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Ooh nice, congrats on securing a spot!

Actually hoping this comparison is accurate. Seriously. Not always been a fan of Mike solo and produced stuff, but I loved this track a whole lot.

I've thought about that a few times. In a way, I'm mildly confident the state of the market has always been in the back of the heads of (some) band members. I re-watched part of the ATS making-of recently, and in there you can see in spots how the band was uncertain and stressed about going full "unconventional" with the song structures and the singles. It's not at all a criticism about the artistic value of the band. I just think, maybe even unconsciously, this element has always been there one way or another. The amplitude of the its impact, that's something we can never know for sure though. That said, when most of the songs you have written in your career are 2:30 to 3:30, you probably also just mostly enjoy writing sweet brief tracks

Love that kind of feedback More positivity, it's nice!

I agree that TEM is a monster of a song. Couldn't have hoped for a better way to come back. HITC is good too, like B+, but TEM is like A+/ God-Tier.

Come on guys, if it is not your favorite, look at the bright side. It is like the 3rd shortest song on the album - or I guess 2nd shortest if you don't count the studio chatter. Wouldn't it be ideal if your least favorite track was also one that's quickly over with ?

Eventually, one occasion where we could hear from Rob again would be if, in the distant future, some media outlets tracks him back and get an interview from him. And being the introvert, off-the-gird, person that he is, the odds are very high he'd decline any such thing. Not counting on any further details about his departure, at least not any time soon. i wouldn't hold my breath on it.

It's likely all the octaves parts were just written by Mike. That's often been the case, and it's even more likely this time around when Brad only came in later in the process. At that point, the band had already been working on a bunch of stuff for a while. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Brad barely contributed any guitar on the record. I can see his input being even more on the production and arrangement side of things now.

For all those who are "meh" -> maybe the song will be a growner? I mean, wishful thinking here, really hoping for a strong album 😅

This post probably has me the most hyped so far. Tackles off aspects I have been a bit worried about (melody choice, production choice, how it fits with the 2 other songs). What you wrote about the melody still sounding like a Shinoda one (VS a 2016-2018 JG flavored one), the song having an atmospheric quality, and connecting well with the other songs, is basically all I was hoping to read. Thanks for sharing!

If that's the case, I really hope it is more NCSM-level melody than Battle Symphony-level melody ^^' Taking production out of the equation and on a pure melodic level, the first gives me the chills, while the second never did much for me.

I'll wait this one out for the sake of the album experience, but I still really enjoy reading the reactions. Song has been compared to so many different songs already in the chatbox, it's interesting to see how different people hear different things. But what I can make up is that it'll be a more mellow tune, with a MTM twist to it instrumentally, and a very catchy chorus. That's cool. Kind of though they'd go for a more accessible tune on this one, before going berzerk on Casualty.

Probably you only receive it if you're located in the UK.

Things are about to get busy, between the reviews from the listening party, the live shows, the new single, etc. Fun times ahead.

Next one is in Mexico !

Yup I'm thinking the same. Definitely makes more sense now than as a first, or even 2nd single. First a gentle introduction, and then a full-on track.

Awesome man! Thanks to you and your friends for the mission!

Interesting re-reading my old quote, I'm super happy my suspicions were wrong.

So, it seems like the sessions with Emily and Colin had been going on for quite a while already and solidified as a 5 units, before Brad warmed up to it and joined. By extension, it seems that Brad, for a while, was in that weird position of "Alright, the 3 guys are in, Rob is out. What do I do ?". Must have been a challenging situation to be in. And I am so glad he eventually joined!

That's a must listen. Great dive into how they experienced the last few years on a personal level, with a few details about the new album as well.

All is set up for "From Zero" being a huge success, especially if the 3rd single is another win.

The way I look at it, AO is similar in many ways to the new LP songs, and kind of foreshadowed the whole thing. Similar guitar tone, upbeat, energetic, super catchy, dark twist. Put Emily on AO and it's basically an LP.2 song.

That's a crazy line-up, damn.

As it stands, there is approx 26 min of unheard new music coming in November. Anything less than 25 would, to me, make it feel more like discovering an EP. I'm using this as motivation to keep the rest of the record unheard until november ^^'

I'd give a lot of money to be able to get that 9-track Xero demo CD with Carousel, Slip, Pointillism, etc. I may be in a minority, but I think the studio recordings of Xero (Rhinestone, Esaul, Pictureboard, Fiends) sound pretty dope for what they were. I would love to have more of that. A bit sad to know the ods are like 0.001% lol