Restoring force

"The heavy elements aren't well done enough to do much more than make you wish you were listening to similar bands that pull it off much better. The radio rock parts are great, to the point where some of these songs might get well deserved major airplay on big stations if Rise plays its cards right (larger question - is traditional radio even relevant anymore?), and they're well placed as the focus of the album, but there's not quite enough of it to balance out the blander, forced hardcore side. Still though, it's an admirable thing to take steps towards a new sound with a market as guaranteed as this band has, and Restoring Force proves that Of Mice & Men can be good at radio rock if they try".

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