(Nu Metal) Nonpoint - Vengeance - 2007, FLAC (tracks + .cue), lossless

EAC extraction logfile from 31. January 2008, 20:06 for CD
Nonpoint / Vengeance
Used drive : SONY DVD RW DRU-700A Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 12
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No

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320 kBit/s
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Track 1
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\01 - Wake Up World.wav

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Track 2
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\02 - What I Do Best.wav

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Track 3
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\03 - Vengeance.wav

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Peak level 99.8 %
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Track 4
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\04 - Bring Me Down.wav

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Track 5
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\05 - March Of War.wav

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Track 6
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\06 - Breathe.wav

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Track 7
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\07 - Hands Off.wav

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Track 8
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\08 - A Way Out.wav

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Track 9
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\09 - Change Your Mind.wav

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Track 10
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\10 - Witness.wav

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Track 11
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\11 - Everybody Down.wav

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Track 12
Filename E:\DOWN\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\12 - When It's Over.wav

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AUDIOCHECKER v2.0 beta (build 457) - by Dester - opdester@freemail.hu
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01 -===- I:\musik\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\01 - Wake Up World.flac
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02 -===- I:\musik\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\02 - What I Do Best.flac
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03 -===- I:\musik\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\03 - Vengeance.flac
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05 -===- I:\musik\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\05 - March Of War.flac
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10 -===- I:\musik\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\10 - Witness.flac
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11 -===- I:\musik\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\Nonpoint - Vengeance (2007) [FLAC]\11 - Everybody Down.flac
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Finished at: суббота, 18. 04. 2009. - 17:50.20 (operation time: 0:09.54)

There's just a whole lot missing from this album. Nonpoint has been aggressive and melodic at the same time in their songs, but that seems to be out the window in favor of what seems to be your generic hard rock riffs, with a whole lot of screaming layered over it.
Now it's not that Nonpoint doesn't have a whole lot of screaming on previous albums, but Elias always had that way of sticking those soft and melodic parts in there that really helped make the song. On the new album that's almost gone in favor of just screaming and screaming. Nonpoint has always been a fun band to sing along with, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

The guitars have gone from the incredible tone on To The Pain to a generic hard rock sound. Their riffs have gone from interesting to circular riffs that just repeat over and over, causing many of the songs to sound very much alike.

Nonpoint has been one to change their sound quite a bit, but this one simply isn't working for me.

It simply feels like they've taken two steps back in this music writing after taking a huge step forward with To The Pain.
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By J. Booth @ amazon.com