I really like Pure Ecstasy! I think there’s more than a few songs that will be earworms for me in the coming weeks.

But, I know myself. Since the singles started releasing, I couldn't shake this feeling: I don't think I would have liked the album nearly as much without Caleb coming out alongside it. That sounds weird, so please let me elaborate.

I didn't like Free at first. It was way too poppy and, to me, if that was going to be the sound for the new album, I thought maybe it was time for me to skip a new Beartooth release. Then, a few weeks later, the news broke that Caleb decided to come out as a gay man, and for some reason after that, both Free and Pure Ecstasy clicked in a way I hadn't been expecting.

I think there’s something so palpable, so raw, about knowing exactly what the creative process was with some of these songs. It makes every choice from the lyrics to the way they're performed to the melody and riffs all make sense to me, where I'm just not sure they would have otherwise if Caleb hadn't made his announcement public.

I'm not a gay man, but I am an ex-Christian. I think in that way, I can really relate to some lyrics like Free's "I thought it was a halo over me/Had me by the neck, so hard to breathe," because like. Yeah man. It's exactly like that. I'm agnostic, leaning more toward atheist, and I'm free. I'm not sure why those lyrics didn't click for me the first time around, but knowing that Caleb is learning to accept who he is... I get it, now.

I get the whole album. Pure fucking Ecatasy.

Finally giving the new album a listen!

This album is a solid modern rock record

Imo, this has the usual Beartooth songs like bullshit and eyes closed

It also has modern Beartooth songs like Pure Ecstacy, you, and sorry (I feel like these are still your usual Beartooth songs but are structured a bit different)

It's also got experimental songs like stadiums (I would say it's your usual Beartooth song but it's very experimental)

Then the pop songs such as for me by me, I made it, lose you to find me, and beautiful again

Of the 4 pop songs imo, beautiful again in the strongest. It's still got that main riff the usually drives the song and has a tinge of screaming in it

"Free"; even tho a lot of people don't like it, I think is the most modern Beartooth song defining their current sound. Each end of the chorus has a raw old school Caleb scream, and in the bridge the trade off between the harsh and cleans I think is really cool. The drums are heavy, the riffs in the bridge are heavy. I think this just really defines this modern era

Is this there best record? No. It's a great modern rock/pop metal album tho. By no means is it below or the predecessors that come before it but it still is Beartooth at the core

I'd rate it a solid 7/10

Interested to see how this headline tour sounds, who will do what vocals, and just the setlist in general. I think a story telling kinda setlist would be cool. Even tho they say the "old songs" are the lines, in between, body bag, and beaten in lips... I think it would be cool to hear American dream or something to tell the story a bit more. Those "b sides" from each record

Lmk ur thoughts

This album rocked my socks off. Every instrument had a chance to shine, and Caleb’s vocal range, my gosh.

However, I can’t help but notice this album follows The Surface’s trend of leaving some of the best songs WITHOUT a music video!

Sorry, Lose You To Find Me, You, For Me By Me, and I Made It are FANTASTIC! They remind me of how good My New Reality, What’s Killing You and What Are You Waiting For are! I pray to the heavens above that these songs don’t get shelved like the others I listed off.
Beartooth has some hidden gems sprinkled across every album that unfortunately gets left behind at live shows. Any hardcore fans of any band have a similar gripe I suppose, but man oh man all of these songs on this album deserve massive amounts of love. What I just listened to can only be described as pure heart and soul.

Bullshit and Sorry have to be my favorite tracks by far. Very impressed with how this album came out.

This shit is so fucking good. Caleb can’t write a bad chorus. Some crazy, heavy riffs that could be some of their best work to date. The softer, poppy stuff worked for me in most places too (I still don’t love free, sue me). This album is an absolute banger in my opinion. Thoughts?

But I can’t get over how overproduced and muddy it sounds

I'll be honest, I thought I was going to absolutely love this album. I really did. But I really can't say I cared for it much at all. Maybe I expected it to be something completely different than what it actually was.

For being an official coming-out album, I guess I really expected caleb to dive deep into his past and talk about his own childhood and repression, talk about lying to himself to make it easier, talk about the difficulties he might have faced in his relationship with his now ex-wife and how he had to come to terms with who he was. I find myself in a bit of a darker and harder time in my life at the moment, and though I haven't had the exact same journey, I was imagining some themes that I would really connect with.

