankian screaming while there's a catchy chorus and somewhat of a groove. I think sharp criticism about society and reliance on drugs and mentions sugar and the Kombucha mushroom people. An eerie metal bass opens the other single "Spiders." Serj is actually singing. Compelling guitar. Very dramatic. "Mind" throws in the kitchen sink and if you had one song to showcase System of a Down, this would be it. There's Midfle Eastern guitar. It's slow then goes into thrash metal and punk. It ends weird. Something about the CIA, brainwashing and government control. The album ends with "P.L.U.C.K. (Politically Lying, Unholy, Cowardly Killers)". No ambiguity here as it's about the 1915 Armenian genocide by the Turkish government. All members of System of a Down have Armenian backgrounds. Reverb guitar. Thrash metal. Serj screaming. You get the point. This is a very busy album, actually chaotic at times. No doubt on purpose. Classified as nu metal (one of my least favorite styles) but there's so much more going on..thrash metal, punk, screaming. I can't decide if this album was brilliant or just was giving me a headache. I think both. Anyway, if you're into a hard rock and metal variety, this is right up your alley.
meh, a few good songs
- was very intimidated to start this, but actually bopping along and having fun
Another baffling instance of the list compiler automatically selecting an act's debut while neglecting their best album. Why no Toxicity? I still enjoyed discovering this one though. Nobody does it quite like SOAD; manic riffs, sudden tempo changes, Eastern European folk influences, political ire, Serj Tankian's distinctive operatic yelp, darkly epic anthems - they're all here. But they hadn't quite been perfected yet.
Actually really good. Well written, well performanced and spanning a broad range of sounds
High decibel electrified insanity. "sugar"
Really intense (screaming was interesting). Not the type of music I usually listen to, but thought it was interesting anyways. Highlight was probably Sugar, Suite-Pee and Suggestions
Def my 'kind' of music, and a very solid debut. The first half of the record is stronger than the second. This must have been an incredible live show. "The kombucha mushroom people" is one of my favourite rock lines ever for reals.
Hard rocking, good first record.
Good, but not my general jam
First listen
Much like The Velvet Underground & Nico's first album, this is not as polished or as enticing as later albums - but it shows insane amounts of promise for later smash albums.
tight
De joyeuses gueuleries parfaitement assumées de la part de System Of A Down. Le seul problème à l'horizon est que tous mes collègues se sont concertés pour me répondre "okay" quand je leur dis bonjour. J'espère vraiment que la situation va évoluer et vous tiendrai au courant.
Je suis un très grand fan de System Of A Down, SOAD pour les intimes. Quand j'ai vu leur nom s'afficher dans le générateur, mon excitation était palpable. C'est alors que mes yeux se sont attardés sur le nom de l'album: System Of A Down... Tiens tiens tiens mais quel est cet album. La réponse est en fait très simple: cet album est le seul mauvais du groupe, montrant leur style unique encore pas du tout maîtrisé, car Robert a pour habitude de prendre le contre-pied du bon goût. Robert je te pisse au cul.
I cant understand 90% of what they are singing about most of the time, doesn't stop me from vibing to the aggression. Saved a few songs but more likely to listen to Toxicity Favourite tracks Sugar, Spiders
Normally not a huge fan of metal but I was pleasantly surprised by this. There wasn't too much indiscernable screaming so I could still appreciate the skilled guitar 3/5
When I first learned drums, I would play a lot of System Of A Down. While nothing they did was groundbreaking, they never failed to put together some unique-sounding music. While I don't feel like their self-titled is as iconic as Toxicity, you can hear the early stages of where their sound evolved. Decent album. Not the type of genre I really listen to anymore but enjoyed it enough.
I didn't hate this as much as I thought I would. I mean, I didn't like it, but it wasn't unbearable by any means. Musically it's actually kind of interesting, but the lyrics are pretty atrocious. They at least have a sense of humor, and I kind of enjoy the prog-like twists and turns throughout. Rick Rubin's production saves it from a 2.
