Savages

"In the end Theory of a Deadman has again created a bag of liquorice allsorts. Something on Savages aims to please everyone, yet as a whole it fails and suffers from inconsistency. Savages is a better overall album then their previous two releases, but their self-titled debut is still hard to top, being the most consistent and whole body of work they have released to date. So unfortunately if you're not already a fan of Theory of a Deadman, once you hear Savages in Connolly's own words "you'll probably just delete it."".

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"Femte album fra canadiske Theory of a Deadman byder på 13 sange, der alle bortset fra den afsluttende The Sun Has Set on Me, holder sig under fire minutter og sigter efter den store forløsning i omkvædene. Det bliver ikke bedre end åbningsnummeret, Drown, et lykkeligt ægteskab mellem et tungt riff og en berusende vokalmelodi. Det lykkes ikke helt for bandet at ramme plet med de resterende 12, selvom de enkelte gange er tæt på".

"As before, producer Howard Benson gives TOAD a muscular sound that accentuates the group's debt to Nickelback -- they both specialize in growled singsong riffs -- and his sinewy sheen is perhaps a bit better than the group deserves; he shines the big, dumb hooks and layers the riffs so they contain a visceral force that isn't within the songs themselves. So, Savages is listenable on the surface, but dig deeper -- or simply take the time to listen to Tyler Connolly's lyrics -- and the sonic spell quickly fades, because beneath all that metallic gloss there's nothing but nasty, vacuous nonsense".

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