Order in Decline
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  • Summary: The seventh full-length release for the Canadian punk-pop quartet was produced and mixed by the band's frontman Deryck Whibley.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Slant Magazine
    Jul 19, 2019
    80
    Clocking in at just over 35 minutes (not including two bonus acoustic tracks), Order in Decline mercifully sheds the filler that bogged down the band’s previous releases. Ten amped-up tracks provide just the right amount of time to savor but not tire of its focused intensity. ... The album’s pitch-perfect production and riotous bombast make for a hell of a fun ride.
  2. Kerrang!
    Jul 19, 2019
    80
    Taken as a whole, it’s the hardest and heaviest album they’ve ever made, and across its 10 tracks, it’s also Sum 41 at their most creative and willing to explore their frontiers.
  3. AllMusic
    Jul 19, 2019
    80
    There's little ambiguity here and, compared to their earlier work, it's a refreshing evolution and maturation. That a group of Canadian punks would be the voices of reason in 2019 is a wonder in itself; that they've delivered one of the most accomplished albums in their catalog this late in their careers is another.
  4. Sputnikmusic
    Jul 19, 2019
    76
    There’s no delusion going on that Sum 41 have reinvigorated pop-punk, but Order In Decline certainly qualifies as a pleasant surprise. ... They’ve proven that there’s still something left in the tank.
  5. The Independent (UK)
    Jul 19, 2019
    60
    A thrashing, crashing metal record with brief dalliances in solemn balladry (as on the stark, compelling “Never There”) and even Imagine Dragons-style stadium pop (jarring album closer “Catching Fire”), it is a noisier, more impersonal record, and one that aspires to a thematic breakthrough that it never quite reaches.
  6. Exclaim
    Jul 22, 2019
    40
    There's nothing here we haven't heard done better somewhere else. Sum 41 can and have done better.

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
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  1. xinix911
    Aug 25, 2021
    10
    The band is complete now with Dave back in Lead Guitar and Dereck's vocal is completely restored.
  2. J88nyr
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Bloody fantastic!
    Absolutely on form, listed to it on repeat multiple times already.
  4. MeeranQureshi
    Oct 5, 2019
    10
    What a great record overall.Glad this guys are back.I loved the new album.
    Very strong.
  5. benjabar
    Jul 20, 2019
    9
    "Decline" is absolutely a return to form for Sum 41. Whibley finally stops trying to over produce each song and sticks to what he does best,"Decline" is absolutely a return to form for Sum 41. Whibley finally stops trying to over produce each song and sticks to what he does best, which is writing catchy hooks, which are accompanied by amazing guitar work, pumping drums and all around fun. While lyrically, there will be moments that sound a little too much like older Sum 41 songs, and maybe a borrowed melody here or there, it's still a very fresh and interesting new album from the group.… Expand
  6. Kakiskaka
    Jul 23, 2019
    9
    I think it's one of the best sum 41 album. It has everything slow, fast, metal like and more punk... It's just overall great
  7. Anaru
    Jul 20, 2019
    9
    Love this new album. Few songs seem pretty off but generally its very good. The lead song Out for Blood isnt the best of this album but itaLove this new album. Few songs seem pretty off but generally its very good. The lead song Out for Blood isnt the best of this album but ita certainly a good song… Expand
  8. FrostyJohnny
    Jul 19, 2019
    8
    Most similar to 13 voices compared to the rest of their discography, but ups the intensity for the most part and manages to feel fresh as aMost similar to 13 voices compared to the rest of their discography, but ups the intensity for the most part and manages to feel fresh as a long time sum 41 fan.… Expand

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