Memento Mori - Flyleaf
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69 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: The second album for the Texas heavy metal rock band was produced by Howard Benson.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    On Memento Mori, Frontwoman Lacey Mosley couches her searching wails in couplets that expertly walk the line between secular and God-centered. Her passionate devotionals make for galvanizing, if eventually exhausting, listening.
  2. All Music Guide
    70
    Memento Mori (musically, at least) owes more to the tech-heavy, similarly faith-based King's X than it does the moody atmospherics of Evanescence, but there’s enough angst and obsession here to draw fans of the latter.
  3. The New York Times
    70
    Memento Mori, Flyleaf’s second album, is precise, muscular and alluring, full of crypto-Christian imagery and husky riffs.
  4. Alternative Press
    60
    Momento Mori is a good album, with the awesome 'Set Apart This Dream' and 'Again' shining with their anthemic choruses and deft use of pop melody. The tragedy is that it could have been great. [Dec 2009, p.108]
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  1. C.S.P
    10
    This album definitely seems better than the first album to me. There are a few songs that i could do without, but on the whole it is a very respectable release. I've found myself listening to a few of the songs on repeat, just letting them get under my skin, notably "Arise," where the lyrics just seemed to ring true to me. It's very much like she was saying what i couldn't. My only complaint is that they should've had this ready earlier... Here's to not having to wait so long for the next great release.… Expand
  2. TzoTzo
    10
    Flyleaf's Memento Mori album is obviously better than their previous one. Lacey's vocals are extremely powerful and their songs are so deep... You can easily get addicted more and more every single time... Best tracks: Again, Missing, Set Apart This Dream, Tiny Heart, Circle, Arise, and last but not least Break Your Knees... Enjoy! ^_^… Expand
  3. britonw
    10
    Great album, a must listen for any flyleaf fans.
  4. JohnS
    8
    Lacey's passion could have kept the titanic afloat. The songs and music vary from good to excellent. Every song on the album gets a real emotional kick from Lacey, who's emotional energy never drifts below maximum setting.… Expand

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