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Alternative PressSing The Sorrow soars with the kind of melodies hit singles are made of, yet it somehow persists with AFI's esoteric darkness. [Apr 2003, p.69]
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A well-crafted mix of hardcore bluster, determined melody and anthemic grandness that boasts depth and texture rarely heard from the Warped Tour ilk.
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Q MagazineIt's terrifically exciting stuff. [Apr 2003, p.101]
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SpinAs big and slick a rock record as you're likely to hear all year. [Apr 2003, p.101]
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The songs may have opened up around him, but Havok's lyrics are as pained and sharp as they ever were.
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Longtime fans might take it like a kick to the head, but this band is clearly moving toward bigger things.
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Sing the Sorrow is not exactly a concept album, but it does have a singleness of dark purpose that builds in momentum as the disc progresses.
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Just when the strings, piano, and rainstorm effects threaten to turn Sing the Sorrow into a My Dying Bride album, there is a burst of hardcore like "Dancing Through Sunday" to recall California pioneers of the genre like Dead Kennedys or SST transplants Husker Du.
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BlenderWhat's keeping the band from achieving a unique identity are Havok's generic whine and medoicre lyrics. [#15, p.120]
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Well-produced, albeit predictable.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe songs combine the most pretentious and overworked elements of their influences. [21 Mar 2003, p.112]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 180 out of 197
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Mixed: 5 out of 197
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Negative: 12 out of 197
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CamiiH.Jan 26, 2010
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Jun 26, 2023
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Oct 23, 2018Fifteen years on and it's still without doubt one of the best albums I've ever heard.