This new 200 Stab Wounds album is amazing. Piles of Festering Decomposition was a great EP, the debut full length Slave to the Scalpel was even better, but this new album I feel is their best work yet and one of the best death metal albums of 2024. There's lots of hardcore influence to be found on this album and the great but not too clean production really makes the hard hitting riffs and pounding drums stand out even more.
Necrotic Nick- Same here. This band has been steadily getting better with each release and I think tis could be their best offering yet. There's just more to this album overall but everything that I already dug about them is still intact.
I saw 200 Stab Wounds with Dying Fetus this past May! And speaking of these two bands, 200 Stab Wounds is touring this fall with Nails [who are releasing a new album at the end of August] and Dying Fetus will be touring this fall with The Black Dahlia Murder, which the latter has their comeback album set for release September 27th, entitled Servitude.
This album is so good! 200 Stab Wounds definitely are winning the death metal race of 2024 with this album. The only other band that will give it competition for me is Fulci with their new album. Both 200 and Fulci are another level above everyone in terms of quality and songwriting!
Necrotic Nick- I had a good feeling about this one but honestly my expectations were surpassed on this one. They found away to change and not lose an ounce of their identity. Yeah, I'm stoked for that new Fulci album after that killer single. It's a good time to be a death metal fan right now.
Love the production on this new record, it’s refreshing to hear new great death metal these days which also sounds old school at the same time. Gotta ask you nick what do you think about decapitateds winds of creation album? It blows my mind
One thing that needs to be said to all the metal gatekeepers saving us all from the core...bands like 200 Stab Wounds are tomorrow's death metal torch bearers. The more they play and tour with the old guard the more they will evolve into more tried and true styles yet the younger audience will have their support as well.
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I've been seeing some hate for this band already and I don't get it. It seems like the second a death metal band gets "too popular" it's gatekeeper protocol to shit on them.
I love the honest production on this. Glad there is a push towards more interesting recordings. You guys need to look at the new Lodestar record, best rock record I have heard in a long time. For fans of STP, Janes Addiction and Sabbath.
Necrotic Nick- Same. It's got a great balance of grit and just enough polish to really let everything breathe in the mix and sound crushing. This is pretty much what you get live with these guys too. I'm not familiar with Lodestar but I may have to look into that one. Sounds interesting.
Listened to the digital at the gym yesterday and my physical copy just arrived 5 mins ago. They kicked ass with Cattle Decapitation earlier this year. This album slays just like the last. Definitely some changes here n there, keeping things fresh but still heavy as fuck. Great review guys, was looking forward to your take on it. Knew you’d love it and give it a high score. Can’t wait for the Meshuggah ranking. I have most of their albums. I’m interested to see where they place with my own tier list 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, I caught them back in April at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest and they had one of the best sets of the entire fest. This new one rips from start to finish and I like that they brought in some different influences but still kept the core of their sound intact. Yeah, I believe we're gonna film the Meshuggah ranking on the 13th tentatively so it should be out some time after that.
Listened to it a couple times today and absolutely love it. Sick riffs, great production imo and a fantastic length for a death metal album. Probably my death metal release of the year so far. Great stuff.
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I wasn't sure if they were gonna top their debut just because that's always tough but I think they might have here. The riffs stick around a bit more and those thrash elements work so damn well on here.
First listening to them but this album is absolutely sick! Super catchy riffs and a little techy/proggier than I would’ve expected from this band. Like that instrumental track is pretty unique. Definitely going to check out their other album
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, this band just flat out rules across the board. Hopefully you get a chance to see them live sometime because they put on a killer live show.
I just finished listening to this. This is brutal, vicious and an absolute banger of a release. So much diversity on this one on most of the songs. Love the title track and the track Defiled Gestation. Funny you guys mentioned thrash metal because that's the first thing I thought of. I saw them live last year with Frozen Soul. Killer band!
Necrotic Nick- This album is as disgusting as it is catchy and honestly I think the songs stand out a bit more than they do on Slave to the Scalpel here. Defiled Gestation might be my favorite track on the album honestly. I love the long instrumental build up and that balance of aggressive thrash and brutal as hell death metal on that one is pretty much perfect. I've seen these dudes a ton of times and every time they play it's a killer show. Gonna see them again at FTA this year as well.
