Stone Sour - "Audio Secrecy"

Audio Secrecy is Stone Sour's third studio album to date and naturally I was excited to give it a listen. With the uncharacteristic slow and subdued instrumental opening track, I was intrigued. This then leads into the second track 'Mission Statement', which is more like a typical Stone Sour song. Unfortunately this seems to be the theme for the majority of the album. Just more of the usual with very few songs actually standing out.

The format for this album is very similar to Come What(ever) May. We have the heavy, repetitive guitars and drums with focus on the vocals of Corey Taylor. These are broken up in the album with the slower acoustic tracks, like 'Dying', 'Imperfect' and 'Anna'.

There were only two songs that I enjoyed, 'The Bitter End' and 'Nylon6/6'. Audio Secrecy seems to lack the sheer genius that was in Stone Sour and Come What(ever) May. I'm not saying that it is bad album just that it is a lackluster effort which will probably be for the die hard fans only. If it's a true Stone Sour experience you are after then stick to the first two albums (especially songs 'Inhale', 'Bother', '30/30-150' and 'Through Glass').

What Should I do?
For fans only...

Where to get it?
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Disturbed - "Asylum"

As a fan of the whole nu-metal genre, I was looking forward to this new outing from Disturbed. Every one of their albums has had its fair share of great songs, and this one is no exception. continuing with their usual styling, Disturbed have managed to put together yet another master class in metal!

The album is full of catchy riffs, piercing vocals and thrashing solos. Interestingly the band have written some material that sounds a little more old school, some more thought provoking songs and even a cover of a U2 track. Disturbed have not only continued with a great run of albums, but they have gone outside of their comfort zone and proved that they can be more than just your typical metal band.

If you are a fan of Disturbed this album is nothing less than essential. If you are a fan of metal, I would say the same thing. I might even go as far to say that most people could find something on this album that they like. I tremendous effort!

What Should I do?
BUY IT!

Where to get it?
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