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Either CF is improving or I’m being fooled. Usually this band has plenty of thrashing power, but only a couple of good songs. This time around I would go as far as saying half the album is good. “Strength of Misery” is this album’s best track, by far. The riffs at times get less generic and more creative, but only for half the album, having said that, this is still too faceless to stand out in a real way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Either CF is improving or I’m being fooled. Usually this band has plenty of thrashing power, but only a couple of good songs. This time around I would go as far as saying half the album is good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-219","reviews","type-reviews","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nCarnal Forge - "Aren't You Dead Yet?" - The Outcast Metal Zine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Either CF is improving or I'm being fooled. 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