I don't mind SOME System of a Down but this didn't do a whole lot for me, felt super generic and sounded like "hard rock" in the worst way. Not my thing.
Surprisingly listenable album - 3 stars
Decent but their other album was better and also system of a down kinda sounds goofy to me tbh
this is not my style
System of a Down is a strange one for me. The highs with them are awesome, the lows with them are awful, and they're often for the same reasons. Sometimes things work, and sometimes they don't. Favorite track: Sugar
their other stuff is better
This was good, but it's not my genre at all. Will keep in mind if I need to get hyped/angry.
A good album but not their best album. I think toxicity deserves to be on this list more but either way this album is still good. Given that it’s their first helped show what soad was made of. The fast and high powered guitar. Serj having a wife vocal range dnd using it in weird was. This album was just okay though. 6.4/10
The song title Suite-pee is hilarious.
Great metal but lacks the umph that brings it together
I'd heard the name of the band but I think that's really about it. I didn't even know what kind of music they play, although once I saw the album cover here I had a reasonable idea. Musically, I like a lot what I'm hearing. It's fast-paced and frenetic but incredibly tight and well-arranged, too. That's hard to do and I'm impressed. It's definitely way more thrashy and jarring than most music I listen to, but that's what I say about most metal/thrash and so on, and it's not a negative (e.g., I listen to quite a bit of dissonant and jarring jazz, too). The vocalist is kind of funny at times -- reminds me of the Muppets for some reason -- and it seems like the band is really enjoying this, all, which is contagious in a fun way.
This is too much this early in the morning
CD
Like many people I was introduced to this band through their second album, so it's a bit of discovery for me to hear this. And yet, this album has all of the things that I like about System of a Down on it as well as all the things I'm less fond of.
3.5
I really like this for some reason
I like this band, though a full album is probably more than I need at a time.
I'm very much not a fan of nu-metal, but this is probably as good as the genre ever got. Musically this is quite creative, with a great frenetic energy to it. Not really my thing, but for what it is it's top notch. Could have been shorter. Fave Songs: Soil, Spiders, Suggestions, Know
Not a big fan of SOAD but I like it.
If I didn't already like SOAD I would doubtless declare this to be noise. But I do so I didn't.
Hard
Spiders is a damn good song.
Definitely nostalgic for me. Had a few of these tracks on Napster back in the day. Think I still prefer Toxicity tho.
It's a System of a Down album alright. Was fun to revisit these guys and I think there are a couple catchy songs here but not sure I'll need to revisit this one over something like Toxicity.
Very much at the cusp of something big—a lot of creative energy flaring out in a lot of new ways. Metal remains not for me.
Yeah, aggressive and strong. I do like SoD, but not a daily listener, for sure.
Heavy metal. Lots of loud vocals which makes thinking awkward. But nice sound to zone out too 5/10
Great start, but then a little ripetitive
HEAVY. METAL. Definitely need to be doing something active while listening to this.
Hart, aggressiv, aufhetzend
Täähän oli yllättävän jees, harvoin metalli enää näin iskee. Bändiltä tunsin vain ne junnuna voicella pyörineet hitit. Alussa harkitsin jopa nelosta, mutta vähän loppui veto jossain vaiheessa.
The confident anger of youth. Great dynamics, great guitar tones, occasional (brief) genre bending, lyrics that make me think "hmm I should probably scan through these before singing along too enthusiastically". I always avoided these guys because Chop Suey just seemed immature, but this was better than I expected. I still wouldn't listen to it again, because I no longer posses the moral certitude for confident expressions of anger to resonate with me. Give me grey and uncertainty. I'll recommend this to my son when he's in his teens and needs an outlet.
Enjoy how dynamic and frenzied the album is and often found myself drumming on the desk, but not a fan of the metal growl/screaming vocals.
Great frenetic energy and it was nice to thrash around to it, but I'm not sure I'll be returning any time soon. It very much feels of a time and that time was high school.
