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- Summary: The fourth album for the metal band from Illinois was produced by Dave Fortman.
- Record Label: Epic
- Genre(s): Rock, Metal
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My heart is beating but the soul has died My body's breathing beneath catatonic eyes The blood is flowing, set free for demise I've lost my balance... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Negative: 2 out of 7
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Some of the fierce headbanging that is Mudvayne's stock in trade can still be found in 'The Hate in Me,' 'We the People' and 'Dull Boy,' but the bulk of the record finds the group playing its New Game with hard-hitting exuberance.
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Mudvayne used to be viewed as somewhat of a joke band with its costumes and makeup, but they're more out front and naked now, with markedly more genuine results.
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Q MagazineThis fourth album finds them repeating the nifty trick of simplifying Tool's complex musical equations. Math metal for dummies, anyone? [Jan 2009, p.113]
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With a winning opener (the familiar but nonetheless brutal "Fish Out of Water") and a handful of other keepers (including "A New Game" and the surprisingly subtle "Never Enough"), fans looking for a repeat of L.D. 50, Beginning of All Things to End, End of All Things to Come, and Lost and Found will be more than pleased, but those looking for actual growth would be better off cleaning out their refrigerators.
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Mudvayne write some decent guitar hooks (check the title track), but their imagination is parched, with most songs hewing to one formula: riff, whimper, shriek, repeat.
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The New Game signifies Mudvayne's transition from elite metal juggernaut to their inevitable fade into obscurity.
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The album's gooey, mid-tempo grind at best evokes System of a Down stripped of ambition and eccentricity, and might elicit sympathy with whatever culprit is running around that no-stoplight town.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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AviP.Nov 30, 2008
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J.J.Dec 2, 2008
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VBSDec 13, 2008Great Album - Mudvayne have stepped up there game and put out lean, heavy, sometimes progressive, and catchy record.
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JacobPApr 9, 2009
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MattFNov 30, 2008
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MislavFNov 19, 2008
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FrankZ.Nov 22, 2008
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