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  • Summary: The second album for the Arizona Metal band was produced by Joey Sturgis and is its first without keyboardist Dusty Riach, who left the band earlier in the year.
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Life Cycles
I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning. I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning. I'd rather... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Alternative Press
    Jul 19, 2012
    80
    It's a snarling, agile beast with some posi moments along the way. [Aug 2012, p.90]
  2. Kerrang!
    Jul 24, 2012
    80
    life Cycle is the sound of [their] potential exploding into being. [30 Jun 2012, p.54]
  3. Even if this isn't your preferred genre, there is no denying that Life Cycles is one of the most personal and genuine albums of 2012. There's nothing manufactured here.
  4. Jul 19, 2012
    80
    It may not be pushing the boundaries, keeping much of the stylisations of the band's debut, but the sum really is as great as all of its parts.
  5. Jul 19, 2012
    70
    Guitarists Zack Hansen and Tony Pizzuti not only provide massive crunch and harmonized leads but further fatten the sound with backing vocals and programming, an arsenal that can swell the sonics to near-symphonic grandeur.
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