EVEN IN ARCADIA

OK, I was quite perplexed by this album. I had never heard of this band until last month, when this album by what seemed to be a metal band that incorporated other genres, hit #1 on the Billboard charts. Although not a metal fan, I thought I should check it out. After the first few tracks, I had to check to make sure I had the right album, because what unfolded was not metal, or even a rock album, but basically a slick modern pop album, and even a sappy boy band pop album, albeit with occasional (but quite sparse) bursts of cosplay metal riffs and heaviness added on top, though not very well-incorporated into the songs. It seemed to be more comparable to Imagine Dragons or One Republic than any metal band. Which is OK, if you like that sort of thing, but not at all what I was expecting, or what I would think metal fans would appreciate. Maybe that's why it has done well on the charts, because it is basically a pop album, but it is still confusing because it doesn't seem the metal intrusions would be popular among pop fans, or that the sappy pop production would be tolerated by the metal and rock fans, but evidently it appeals to many. I guess I just don't get it, but then I am not the intended audience for this. For me, this is mediocre pop masquerading as something heavier and more profound. Rating: 2.5

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