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Title: Solid, Experimental Effort From Metal Giants
Review: After a fantastic, near-perfect modern metal disc, this follow-up to 2005's "XIII" is a very solid effort, but perhaps slightly inferior in some ways....possibly due to a lineup change in the band, as well as record-label changes and general chaos. "Savior" is in many ways much more diverse than the band's last album, leaning even more in an experimental, almost post-metal direction, but seems less cohesive overall.That having been said, it is an excellent album, full of the ominous, rumbly downtuned riffage and weird electronic embellishments one expects from the band, and is definately recommended to any fan of modern metal. This album is full of great tracks; it would be worth picking up for the powerful and heavy "Save Us" alone. Although "XIII" remains my favorite; this album picks up the threads of the last album and in many ways follows them in new direction.
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