Review
Ladies and gents, Falling In Reverse is back with their latest auditory assault, "Popular Monster," an emblematic stomp onto the scene after a cheeky seven-year sabbatical since "Coming Home" in 2017. These lads have clearly spent the hiatus brewing something fierce, melding more genres than a melting pot on steroids. The blend is bloody seamless, a tightrope walk between rap, metal, and that signature bombast Ronnie Radke wields like a weapon. Here’s a band that's morphed into an evolutionary beast, determined to feast on the genre constraints of yore.
The album charges in with 11 tracks, each crafted to smack you square in your eardrums. Not to skip out on the head-twisting collaborations either – you've got Tech N9ne teaming up on "Ronald" alongside Alex Terrible. Then there's Jelly Roll stretching the band’s boundaries with "All My Life," widening their sonic net while keeping it authentically shady. Radke's songwriting is as ever, a twisted cocktail of angst and bravado, mining the depths of his gritty soul. Hits like "Popular Monster" and "Watch the World Burn" bash you with raw anthems and lyrical dexterity that leaves a scalding mark.
With Radke and his long-time partner-in-crime Tyler Smyth pulling the production strings, this album's polish gleams like fresh leather on platform boots. The icing on this varied auditory cake? A revamped "Last Resort” to stroke some nostalgia into the veins. Fresh spins like "Voices In My Head" and "ZOMBIFIED" simmer with the white-hot innovation Falling In Reverse thrives on. RIAA gold certification? That's just a shiny endorsement of their deafening victory lap to number 12 on the Billboard 200. "Popular Monster" isn't just a bloody comeback; it's the band's fiery, unshackled roar reasserting their rightful staple status in the chaotic rock and metal jungle. - Carmen
