- Record Label: International Death Cult
- Release Date: Jan 20, 2017
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Aug 23, 2017Despite its varying sonic proclivities, Modern Ruin is a punk album at heart, but that Carter ends this latest salvo with hope for a better, more empathy-driven future for his child shows that he's capable of more than just mosh pit-inducing invective.
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Feb 13, 2017Carter’s default psyche is an afflicted one, and his lyrics commenting on the migrant crisis typically don't pull any punches. On the other hand, his first steps into a more ornate sound on Neon Rust is a welcome change.
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Feb 6, 2017While there’s certainly more emphasis on melody this time around, it’s brought about through noticeably more mature, more refined compositions.
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Kerrang!Jan 25, 2017Here, he's finally harnessed the fury coursing through his foundation, channeling and unleashing it with streamlined precision. [28 Jan 2017, p.48]
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Jan 24, 2017Modern Ruin is a solid, well-balanced effort that showcases Frank Carter's versatility as an artist while pleasing fans of his previous work.
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Jan 20, 2017While on the surface its 12 tracks might seem less visceral than some of his previous work, they’re actually an incredibly powerful, important and thought-provoking glimpse of both his life and mind—and the state of the world at large.
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Jan 20, 2017Don’t come to Modern Ruin looking to be cheered up then, but if it’s catharsis you’re after, there’s nothing more fitting.
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Jan 19, 2017In subduing and possibly internalising his animalistic anger and youthful vigour, the introspective search for his new identity is yet to bear any real musical fruit.
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Jan 19, 2017More than a decade on from ‘Orchestra Of Wolves’, Frank is still singing from a different hymn sheet to everyone else, and that’s well worth celebrating.
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UncutJan 18, 2017Within its narrow punk framework, the music is reasonably effective. [Feb 2017, p.24]
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MojoJan 17, 2017This follow-up is more considered, though occasionally suffers from one too many mid-paced hard rock standards. [Feb 2017, p.90]
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Jan 17, 2017The album is chock full of thundering tunes and monster riffage. It might be that is all you need. Unfortunately, though, Carter has a tendency to call on his inner Billy Idol when he should be channelling Ian MacKaye (see Wild Flowers).
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Q MagazineJan 17, 2017This is compassion delivered with the force of a jackhammer. [Mar 2017, p.107]
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