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Feb 20, 2015Restarter is remarkably composed and perfectly balanced, demonstrating Torche's ability to continually refine their doom-pop/melodic hard rock approach.
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Feb 23, 2015Torche perfects its volatile mix, a work that at least matches the potent Meanderthal (2008) as a career peak.
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Mar 2, 2015Torche’s strongest effort since 2008’s breakthrough Meanderthal.
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Feb 25, 2015While it doesn't mine new territory, Restarter is the sound of Torche getting comfortable and digging in their heels.
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Feb 24, 2015The anthemic title cut, an epic, near-wordless, eight-and-a-half-minute midnight highway drive of a closer that, like everything on the outstanding Restarter, repeatedly beats you senseless, but leaves no bruises.
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Feb 24, 2015Restarter continues to push the NOS button and races off into the band's new era. Perfect build on the foundation they laid with a few tracks in 2013 as well.
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Feb 23, 2015Restarter is not the sound of a band starting with a blank slate it is more akin to an artist simply darkening their palette briefly.
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Feb 23, 2015Torche's sound is touched by many of these bands, but not beholden to any of them: In fact, the band sounds more singular than ever on Restarter, becoming less sonically limited as their aesthetic grows more defined.
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Kerrang!Feb 18, 2015It's a deceptively simple formula, but one that Torche continue to twist into intriguing and utterly addictive shapes. [31 Jan 2015, p.54]
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Alternative PressFeb 18, 2015It's a tight little package of anthemic hook and heft that moves with even more purpose than 2012's Harmonicraft. [Mar 2015, p.94]
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Feb 23, 2015On Restarter, that precept again takes the lead, and Torche have made their most compelling record since Meanderthal.
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Mar 9, 2015If you just want another batch of Torche tracks, some of which stand up to the best in their discography, then Restarter will prove to be a worthy addition to the Torche catalog.
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Feb 19, 2015Restarter has an unwavering groove. What it lacks in immediacy it makes up for in lasting appeal.
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Feb 25, 2015Restarter, for all its excellence, is still overcast by the monolithic shadow of Harmonicraft. But Restarter’s finale and title track confirm that Torche are brimming with ambition and unafraid of new directions.
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Feb 18, 2015Restarter, the band's fourth full-length, sees a return to form for Torche that even in its unabashed nods to frontman Steve Brooks's other musical endeavors, retains the pop sensibilities that have continually been the point of distinction between the two.
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Feb 24, 2015Torche goes deeper on Restarter, but they also round off some of the weird edges that make them such an interesting band.
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Feb 23, 2015In a live arena the sinister power that Restarter wields will thrill, but as a static piece it's dense beyond reason.
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Feb 27, 2015Restarter is still quite a strong sludge-metal album that can stand strong with many of their peers, but it’s sad to see them sacrifice much of what made them stand out so strongly from them in the process to merely become one of them.
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Feb 20, 2015Their newest full-length isn’t by any means leaps and bounds from what they’ve done before, but when they’ve got their brand of metallic pop so well-honed, why would we hope for anything else?
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Feb 18, 2015Restarter is a severely underwhelming return from one of the foremost breakthrough guitar bands of recent years.
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