Isn't the typically genre of music I'd listen to but that's the while point of this project.. the only track I recognise is the 3rd - Sugar - since this was part of a phenomenal soundtrack for the 2000 video game MTV Sports: Skateboarding (along with other tracks from Cypress Hill, Pennywise and Goldfinger). This is definitely a genre of music I'd have to be in the mood to listen to again. I can appreciate it but was just never big into the heavy metal/alt-rock scene. 3/5 from me
Debut album by SOAD. It's a good preview of what comes after from them. Favourite track is Spiders. The album has a mix of good tracks and ones that I find skippable.
Moments are 5/5 for me. Others are 1/5. Big fan of the band, will return to their later stuff, but not really this one. This was not the first time through this one for me.
3.4 - The vocals and lyrics keep me from getting too deep into a groove
Favorite songs: Spiders, Soil, Peephole 1998 didn't know what hit em when this came out. Great debut but not my cup of tea
Crank it: Spiders is really really good. Like too good for this album good lol. It's as good as what they band will put out in future releases when they hit their stride. War? is also a good one. Spank it: Suggestions is a little too out there for me. Mind is a clusterfuck. Vibe: I like their other releases sooo much more than this one. They refine their style in every possible way, so this just sounds sloppy to me when compared to that. Still fun to see where they started, makes the follow ups even more impressive.
Primary association: Friends and I driving too fast on country backroads almost certainly on drugs, probably speed. As a teenager, I thought this album was great because it was loud and intense and weird as hell. Didn’t like that it was so popular though. Also the vocal parts that were spazzy and goofy felt too vulnerable. I think I felt embarrassed for the singer because he let himself be seen, by throwing in all those high notes, outside of the masculine standard of the day. Rick Rubin does amazing work though damn.
Sugar y Spyder. El resto muy intenso, creo que después se moderaron e introdujeron variedad, me gustan más sus dos discos posteriores. Pero vamos, no está mal este (o su versión original).
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. I never listened to SoaD much as a teenager but my older ears actually appreciated the variety of sound. The lyrics felt like they meant something to someone instead of just being scrawled down just before recording. The sheer manic energy almost never lets up, but when it does the result is even better, "Spiders" comes to mind. As a non-metal listener who generally cringes at the sound of a dude screaming while a snare drum thrashes in the background, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I appreciate the skill behind this album as it’s undeniable, but I’m not into nu-metal. I don’t mind SOAD but I can only take them in small doses. The one saving grace today is that I took the day off work and thus wasn’t playing this in my car like usual. I might have driven off a cliff if I was trapped in a car with this album.
Still not my thing.
Oni su mi opcenito zanimljivi i mislim da dobro zvuce ali neb si ih nikad pustila. Tak i s ovim albumom
Wow, was not expecting to enjoy that. *sugar*
- i feel like being abused for something I dont remember doing - imagine this in german language - im surprised this album is here as i know this band for different type of songs (similar to the song Peephole) - guys at high school were OBSESSED with this - i like radio pop so cant put high score, although i somehow "enjoyed" it
04/28/22
While hard rock, metal is my jam, I have never been fond of Serj’s voice, I find it grating. Decent album, just that voice!
When you're in the right mood, this can be a great one to get your blood pumping. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Not what I normally listen to though. 3/5
I like System of A Down, but I can't really tell why. They're definitely unique - the only band I can think of that can be describe as Heavy Metal Shuffle. It's a weird mix of metal, country, and punk. Serj may also be the first one to put the microphone all the way into his mouth and scream - that's something. I don't think this is their best album (so I assume we'll see another on the list), but it definitely made a splash as their debut and has held up.