This fucking Album totally blows me away!! Absolute Killer!! 💀💀💀💀💀 / 💀💀💀💀💀 This is my favorite Death Metal Album so far this year! Great Review ad always Guys!! 💀🤘💀🤘💀🤘
This album pleasantly surprised me. I thought it was going to be more brutal. First time hearing them. There is a lot of melody in here and some nice soloing. You guys hit the nail on the head with the thrash. Its all over this album. Think that's the biggest reason i like it. Perfect length too.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! These guys are great about being brutal as hell but making it catchy and think the thrashier aspects of this one really make these songs pop more. It's a different kind of viciousness that compliments their already vicious sound.
It's very solid...I listened to it twice through today in my morning workout. Remember when Deicide's Legion was blasted for being like 32 minutes long...well this is 29. haha But as you guys said, it doesn't feel that short. It's actually a solid length.
Necrotic Nick- With as many riff changes and tempo shifts I still feel like you're getting a full album here and there's nothing on here I would call filler at all. If there were tracks that dragged or just didn't measure up to the vicious standard set early on in the album it would feel too short. They nailed it though.
Necrotic Nick- A killer riff for every stab wound lol. I'm not familiar with Islander but I'll check them out and possibly cover them in a collection update in the future if I dig them.
Damn this is a friggin great 29 minutes. Not surprised based on how great the first album is, but still…. Can’t ask for anything more - they bring the riffs and heaviness with just the right amount of dynamics and the album leaves you wanting more. Definitely see this being on a lot of year end lists.
Necrotic Nick- They packed a ton of killer riffs in that 29 mins too. Yeah, I've everything they've released so far but this one hits a bit differently with all those thrashier sections. It still packs that same vicious punch I've come to expect but this one just has more to it.
My copy arrived today, I'm gonna rip it to my ipod and run thru the fucking wall at the Gym lol...Seriously, this is a badass album and possibly my favourite DM release of the year so far!
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I'm gonna see if I can find it before I head down to Florida but man, this album is a fuckin' bruiser. It's already got a good chance this will make my year end list.
I feel like they really grew and refined the best parts of their sound on this album. No sophomore slump for these guys! Sepulthrower had me laughing, I’d jam that band for sure.
Necrotic Nick- Agreed. That sophomore album is always a tricky one especially if you move to a bigger label but they delivered what I see as a stronger album overall. Hell, I'd go see Sepulthrower and get a shirt lol
Forsure an album of bangers that doesn't overstay its welcome and shows progression in song writing 🔪💀 Not that it's a bad song& also understand that Led to the Chamber/Liquified splits up the 1st and 2nd half of the album but I wonder if it was needed Anyway songs I like the most are ✅️Gross Abuse ✅️Flesh from within ✅️Defiled Gestation
Necrotic Nick- In terms of bands slowly evolving this is the pace I like. Introduce some new elements but don't abandon that core sound. Yeah, I don't know if the separation of the tracks was really needed there but it kinda does have two halves to it so I guess it makes sense.
I wasnt sure to order this. I am more into tech death than groove death metal but i like cannibal corpse, so i give this a chance and I ordered it today on vinyl.
Sounds Like a good balance to me. I dont think this is a dissapoinment, but we have so much good releases and you need to select because you are capacity of Money isnt endless. I think every collectors know this Problem 😅
Update: record is finally here and I absolutely dont regret. For me at least a 4 Out of 5...Vinyl is also sounding good and it has fair price too. And the Cover looks awesome gory on Vinyl. 🤘
@@thrallsofmetal I just think the songs are structured weird. In the 29 min run time I bet there’s maybe 12-15 mins total with vocals. Feels like a never ending jam session. Then, throwing a total instrumental in the middle was just the icing on the cake. Nearly every song had this weird minute or so start time before any vocals start. It’s annoying. Just my thoughts.
Jammin Jon: Fuck me, I'm an ass... Phobophilic and Necrot are playing near me in a club tonight and I couldn't kick myself hard enough to go... thanks for reminding me with that shirt!! Hahaha!
Trust you guys, so looking forward to this one. Saw dying fetus last weekend on graspop and it was horrible. Singer sounds like Donald Duck. What a joke.😂
Necrotic Nick- I mean, this band does share some similarities with Dying Fetus. I've never seen a bad Dying Fetus show in my life but I can get them not being everyone's thing. They are pretty damn brutal.
@@thrallsofmetal Like there latest album and was realy hyped to see them. They looked very nervous before the show also. Problems with the sound , the venue , not in shape....i don,'t know. Better next time.🫠
Necrotic Nick- Shit. I totally forgot they had a new one coming out. I'll probably order that one and cover it in a collection update in the future since we've pretty got everything covered for this week's batch of review already.
Yeah, it flew under the radar until it came out and totally punched me in the face. Along with Strychnos & Vitriol, Noxis would definitely be in my top 10 for first half of the year.
The only part I liked was the solo in the beginning of Release the Stench, I think each thing these people churn out since their first EP is just progressively worse each release. The vocal collab in Ride the Flatline was the most cringeworthy thing I've heard in a while, and that's saying something, just so fucking awful. I was thinking they could maybe turn it around, since I was already disappointed with the direction they took on Slave to the Scalpel... whatever.
@@Achris9 Sorry for not glazing your current favourite band. I actually appreciated them when they first came out with their EP when covid was in full swing, but ever since then they have just been morphing into a more basic bitch streamlined dm/hc fusion type of thing, with every release getting rid of more and more of what I initially liked about them.
Necrotic Nick- Hey, to each their own. I didn't mind the vocal collab even though I'm not the biggest fan of Code Orange but that more hardcore section worked well with the song in my opinion. I'm definitely on the opposite side of this as I see the band improving with each release but that's just me.
This new 200 Stab Wounds album is amazing. Piles of Festering Decomposition was a great EP, the debut full length Slave to the Scalpel was even better, but this new album I feel is their best work yet and one of the best death metal albums of 2024. There's lots of hardcore influence to be found on this album and the great but not too clean production really makes the hard hitting riffs and pounding drums stand out even more.
Necrotic Nick- Same here. This band has been steadily getting better with each release and I think tis could be their best offering yet. There's just more to this album overall but everything that I already dug about them is still intact.
You know it does
Ive seen them live twice and they put on an amazing show both times. Cannot wait for this review
Necrotic Nick- I hope you dug it, man!
I’ve waited 3 years for this! I love this album 4.5/5 for me
Necrotic Nick- This was so worth the wait.
I saw 200 Stab Wounds with Dying Fetus this past May! And speaking of these two bands, 200 Stab Wounds is touring this fall with Nails [who are releasing a new album at the end of August] and Dying Fetus will be touring this fall with The Black Dahlia Murder, which the latter has their comeback album set for release September 27th, entitled Servitude.
They were killer live. Got my copy in the mail.
Necrotic Nick- I don't think I've ever seen a bad show from these dudes.
Dead off “all you can eat riff buffet” 😂😂
Necrotic Nick- LOL! I mean, it's accurate as fuck lol
This album is so good! 200 Stab Wounds definitely are winning the death metal race of 2024 with this album. The only other band that will give it competition for me is Fulci with their new album. Both 200 and Fulci are another level above everyone in terms of quality and songwriting!
Necrotic Nick- I had a good feeling about this one but honestly my expectations were surpassed on this one. They found away to change and not lose an ounce of their identity. Yeah, I'm stoked for that new Fulci album after that killer single. It's a good time to be a death metal fan right now.
It's true
Love the production on this new record, it’s refreshing to hear new great death metal these days which also sounds old school at the same time. Gotta ask you nick what do you think about decapitateds winds of creation album? It blows my mind
Thanks
I've been waitin' for this one!!!!!!! And great review as always, Thrallers!!! You guys rule. 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Vinyl came in today, and I’ve spun the album 5-6 times. This band is special!
DM album of the year so far for me, killer release. Great review!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, this has got a holding spot on my year end list already.
This has been a great year so far my 2024 playlist has 45 albums and at the end of the year I usually only do a top 40 so this is going to be rough
Adore this band since piles EP.
Which I think Nic gave a heads up on years back, cheers Nic 🔥
Necrotic Nick- Hey, it's always pleasure to hear that I'm pointing people in the direction of killer music. Hails, bro!
Absolutely love this album!! Been jamming it all day 🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, still need to snag my copy. I'm gonna be blasting this a lot.
I saw 200 Stab Wounds support Cattle Decapitation and I did the stank face, many times.
Awesome, been looking forward waiting for this a while now. \M/
Necrotic Nick- Hope you enjoyed the review, man!
@@thrallsofmetal I did, appreciate it. Spun it back to back and it's badass. Just wish they threw the two 2022 singles on it.
One thing that needs to be said to all the metal gatekeepers saving us all from the core...bands like 200 Stab Wounds are tomorrow's death metal torch bearers. The more they play and tour with the old guard the more they will evolve into more tried and true styles yet the younger audience will have their support as well.
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I've been seeing some hate for this band already and I don't get it. It seems like the second a death metal band gets "too popular" it's gatekeeper protocol to shit on them.
Great review guys! Killer album!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
I love the honest production on this. Glad there is a push towards more interesting recordings. You guys need to look at the new Lodestar record, best rock record I have heard in a long time. For fans of STP, Janes Addiction and Sabbath.
Necrotic Nick- Same. It's got a great balance of grit and just enough polish to really let everything breathe in the mix and sound crushing. This is pretty much what you get live with these guys too. I'm not familiar with Lodestar but I may have to look into that one. Sounds interesting.
Listened to the digital at the gym yesterday and my physical copy just arrived 5 mins ago.
They kicked ass with Cattle Decapitation earlier this year. This album slays just like the last. Definitely some changes here n there, keeping things fresh but still heavy as fuck.
Great review guys, was looking forward to your take on it. Knew you’d love it and give it a high score.
Can’t wait for the Meshuggah ranking. I have most of their albums. I’m interested to see where they place with my own tier list 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, I caught them back in April at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest and they had one of the best sets of the entire fest. This new one rips from start to finish and I like that they brought in some different influences but still kept the core of their sound intact. Yeah, I believe we're gonna film the Meshuggah ranking on the 13th tentatively so it should be out some time after that.
This album you can here the evolution without straying from their sound. It's a fucking hell of a sophomore effort!
Necrotic Nick- That's how to do it. Finding that balance is trick but they did it here and this might even be better than their debut honestly.
We really delivered this time
🤘🏻
Necrotic Nick- Hails!
Hails to this brutal endeavour aye 🤘💯🤜😋
I really need them to drop new and better merch. I have never wanted to rock merch so bad and not liked any of it so much before.
Necrotic Nick- I'm sur with a new album out they'll probably have some new merch on their tours. They've got a headlining tour coming up soon too.
Listened to it a couple times today and absolutely love it. Sick riffs, great production imo and a fantastic length for a death metal album. Probably my death metal release of the year so far. Great stuff.
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I wasn't sure if they were gonna top their debut just because that's always tough but I think they might have here. The riffs stick around a bit more and those thrash elements work so damn well on here.
First listening to them but this album is absolutely sick! Super catchy riffs and a little techy/proggier than I would’ve expected from this band. Like that instrumental track is pretty unique. Definitely going to check out their other album
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, this band just flat out rules across the board. Hopefully you get a chance to see them live sometime because they put on a killer live show.
I just finished listening to this. This is brutal, vicious and an absolute banger of a release. So much diversity on this one on most of the songs. Love the title track and the track Defiled Gestation. Funny you guys mentioned thrash metal because that's the first thing I thought of. I saw them live last year with Frozen Soul. Killer band!
Necrotic Nick- This album is as disgusting as it is catchy and honestly I think the songs stand out a bit more than they do on Slave to the Scalpel here. Defiled Gestation might be my favorite track on the album honestly. I love the long instrumental build up and that balance of aggressive thrash and brutal as hell death metal on that one is pretty much perfect. I've seen these dudes a ton of times and every time they play it's a killer show. Gonna see them again at FTA this year as well.
This album is a stabbing good time 🔥🔪
Necrotic Nick- And just bleeds riffy goodness.
This fucking Album totally blows me away!! Absolute Killer!!
