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Old 08-20-2018, 01:06 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ninetales View Post
- p4k is fine but their rating styles are bizarre (any metal album reviewed that isn't Deafheaven falls into the 7.6-8.2 range no matter what). the one review off the top of my head that I remember being obnoxious is for a Tool album I think where they wrote a glowing review from the perspective of a high schooler and then gave it a ~1
Maybe they retroactively changed the rating without updating the review? They change their stance on old stuff to reflect the album's reception all the time.
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