Explosions
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Explosions
Explosions is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on May 6, 2022 through RCA Records. The album was produced by Howard Benson and by members of the band. It is the third album to feature Matt Walst as lead vocalist. -Wikipedia
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Rock 'N' Load
The album closes with the title track “Explosions” a mix of all that has come before with nice acoustic overtones that literally explode, when the chorus hits, with a massive wall of sound as Walst switches seamlessly between clean and his raw rocky vocals to give you the ultimate closer.
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Wall of Sound
Explosions is ultimately the album you might have pleasantly expected. Whilst some may argue it’s ‘safe’, it also continues to deliver new variations of their signature style, to a fanbase that’s literally in the millions, and always craving new material. With Walst having really firmly cemented himself in Three Days Grace, these growing older gents have redefined how this outfit sounds in 2022, whilst retaining some really special components that they could have easily and regrettably discarded.
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Distorted Sound Magazine
One thing is for sure, THREE DAYS GRACE know how to reel off a tonne of crowd pleasers. The only issue is that the high-energy floor fillers are all crammed into the front end and this allows for the injected adrenaline to wain and dissipate as Explosions progresses. Whilst the emotional topics entailed in the latter stages will be welcomed by many listeners, the song placement doesn’t quite leave you with that euphoric, excited rush which was built up in the early going. Despite any qualms with sequencing there is still a lot to appreciate and enjoy within this release and it should still be considered a triumph.
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Sputnik Music
The production is nothing to write home about; we still have ungodly levels of compression typical of generic radio rock, but again, this is Three Days Grace we're talking about. They'll never be able to reach the heights of One-X again, but Explosions proves that there's indeed hope for this strange, porn star fetishist-led era of TDG.
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The Soundboard
There’s no reason for this band to continue when their ideas are so shallow and self-evidently bad, and they won’t even bother to make an attempt to do something that even encroaches on new or exciting. It’s effectively dead air to anyone outside of a diehard fanbase who needs to learn there’s much better music out there, that can offer the angst and catharsis that Three Days Grace traffic in while sounding sincere and true. When that’s out there and so readily available, Three Days Grace become entirely obsolete in record time.
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Cryptic Rock
In truth, even after the last note has ceased with Explosions you are left behind sunken in your own thoughts. An intense album you can listen to over and over and still find cathartic release of heartbreak and pain with each spin, Three Days Grace strikes a chord. Still crafting music that you can feel in every fiber of your being.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
Overall, I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable album. I am always glad to see when acts can prove they have what it takes to keep it going over the long haul, and Three Days Grace have definitely proven themselves once again.
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Tuned Up
Explosions doesn’t pepper the landscape of rock with ingenuity and originality, it serves as a decent record, creating moments of infectiousness. But that’s all we get, and it’s a shame, because it could have been great. The band has it in them to design something colossal, something that could make them throw down the gauntlet.
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The Rock Fix
As you’d probably have guessed by now, I am not a big fan of this album. Despite having a few moments that impressed me, I can’t look over the odd choices when mixing this record. I hope others are able to enjoy this album more than I have but for now, I have to admit that this may be one of the band’s weakest albums to date.
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