The water brand company Liquid Death recently released their record Greatest Hates, Vol. 2 as a sequel album to Greatest Hates which was released earlier this year. Keep in mind that each track’s lyrics are hate comments and reviews thrown on top of some rock music. How metal!
All Punked Up enjoyed Greatest Hates Vol. 2 so much we decided to throw our thoughts together on it. Be sure to check out the record for yourself here and follow Liquid Death on social media!
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Liquid Death’s ‘Greatest Hates Vol. 2’ is even better than volume 1
This sequel (to me, at least) slapped even harder than the first album. