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Feb 5, 2013The Bronx has turned rage and desperation into a perpetual state of being--and (IV) into a monument not just of survival, but also evolution.
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Mar 28, 2013They have returned to (non-mariachi) form and then some.
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Feb 20, 2013The Bronx IV is enough evidence that these guys show no signs of easing off the aggression accelerator any time soon.
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Feb 20, 2013With power chord hooks and a newfound innocence, this is a side of The Bronx you’ve yet to hear.
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Kerrang!Feb 11, 2013It all adds up to The Bronx's most accomplished record. [26 Jan 2013, p.54]
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Feb 11, 2013IV is a worthy return that shows the Bronx still have those chops.
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Alternative PressFeb 5, 2013The Bronx (IV) [is] their most infectious record to date. [Mar 2013, p.88]
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Feb 4, 2013IV is a wondrous beast.
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Feb 4, 2013Songs as bold, honest and passionate as these shouldn’t have any trouble fitting in.
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Feb 4, 2013It all adds up to a solid release that is suited better for the radio than it is among your hardcore collection.
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 6, 2013Big? Nope. Clever? Definitely. [Mar 2013, p.98]
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Feb 4, 2013None of the band’s bolshy character is lost on Bronx IV, but they do find new places to go.
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Feb 4, 2013This classic hard rock production touches every song on IV, and the first half of the record is composed of songs that seem tailored to fit the post-metal sensibilities of the record's sonic texturing.
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Feb 4, 2013Matt Caughthran's vocals have never been stronger, more melodic or capable of holding centre stage. Yet coupled with the slicker sheen to the LP (self-made in their new home studio) it has pushed some of their material into territories traditionally inhabited by the totally underwhelming.
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Feb 14, 2013Usually, by the fourth album, bands of the non-willfully-experimental type have grown comfortable with their sound. Yet, the Bronx of IV is not a complacent one, shaking out the cobwebs of inactivity as opposed to settling into a groove.
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Feb 5, 2013Now the group has shed the charro suits and returned to its original sound with 12 serrated hard-core jams about wasted youth and suicide.
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