Comments on: Threat Signal – Vigilance

By: Scott Alisoglu

Scott Alisoglu — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:04:53 +0000

I couldn’t give two shits about a “30 minute rule.” My only point was that if the music isn’t consistently good enough to hold my attention, then an hour’s worth of it is too goddamned long.

But like I said, I don’t “hate” this album; I generally like the band. But they don’t have enough here to warrant an hour’s worth of an overused formula.

By: Dimaension X

Dimaension X — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:56:22 +0000

I take it back – I just heard the songs on their Myspace. If this were a 5 minute album, it would be too long.

By: Dimaension X

Dimaension X — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:48:29 +0000

“…isn’t 55 minutes of it just plain overkill? I was sick to death of it around the 30-minute mark.”

Since when did metal albums have to be only 30 minutes long?? I’d prefer a good album be a bit longer than your average EP. Ever since “Reign In Blood”, it sems like the industry has decided on the 30 minute rule.

If they’re just playing the same re-cycled riffs over and over, then I understand, but it seems like the 30 minute rule is overused.

By: krustster

krustster — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:12:15 +0000

The main thing I dislike about this band is the horrible Linkin Park style singing. I will give this one a chance but the vocals have worn on me so badly over time (since the first album) that I don’t know if I’ll be able to take it

By: mike

mike — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:36:00 +0000

The band has always had a very strong Meshuggah influence — more so than Fear Factory.

However, for modern metal, this album rocks. Probably better than Under Reprisal in some areas, but falls a bit short overall. I also thought the second half from track 7 onwards was stronger too.

By: Desperado

Desperado — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:51:16 +0000

I tried to like the first but just couldn’t,yet this one is nice in small doses,mainly the songs with the acoustics and keys.I hear occassional Meshuggah worship in there too.