Dead Throne
by The Devil Wears Prada
  • Record Label: Ferret
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2011
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
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  1. asjklas
    Nov 14, 2011
    6
    It's a drift from the funner, more creative Zombie EP, and despite the extra punk-esque shouts and industrial sound effects, Dead Throne is more on the generic side of metalcore and refuses to give The Devil Wears Prada any reason to reach outside of their primary fan base. However, that's not saying the album's a bad thing, which it definitely isn't. By distancing themselves from theIt's a drift from the funner, more creative Zombie EP, and despite the extra punk-esque shouts and industrial sound effects, Dead Throne is more on the generic side of metalcore and refuses to give The Devil Wears Prada any reason to reach outside of their primary fan base. However, that's not saying the album's a bad thing, which it definitely isn't. By distancing themselves from the style and focusing more on the substance of the post-hardcore genre, the band can be taken more seriously. And Hranica's vocals have progressively improved as well, become one of the most innovative unclean vocalists in the 2000s.… Expand
  2. kendylmau5
    Oct 18, 2012
    5
    While Dead Throne is certainly more mature and wiser than the band's previous material, Dead Throne succumbs to a far more generic and underwhelming sound that fails to reach outside of their primary fan base, despite its fusion of straightforward metalcore, industrial-influenced sound effects and synthesizers, and 1990's punk-esque shouts.

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Kerrang!
    Nov 14, 2011
    80
    There are dramatic dynamic shifts and a defter blend of melody and muscle, making this by far the best album the Ohio outfit have yet produced. [10 Sep 2011, p.51]
  2. AllMusic
    Sep 30, 2011
    70
    For the Devil Wears Prada's fourth album, Dead Throne, the Christian metalcore six-piece is at its most technical and most brutal.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Sep 21, 2011
    60
    Christians The Devil Wears Prada are in possession of the worst name is metalcore, yet their music is punishing. [Oct 2011, p.120]
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