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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the debut release for the project from Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Dave Elitch, and Flea on this new release.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
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  1. Mojo
    Feb 2, 2015
    80
    A blistering, breathless set of dynamic, high-impact punk rock aiming straight for the heart and jugular. [Feb 2015, p.94]
  2. Although this self-titled debut contains shades of their previous bands, it's noticeably more direct, and rockets onwards, simple and straightforward.
  3. 80
    Hints at the past of each band member but comes together quite nicely to give something new, something unexpected but something that has, well, almost everything, for rock fans of many genres.
  4. Nov 12, 2014
    60
    Antemasque isn't quite the return to form that fans of ATDI and Mars Volta might be expecting. As far as fresh starts go, however, it's a promising one.
  5. Kerrang!
    Dec 16, 2014
    60
    A little of their usual magic may have evaporated, but it's still a pleasure to hear these awkward buggers playing it straight. [22 Nov 2014, p.52]
  6. Nov 24, 2014
    60
    It’s not a bad album by any stretch, just disappointing compared to past glories.
  7. Nov 12, 2014
    50
    For all of its bombast, the album’s last third fails to maintain much interest, especially the meandering “People Forget”, which sticks out in a group of otherwise tightly structured songs.

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