La Raza
Armored Saint · 2010
51 min · 10 tracks · heavy metal
A potent blend of heavy riffs and catchy melodies that captures the essence of classic metal with a modern twist.
Top tracks — play these first
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La Raza — The title track serves as an anthem celebrating resilience and cultural identity, embodying the album's thematic focus on empowerment.
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Loose Cannon — This opening track sets a frenetic pace with its aggressive instrumentation and assertive lyrics, capturing the band's heavy metal roots.
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Get Off the Fence — This song combines catchy hooks with a message about taking action in one's beliefs, showcasing Armored Saint's knack for blending melody with meaningful lyrics.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album features energetic compositions with varied tempos but lacks standout depth for long-term engagement.
What we noticed
- The first three tracks feature aggressive guitar riffs and high-energy vocals, establishing a strong opening for the album.
- The fifth track, 'Chilled', introduces a slower tempo with a focus on melodic guitar lines, creating a contrast to the preceding songs.
- Several tracks incorporate call-and-response vocal patterns, enhancing the engagement of the listener during choruses.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. 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.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady mid-tempo grooves
- thought-provoking lyrical themes
- engaging sing-along moments
- for evening drives
Maybe skip if you
- seekers of rapid-fire tracks
- prefer purely instrumental music
Where this album fits
- Career context
- La Raza is Armored Saint's fifth studio album, released after a lengthy hiatus following their 2000 album, Revelations. At this point in their career, the band was revitalizing their sound while attempting to reconnect with both longtime fans and a newer audience.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Metallica· Anthrax· Judas Priest
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Loose Cannon 5:06
- 2 Head On 5:46
- 3 Left Hook From Right Field 5:31
- 4 Get Off the Fence 4:48
- 5 Chilled 5:01
- 6 La Raza 6:40
- 7 Black Feet 5:07
- 8 Little Monkey 4:45
- 9 Blues 3:32
- 10 Bandit Country 5:15
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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