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- Artist(s): Anthony Paul Rivera, Jason Aalon Butler, Jean Francisco Nascimento, Ryan Jay Johnson
- Summary: The Los Angeles hard rock band's third album was originally released on the Tragic Hero label in February and rereleased by Epitaph with three additional tracks in April.
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- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): Emo, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore, Heavy Metal
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Apr 19, 2011It's a frenetic, hugely entertaining and inventive genre mash-up full of punk rock aggression and rock 'n' roll swagger that blends inventive chaos with a real ear for melody.
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Apr 19, 2011Far from didactic or preachy, it's a lesson in the pure power of music.
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Apr 19, 2011This is good because Letlive know their strengths here, hooks and Butler, push both ahead to the front, and come out with the best eleven tracks of their career thus far, easily.
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Kerrang!Apr 21, 2011Though the band rage like a jungle fire, it's the vocals that set them apart from their peers. [19 Apr 2011, p.52]
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Apr 19, 2011Fake History is an album that really cements Letlive's place in the vanguard of the current crop of modern post-hardcore, making for an album that will not only please longtime fans, but could also pique the interest of some of the genre's disenfranchised old guard.
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Q MagazineMay 27, 2011Third album Fake history is a whirl of clattering hardcore, gymnastic screaming and raw-edged, blazing riffs. [Jun 2011, p.114]
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May 24, 2011Letlive are simply rehashing the successes of better bands in their scene. Granted, they are doing so with a great deal of skill and proficiency, but that skill is too high a price to pay for such a blatant lack of originality.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jun 4, 2013
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