💀💀💀💀💀 / 💀💀💀💀💀
This is my favorite Death Metal Album so far this year!
Great Review ad always Guys!!
💀🤘💀🤘💀🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Love the new album been jamming it in my car it hits like a mack truck great review fellas 👌
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, this thing is a fucking beast!
Ya mon
Great review
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Dude love this as much as I do noisy neighbors ...derailing hype train such sickness , the rotten pus here is plenty 🤘🤜🤛✊👊
This album pleasantly surprised me. I thought it was going to be more brutal. First time hearing them. There is a lot of melody in here and some nice soloing. You
guys hit the nail on the head with the thrash. Its all over this album. Think that's the biggest reason i like it. Perfect length too.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! These guys are great about being brutal as hell but making it catchy and think the thrashier aspects of this one really make these songs pop more. It's a different kind of viciousness that compliments their already vicious sound.
You guys going to decibal 20th anniversary show august 31st in Phily???
Necrotic Nick- Sadly I don't think we'll make to that one since it's right before Full Terror Assault and that's a pricey one too.
Yeah man really digging there new album sounds great good production fast steady mean. Stab Baby.
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, they flat out killed it here.
@@thrallsofmetal the Album art is sick.
It's very solid...I listened to it twice through today in my morning workout. Remember when Deicide's Legion was blasted for being like 32 minutes long...well this is 29. haha But as you guys said, it doesn't feel that short. It's actually a solid length.
Necrotic Nick- With as many riff changes and tempo shifts I still feel like you're getting a full album here and there's nothing on here I would call filler at all. If there were tracks that dragged or just didn't measure up to the vicious standard set early on in the album it would feel too short. They nailed it though.
Lots of riffy goodness on this one. You guys should review the new Islander album. 🤘🏻
Necrotic Nick- A killer riff for every stab wound lol. I'm not familiar with Islander but I'll check them out and possibly cover them in a collection update in the future if I dig them.
Damn this is a friggin great 29 minutes. Not surprised based on how great the first album is, but still…. Can’t ask for anything more - they bring the riffs and heaviness with just the right amount of dynamics and the album leaves you wanting more. Definitely see this being on a lot of year end lists.
Necrotic Nick- They packed a ton of killer riffs in that 29 mins too. Yeah, I've everything they've released so far but this one hits a bit differently with all those thrashier sections. It still packs that same vicious punch I've come to expect but this one just has more to it.
My copy arrived today, I'm gonna rip it to my ipod and run thru the fucking wall at the Gym lol...Seriously, this is a badass album and possibly my favourite DM release of the year so far!
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I'm gonna see if I can find it before I head down to Florida but man, this album is a fuckin' bruiser. It's already got a good chance this will make my year end list.
I feel like they really grew and refined the best parts of their sound on this album. No sophomore slump for these guys! Sepulthrower had me laughing, I’d jam that band for sure.
Necrotic Nick- Agreed. That sophomore album is always a tricky one especially if you move to a bigger label but they delivered what I see as a stronger album overall. Hell, I'd go see Sepulthrower and get a shirt lol
I'll give it a listen
Necrotic Nick- You definitely should.
1:50 That house is a crime lol (I live in your walls 😁)
Necrotic Nick- That explains why the cat stares at them... that or he's just dumb... I'm not ruling that out lol
Kind of sounds like Inquisition Symphony? It sounds exactly the same like Inquisition Symphony…
Necrotic Nick- It's pretty damn close.
Forsure an album of bangers that doesn't overstay its welcome and shows progression in song writing
🔪💀
Not that it's a bad song& also understand that Led to the Chamber/Liquified splits up the 1st and 2nd half of the album but I wonder if it was needed
Anyway songs I like the most are
✅️Gross Abuse
✅️Flesh from within
✅️Defiled Gestation
Necrotic Nick- In terms of bands slowly evolving this is the pace I like. Introduce some new elements but don't abandon that core sound. Yeah, I don't know if the separation of the tracks was really needed there but it kinda does have two halves to it so I guess it makes sense.
