Album Reviews

The Blackout Argument – Detention
7.0
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 00:00
submitted by
Laura

Holy shit, these guys just keep on cranking out releases! 3 EPs along with 3 full-lengths in just five years is a pretty impressive output. Still holed up somewhere between BoySetsFire and Rise Against, these Germans like to combine aggression with a lot of melody.

Here’s what I had to say about their last full-length: nothing original… we all know what Rise Against and Boysetsfire sound like. But they do a pretty good job of keeping things interesting throughout the fourteen songs on here. Vocalist Raphael Schmid may not be Nathan Gray but once you get used to his voice, there is not a lot you can say against “Remedies”.

It all still applies to “Detention”, right down to the number of songs. Not bad at all!

Tom Dumarey
Tom Dumarey

Lacking the talent to actually play in a band, Tom decided he would write about bands instead. Turns out his writing skills are mediocre at best as well.