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Feb 25, 2016In some ways a more focused effort than its predecessor, it does make occasional detours away from flat-out aggression and into radio-friendly hard rock, most notably on Breathing Lightning’s melodic peaks. It’s a blend that suits the band--and vocalist Joey Belladonna in particular--to a tee.
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Kerrang!Feb 22, 2016Throughout, Anthrax have much to recommend them. [13 Feb 2016, p.52]
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Feb 26, 2016In all honesty, For All Kings is great, but it is definitely front-loaded. It could have used a few more thrashers down the line to really push it to the next level, but it is still the best thing they’ve done since Persistence of Time.
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Mar 1, 2016As is, it's a great outing by Anthrax, if slightly frustrating in its lack of ability to keep the great momentum going consistently.
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Feb 24, 2016The riffs are punchy, the drumming relentless, and nary a note is wasted, and it strikes that balance between artistry and economy that has always made Anthrax an elite metal force.
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Feb 22, 2016Not everything here grabs the attention first time around: the Anthrax of today often favour a slow burn to a startling slap. But as a cohesive and dynamic whole, For All Kings delivers the goods with swagger and style.
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Feb 22, 2016For All Kings is a great listen, but like many of the more serious and darker albums in Anthrax’s quiver the record is somewhat lacking in “fun”.
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Feb 26, 2016Headbangers will be pleased to hear that Scott Ian’s crunchy riffs and Joey Belladonna’s banshee wails are at front and centre, athough--continuing a theme that has endured since the mid-90s--truly warp-speed thrash beats are, disappointingly, largely absent here.
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MojoFeb 22, 2016Anthrax's energised take, though hardly original, remains forceful and persuasive with each member still delivering with the strength of 10 men. [Apr 2016, p.94]
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Q MagazineFeb 22, 2016Their 11th LP will remind newcomers of Metallica's buffed-up chugga-chugga, but also, a trifle disappointingly, of late-era Iron Maiden's blanded-out chest-beating anthemics. [Apr 2016, p.101]
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Feb 22, 2016For All Kings--like Repentless and Dystopia and Death Magnetic--is a safe and agreeable slice of thrash, but it’s also robotic, formulaic, and dated.
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