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Toxicity
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This is the alternative metal band's follow-up to their hit 1998 self-titled debut. Rick Rubin produced the 14-track effort.
| LABEL: | American Recordings |
| RELEASE DATE: | 04 September 2001 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Alternative, Rock, Metal |
NOTES: Available in clean and explicit versions. Also available on vinyl. Also available in a limited edition with a bonus CD-ROM that contains behind-the-scenes footage and concert clips.
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The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 233 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Joseph A. gave it a6:
Looking back at 01', a sudden listen to "Sugar" got me on a SoaD rush, as such I borrowed the album from a friend to get back some memories. As I went through the album, I rembered why they called it a sugar rush. As a blazed through the great works of the spoken-word/screams of "Prison Song", the oddly nonsensical yet fitting afterburners of "Jet Song", calculated insanities of "Science" and the demented grunts of " Psycho". With the above mentioned songs I thought that the rest of the album would be of the same insanity. Alas, I find myself surrounded in banality rather than insanity with the release. Even an old favorite, "Chop Suey" feels (With no help from the stagnation of modern music called Nu Metal which based it sound off of simmilar sound.) Feels... repetitive. Loud, soft, LOUD, soft, OVERLY LOOOONG LOUD PART! It gets to your head after a few listens of another Rick Rubin Reduction, which lever the sound not raw, but processed. The lyrics are another interesting juxtaposition, with sing-song shrieks of ,"Jet Pilot" and "Bounce" to stereotypical whines of (GASP!) "Toxicity" and "Aerials" are somewhat disconcerning, as if lyrical maturity is being supressed by some unknown prejudice. And since SoaD has been making a rather healthy living, works like "Serjart" and other actual experiments in music, or even metal like mathcore, experimental metal outfits will be shunned in favor of cheap repeats of this album.
Joel C gave it a10:
This album gets 10 on Chop Suey and Forest alone, no joke. Add in 12 bonus tracks that are nearly equally as good and voila.
Jiri V. gave it a10:
The essential album by SOAD. One of best albums of this century so far regardless the musical style. The mirror facing our era. Hard, funny, creative, melodical.
Declan A. gave it a10:
This has to be one of my favourite albums of all time. It's exhilarating from start to finish, and Serj's voice is amazing. You can listen to it again and again and get the same rush you did first time listening to it. Out of this world
Joshua S. gave it a10:
The guy who wrote the article for Uncut: Just shut up, just fucking shut up! it's quite clear some of the reviewers don't like metal bands from the new millennium at all so they might as well not bother reviewing if they already have a pessimistic preconception
Ron gave it a9:
A step down from the debut, while brilliant nonetheless. The hits were great (Toxicity, Aerials), and it had a few more gems (Deer Dance, Forest, Prison Song), but the other half, especially the first few tracks are a disappointment. The aforementioned strong points pull it up to a 9. And FYI, this isn't the "debut", Mithyus. 2nd Best System CD.
Frank H. gave it a10:
This band rocks my sox and floats my boat. I can Play the whole album on my Fender Strat 100th Anniversary.
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