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MagnetAug 13, 2015The Sword continually updates ridiculously classic rock tropes in the most wonderful ways. [No. 123, p.60]
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Kerrang!Aug 20, 2015They've taken a long sidestep from Sabbath's alter.... One that sets them up to be able to go literally anywhere from here. [22 Aug 2015, p.52]
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Aug 20, 2015While High Country doesn't always work, it's constantly working toward moving the band forward, which means that were probably only a few albums away from a hair metal makeover.
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Aug 25, 2015The songs don’t have the immediate impact of the band’s heavier work, but it’s nice to see The Sword break from their mold.
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Aug 13, 2015A 70s classic rock party, then, but one with a few new guests.
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Aug 13, 2015On a practical level, High Country is a decade-old band trying out different material. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
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Aug 13, 2015To the Sword's credit, variety pulls its sense of melody to the forefront, though die-hards may find the subsequent loss of energy an uneven trade. Yet "change or die" applies to the Sword as much as anyone, so if the tweaks of High Country act more as window dressing instead of a new structure, the additions enrich a manor in need of upkeep.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 8
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Mixed: 3 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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