What a punch to the throat several times by this band. What an album. It’s good to clean your house when guests come over 😂
Necrotic Nick- I'll keep that in mind the next time I entertain some people lol
I wasnt sure to order this. I am more into tech death than groove death metal but i like cannibal corpse, so i give this a chance and I ordered it today on vinyl.
Necrotic Nick- There's a ton of wicked, intricate riffing on here to balance out all the ferocious chugging on here so you might dig it.
Sounds Like a good balance to me. I dont think this is a dissapoinment, but we have so much good releases and you need to select because you are capacity of Money isnt endless. I think every collectors know this Problem 😅
Update: record is finally here and I absolutely dont regret. For me at least a 4 Out of 5...Vinyl is also sounding good and it has fair price too. And the Cover looks awesome gory on Vinyl. 🤘
Tried getting into this but just couldn’t. 2 stars for me. Had to wash my ear drums with the new Hyperdontia after playing this one.
Necrotic Nick- Different strokes for different folks. At least you gave it a try.
@@thrallsofmetal I just think the songs are structured weird. In the 29 min run time I bet there’s maybe 12-15 mins total with vocals. Feels like a never ending jam session. Then, throwing a total instrumental in the middle was just the icing on the cake. Nearly every song had this weird minute or so start time before any vocals start. It’s annoying. Just my thoughts.
Jammin Jon: Fuck me, I'm an ass... Phobophilic and Necrot are playing near me in a club tonight and I couldn't kick myself hard enough to go... thanks for reminding me with that shirt!! Hahaha!
Necrotic Nick- Sadly, I'm missing that tour because I'll be in Florida for the date that would be near me so I feel you there.
This album was up to my hype but i still feel it didn’t reach the level of Slave to the scalpel
Necrotic Nick- I don't know. This one might end up surpassing Slave to Scalpel for me. Time will tell.
Trust you guys, so looking forward to this one.
Saw dying fetus last weekend on graspop and it was horrible.
Singer sounds like Donald Duck.
What a joke.😂
Necrotic Nick- I mean, this band does share some similarities with Dying Fetus. I've never seen a bad Dying Fetus show in my life but I can get them not being everyone's thing. They are pretty damn brutal.
@@thrallsofmetal Like there latest album and was realy hyped to see them.
They looked very nervous before the show also. Problems with the sound , the venue , not in shape....i don,'t know. Better next time.🫠
OHDM
Necrotic Nick- Our home states have some sick as hell death metal right now.
The homeboys over the latest from Poon Tickler entitled Incelocaust?! 😂
Necrotic Nick- Did that already drop?
@@thrallsofmetal yea it's out. No gross or perverse intros this time around.
I had a hunch that this band had "it" when I heard Slave to the Scalpel. This album rips. 4.5/5 for me.
Necrotic Nick- Same here. That album cemented my fandom and this reaffirms that fandom in a major way. No sophomore slumps here.
I'm assuming you Ohio dudes will also be reviewing the new Noxis. Don't hate me - but I actually like it better than the new 200 Stab Wounds.
Necrotic Nick- Shit. I totally forgot they had a new one coming out. I'll probably order that one and cover it in a collection update in the future since we've pretty got everything covered for this week's batch of review already.
Yeah, it flew under the radar until it came out and totally punched me in the face. Along with Strychnos & Vitriol, Noxis would definitely be in my top 10 for first half of the year.
The only part I liked was the solo in the beginning of Release the Stench, I think each thing these people churn out since their first EP is just progressively worse each release. The vocal collab in Ride the Flatline was the most cringeworthy thing I've heard in a while, and that's saying something, just so fucking awful. I was thinking they could maybe turn it around, since I was already disappointed with the direction they took on Slave to the Scalpel... whatever.
Bore off
@@Achris9 Sorry for not glazing your current favourite band. I actually appreciated them when they first came out with their EP when covid was in full swing, but ever since then they have just been morphing into a more basic bitch streamlined dm/hc fusion type of thing, with every release getting rid of more and more of what I initially liked about them.
Necrotic Nick- Hey, to each their own. I didn't mind the vocal collab even though I'm not the biggest fan of Code Orange but that more hardcore section worked well with the song in my opinion. I'm definitely on the opposite side of this as I see the band improving with each release but that's just me.
I tried to like them, but they're boring to me.