Talk:.5: The Gray Chapter/GA1

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Reviewer: Retrohead (talk · contribs) 17:52, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]


  • "fifth major label studio album"–according to their wiki discography, it's their fifth overall studio album, so I would omit major-label here.
 Done Not by me, but someone did it. Jacedc (talk) 01:28, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nothing in the quote from the Allmusic review describes the album as heavy metal. It describes it as a mixture of the "metal sound" of the first 2 albums and the melody of their later work, but does not explicitly says this is "heavy metal album".
  • "Most critics noted and praised"–I think just praised would do fine.
 Done Jacedc (talk) 01:28, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can't you find a more reliable review than AntiHero Magazine? This is a Billboard no 1 album, there should be plenty of reviews to choose from. Also, Blabbermouth and Metal Hammer don't use star-reviews.
  • Avoid capital letters in the reference section (check titles on refs 4, 5, 22, 39, and so.)
  • How about expanding the 'Commercial performance' section? You can provide the second week US sales and chart position, and find a reference for the 310,000 copies sold by April 2015 (where–USA or worldwide?).
  • I suggest placing the one sentence paragraph ("The Negative One" Grammy nomination) at the end of the critical reception.
  • Is it necessary to list the release date in so many countries in the lead? Why not just released in October 2015, or released [day/month/year] in the United States.
  • Can you paraphrase some of the quotes in the critical reception? It reads mostly like a quote-farm.
  • Any particular songs from the album that debuted on the Knotfest or Prepare for Hell tour? How many shows the tour included, any particular incident, performance, or group jam at the concerts?
—Since the nominator hasn't addressed the issues above, I'm closing the nomination as failed.--Retrohead (talk) 12:19, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sales citations are done. They have since increased to 323,000. Unfortunately, they don't specify if it's in America or worldwide. I'm guessing it would be in America since Metal Insider mostly talks about US sales, and 323,000 albums worldwide would sound pretty dismal for a band like this. DannyMusicEditor (talk) 16:09, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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