THREE DAYS GRACE: ONE-X

SCORE: 98/100

'One-X' is one of the biggest hidden gems that alternative rock has to offer. The songs here are all wildly catchy - and almost every track manages to feel like yet another highlight. This is an album that easily makes the cut for my favorite album picks, and the overall output on this project is some of the best that the band has to offer.


The emotional output on this album is incredibly well done - every track has so much feeling it's impossible to ignore it, and the stellar deliveries both vocally and instrumental make for one whirlwind of feelings that are incredibly charged by lyrical content and thematic elements that drive the album into new heights.


'One-X' has a hugely undeniable energy that makes this album feel irresistible. The first half of this album is so strongly charged that it's almost impossible to think of tracks that can follow it up ending with 'Riot', but the band manages to completely outdo themselves and make one of the most consistent bodies of work that 2000s metal had to offer - they not only used their own unique sound and made the album feel like them in every sense imaginable, but they made an album that would appeal to a mass market without feeling like they "sold out" one bit.


Despite a bit of top-heaviness present within this album, the entire project stays consistent enough to not feel like it dips too hard in quality from the start to the ending moments. There's a softer sound to the last half on occasion that makes this side feel like the clarity after the turmoil and rage - and it comes together into one gorgeous emotional development.


There are obvious standout tracks for most, but this whole album has such a rapid consistency and overwhelming quality that it's almost impossible to pick a favorite. From the strikingly heavy and anger-filled tracks to the more emotionally grounded and soft, this album feels like the perfect blend for a rock album while making each track something new and exciting. The end result is an album that is entirely captivating and deeply enjoyable at every turn, and the sound changes enough while staying consistent to make the runtime of the album go by like listening to a playlist.

 

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  1. AnonymousMay 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM

    Awesome review for an awesome band! Love them!🫶

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