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Restarter

Torche

Restarter

The Miami sludge-rock outfit's fourth album was mixed by Converge’s own Kurt Ballou

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Relapse
UK Release date
23/02/2015
US Release date
24/02/2015
  1. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    Remarkably composed and perfectly balanced, demonstrating Torche's ability to continually refine their doom-pop/melodic hard rock approach
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Restarter is not the sound of a band starting with a blank slate it is more akin to an artist simply darkening their palette briefly
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  3. 8.0 |   Spin

    Torche is just Fun Metal, as buoyant as it is heavy, as sweet as it is sludgy, as toe-tapping as it is head-banging
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    No review
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  5. 8.0 |   NOW

    The sound of Torche getting comfortable and digging in their heels
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  6. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    Torche achieve magnetism as a band that lumbers and roars in unison, instead of manic, flashy guitars or songs that seem in a hurry to reach an end
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  7. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It also establishes Torche as one of the most consistent, openhearted acts in metal
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  8. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    Torche are masters at short and sweet heavy metal, but the group is at their absolute best when that brevity meets focus
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Torche show no fear on Restarter, delivering further proof that they might be the most spirited band in metal
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  10. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    Torche goes deeper on Restarter, but they also round off some of the weird edges that make them such an interesting band
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  11. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    In a live arena the sinister power that Restarter wields will thrill, but as a static piece it's dense beyond reason
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  12. 6.0 |   DIY

    Their newest full-length isn’t by any means leaps and bounds from what they’ve done before, but when they’ve got their brand of metallic pop so well-honed
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  13. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Restarter is still quite a strong sludge-metal album that can stand strong with many of their peers, but it’s sad to see them sacrifice much of what made them stand out so strongly from them in the process to merely become one of them
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  14. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A severely underwhelming return from one of the foremost breakthrough guitar bands of recent years
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