Top tracks — play these first
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Steels Sharpens Steel — This opener sets the tone with its punchy guitar work and assertive lyrics that reflect themes of resilience and empowerment, embodying the album's spirit.
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Blood From a Stone — With its infectious chorus and driving rhythm, this track highlights Sheer Mag's knack for combining catchy melodies with incisive social commentary.
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The Killer — This closing track showcases the band's ability to blend introspective lyrics with anthemic instrumentation, leaving listeners with a lasting emotional impact.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album showcases energetic songwriting with strong riffs but lacks some cohesion in pacing.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a high-energy track that sets a fast tempo, maintaining this intensity through the first half before introducing slower, more reflective moments.
- Guitar riffs are prominent throughout, often featuring call-and-response patterns with the vocals, creating a dynamic interplay between instruments and lyrics.
- Several tracks incorporate anthemic choruses that invite listener participation, emphasizing a punk ethos of community and shared experience.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Steels Sharpens Steel 4:02
- 2 Blood From a Stone 2:37
- 3 Unfound Manifest 3:36
- 4 Silver Line 3:25
- 5 Hardly to Blame 3:07
- 6 Cold Sword 3:28
- 7 Chopping Block 2:32
- 8 The Right Stuff 3:14
- 9 The Killer 4:43
- 10 Keep on Runnin' 3:07
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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