Everything feels engineered for peak appeal. Only three of the 12 songs here go past three minutes, for instance. None exceed four. Any hint of a mid-album lull is counterbalanced by a cameo from rising English alt. pop star RØRY on Die Another Day. Songs like Not Your Bro may border on the absurd, but they’re so gleefully high octane that they’re hard to dislike. The whole experience goes by in a sugary, adrenalised blur.
Those with a distaste for maximalist metal contrivance will have switched off long before skycraping closer One Last Time… Again sweeps in to send proceedings totally over the top. But for anyone willing to buy in, Exit Emotions is the ticket for one hell of a pop-metal ride.
Verdict: 4/5
For fans of: Linkin Park, Bring Me The Horizon, Papa Roach
Exit Emotions is out now via Century Media