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8.0
106637
8.0 |
Q
They juggle power and poignancy like masters. Print edition only
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8.0
106639
8.0 |
The Music
Found a way to maintain relevance, grace and swagger with each new album they release and remain a benchmark in the world of hard rock
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8.0
106641
8.0 |
All Music
This is music made from a band that has been through the wringer and is happy to settle down and play, and there's an undeniable appeal to that open heart, particularly when it's camouflaged underneath such nominally heavy music
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8.0
106722
8.0 |
NME
The Seattle grungers find beauty in heaviosity to create a life-affirming statement
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8.0
106850
8.0 |
Gig Soup
There is an underlying optimism that flows through this LP, as though they have finally put something behind them. Whatever it is, it's infectious
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8.0
107017
8.0 |
No Ripcord
A lot of this material is what Chains do best
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7.0
106871
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
It seems inappropriate to call this hard rock
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7.0
106657
7.0 |
PopMatters
They stick relatively close to base camp, a well-stocked, but comfortable mid-point that largely eschews dynamics
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7.0
106669
7.0 |
Exclaim
Much more than a simple grunge band these days, and their use of doom and sludge elements has come to be the best aspect of their sound
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7.0
106691
7.0 |
Punk News
Rainier Fog never reaches the heights of “Man in the Box” or Dirt, but it shows the band has plenty of life left to live
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6.7
106640
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
While not the strongest of the band’s second-era output, it’s a nice addition to Alice in Chains’ impressive discography
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5.7
106793
5.7 |
Pitchfork
Revisits their Seattle roots, with a sound harkening back to the early ’90s, when they were swept up in a wave of Pacific Northwest acts achieving international fame
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5.0
106638
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Feels as though it’s stuck between gears
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