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Sep 7, 201290It's the best representation yet of the sheer force of the band live, a perfect half hour snapshot of the energy and aggression they've never properly captured on tape.
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Sep 4, 201290MacNeil delivers a riveting, throat-destroying performance that owns every moment [Oct 2012, p.88]
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Sep 4, 201286Gallows will arguably divide the fanbase between a hint of less grit at times and a vocalist not quite harnessing the same volatile nature as before--therefore yielding what is arguably the band's most diverse record in terms of execution.
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Nov 8, 201280The band's heavy, high-octane assault gets an extra kick of power from MacNeil's throaty growl, making their third LP their most direct and pummelling yet.
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Oct 11, 201280Gallows may have been floundering during the last days of Frank Carter's time with the band but this very impressive comeback is the sound of a band reinvigorated.
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Sep 18, 201280Gallows finds them staying the course, delivering high-octane thrills on every track in a way that feels as if it's meant to reassure fans that Gallows are done playing around and are ready to get back to business.
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Sep 11, 201280Gallows at their harshest, their angriest and their most thrilling and it turns out that no change in frontman can stop that.
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Sep 5, 201280There is not one note out of place; the music remaining tight, aggressive and addictive throughout.
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Sep 4, 201280This is a raw, vicious and churning blast of a record. [25 Aug 2012, p.52]
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Sep 4, 201280This is music with a pure heart, a clean conscience and the snap of a steel-spring trap.
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Sep 17, 201270More than an impressive musical step forward, Gallows does the band one better by showing their true colors.
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Sep 28, 201260It's hard to shake the sensation that the band have become rather more ordinary as a result [of the departure of Frank Carter.] [Nov 2012, p.73]
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Sep 19, 201260MacNeil is certainly a stronger singer--though without the coarse and charismatic Carter there's a sense that they are now one punk band among many, albeit still more sonically violent than most. {Oct 2012, p.86]
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Sep 7, 201260Gallows is less significant than its predecessor, but it often sounds more urgent. [Oct 2012, p.100]