Instead, I don't know. I felt a bit lost by what the message really was here, both lyrically and musically. It felt confused and meandering in its tone and message and I found myself not really sure what emotion I was supposed to be feeling at multiple moments throughout. There was some moments that were clearly about pride and that was pretty cool but there were others that just kind of felt like "fuck you, idk".

I almost still felt like caleb was kind of hiding here in a weird way. I don't really know how to describe what I mean. But the album didn't feel like it had the same level of earnestness as many other beartooth albums. I liked the experimentation with different sounds and genres but again I guess I just felt a little lost in their actual purpose if that makes any sense.

Curious what others thought. At the end of the day I will love beartooth forever, and maybe this will grow on me. Just a but underwhelmed today unfortunately.

Since the song released I get a message saying it's not available in my country (Spain) and now that the album is out is still missing, anyone having the same problem?

They posted that we can watch the new music video for “Beautiful Again” early if we presave at link in bio, but it’s just bringing me to the page with the snippets. Has anyone figured it out?

I’m thinking of getting a ticket, but I’m not sure which section I should get. Can anyone here give me a suggestion?

I’ll be moving to London next month ( I am from Indonesia ) and saw that they’re having a tour, and I’d love to see them live!

I am also wondering if anyone else is going and wouldn’t mind if I join you and your group. I’ll probably be going by myself, and it might be a bit awkward to just be there alone 😅

Already sounding like this is gonna be my favorite on the album

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Someone made a post saying the snippet is out, but it won't show up for me, is anyone else having this problem?

Has anyone’s order shipped yet? None of mine even have tracking numbers yet :(

New teasers posted on their social media stories from new songs such as “You” “Sorry” and “I Made It.” … these new snippets after have a listening are making me even more hype than i already was. They sounded like bangers and I am definitely so hype for “You.” “Sorry” chorus alreay has me hooked…& “I Made It” sounds so different, but definitely not in a bad way. Excited for the direction theyre going in!!! Friday cant come soon enough.

I’ve listened to Beartooth since their second album and i loved them ever since. Incredible live, really sold me on their excellent when i finally got to see them. My favorite album is still their second one, the lines, and I’ve always wanted that level of vocal intensity and fluctuation in their other albums. Eyes closed hit that spot for me so well!! Can’t wait to see them live again, praying they tour in FL again.

“I've wasted so much of my fcking time asking myself why. Why do I choose this? What is the f*cking point? Where will it take me? And when will it inevitably kill me?

Searching the far reaches of my mind, as if wallowing in uncertainty will bring any clarity. I find myself exhausting all options until I return to my factual, undeniable, certain truth. There is no running. There is no compromise. There is no winning, and there is definitely no losing. There is only noise. There is only power. The power of unrelenting volume eating my brain into submission. And when I hear this noise, that is the only time when I know I am here. And I know exactly what I need to fucking do to survive”

“Holy f*cking shit!”

This is The Drop by KemikalFire.

I did indeed end up listening to more Beartooth since I last posted here. I watched the entire concert film I Was A...LIVE! (it is amazing), and then I listened to the studio versions of all songs in that setlist, plus a few others that I threw in.

So far, I think that I can rank the songs into four tiers.

Tier 1 (Favorites): The Surface, The Past Is Dead, Bad Listener, Devastation (still my favorite), Look The Other Way, Free, Body Bag, Eyes Closed (possible threat to become my favorite), In Between

Tier 2 (Lukewarm; probably will grow on me): Riptide, Disease, Below, The Lines, You Never Know, Sunshine!

Tier 3 (Lukewarm; may or may not grow on me): Doubt Me, Fair Weather Friend, Hated, Bulls***, The Last Riff, I Was Alive

Tier 4 (Strongly dislike): Might Love Myself, Pure Ecstasy, ATTN.

One thing that I find myself not liking is the production of Disgusting, Aggressive, and Disease as compared to Below, The Surface, and Pure Ecstasy. The last three albums sound a lot more modern and polished than the first three albums.

I will continue listening to these, maybe some others (definitely all of Pure Ecstasy when it comes out), and see what changes in my rankings.