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Band
Hail The Villain
Title
Population Declining
Type
LP/EP
Company
Roadrunner
YOR
2010
Style
Hard Rock
8/9/2011 12:58:23 AM - Review by: Eric Compton
"Population Declining" is the debut from this Canadian act. This form of Starbucks rock will turn away most but I never look too hard at Billboard for my rotation spins. This is decent straight laced groove with vocal capabilities that are clean as a whistle. It is mired in that modern sensibility of fuzzy string riffs and mechanical delivery. This is probably for fans of Shinedown, Seether and Papa Roach ("Runaway" is Papa worship).
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    3.5 :AVE RATING

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COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Population Declining
2010
Roadrunner
Eric Compton8/9/2011
3.5

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