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Aug 18, 2014Maximum Overload is as wickedly infectious as their high point from 2006, Inhuman Rampage, and more exciting and substantial than their two subsequent albums.
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Alternative PressAug 18, 2014The sixth studio album by the international power-metal squad largely makes the positive changes heard on 2012's The Power Within stick. [Sep 2014, p.106]
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Kerrang!Aug 18, 2014The riff were plenty and more focused than ever before. [2 Aug 2014, p.54]
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Aug 21, 2014While it sounds as though the band are still working on perfecting their recent power/thrash/prog formula that started being established with The Power Within, everything's beginning to be pieced together quite nicely.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014Ultimately, there's little on offer to snare a neutral. For the zealot, however, new heights of melody and assurance await. [Sep 2014, p.93]
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Aug 19, 2014They take things just seriously enough that their albums don't feel like a joke, but aren't afraid to have a little fun, making Maximum Overload another dazzling heavy metal romp from the stalwart shredmasters.
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Aug 18, 2014In the end, the album loses steam throughout, something that is only accentuated by all the potential bonus tracks.
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Nov 4, 2014Alas, the band only hits this sweet spot a few other times on Maximum Overload.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 3 out of 17
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