Yeah
They have such a great, unique sound. Best when played loud! Great for the genre, but not something I listen to very often. When you are in the mood - this is a great one to listen to. 3/5
I think that metal groups in the 90s and 00s had a harder challenge in front of them then is generally recognized. They had to produce music that definitively sounded like metal without continuing to works that were substantially similar to what came before. I like metal, but it's sound can be restrictive. Bands like System of a Down did a great job of walking that line. I don't like this album as much as Toxicity, but still, you can clearly hear the innovation of their sound here. In a genre where it can be hard to stand out even with very talented musicians, SoaD manages to be instantly recognizable. That being said, this album still sags in places. Their song writing would improve in future works, but it's not quite there yet on this work 3/5
A veces, demasiado confuso y pesado
While this is not where I gravitate to, I do love the vibe and the lead singers voice
Not my favourite genre, but an interesting showcase of it I suppose.
Fully smashing - and hilarious at points
Nice one
I can appreciate the energy in this group, and am particularly impressed by some of the technical guitar playing. Reminds me of college when this type of music was in.
I've always thought System Of A Down was just okay. Not bad, but not really good, either.
Finally but the bullet after 10 days (couldn't face Armenian-American thrash metal). But you know what? Took it out for a walk with dampened earphones. It's not bad - some musical talent, and small familiar snippets (clips felt like XTC or Split Enz!). Unusual, not unbareable. No headache recorded.
Not my speed, but decent album
Not my metal cup of tea but I dig their attitude.
I honestly don’t know why I like this better than the other thrash metal on this list, but I do. Which is still only good enough for 3 stars.
ah
Nice bit o’system
What is this? Death punk metal? Jane's Addiction do it better.
YEAAHHHH
3/5
On this album they have one trick. They do it very well but it's not enough for me, and I much prefer Toxicity, which feels more mature and varied.
My 14 year old self loved toxicity, don’t think Iv ever heard this album before. Given Iv grown to hate Nu-Metal I Enjoyed this album much more than I thought Or probably should, great heavy guitars and drums, vocals not so much. Would I listen to this album again? Probably not, I’d put on toxicity given I have the nostalgic connection to it.
I did not know this album existed. I guess I thought System of a Down sprung into the world fully formed with Toxicity, a good album. But here's their debut and I get why it's on the list. Rock in the late 90s was mostly the tail-end of grunge and all the quirky band that had a go in the era of the high-profit CD. Then along comes this and it sounds like nothing on the scene. It's rock, it's metal, it's alternative. It's Los Angeles by way of Yerevan, bringing Eastern European sounds to the bratty LA rock scene. The whole thing works. It sounds nothing like what came in the years before not what was to come in the nu metal years after. And when SOTD come for kombucha people, that feels like an arrow shot 20 years into the future.
The best of this album IMO: - Know - Peephole - P.L.U.C.K. (for the chorus) Easy to listen to. Non-stop action. 3.2/5
I prefer the more polished sound of Toxicity
not my bag, but so important. first albums are always better than second albums
6/10
Very passionate album. Strong anti-war, religion, and other themes throughout. The album cover is apparently from an anti-fascist poster from 1928. I'm not a huge metal fan but I can appreciate it for what it is. Solid album
It’s fine. I’m not really a fan of the genre! I remember liking Toxicity in high school. It’s a good album, but not for me, not me as I am today.
Too much rock and roll for me
I had heard a few songs from this, but not most of it. Sounded a lot more like regular metal before they found their sound.
It’s ok. Not really my cup of tea. I do enjoy the song Sugar.
Eh. Budget TOOL. Spiders was the standout song.
kinda worse than chop Sui
Pretty much what I remember from listening to it a time or three 20 years ago.
Brutally whimsical and frenetic energy that forces itself into your brain. Strong melodies and interesting sounds.
Pleasantly surprised by this, especially given the genre. Really like the dark atmosphere, especially on Spiders Saved: Suite-Pee, Sugar, Spiders*
Listen. I get this. It just caught me on the wrong day. I can recognize that this has some damn good sound, but I just don’t feel the rage and anger that I need to enjoy this.
Lidt for ensformigt, men udemærket Hard Rock. Husker det som bedre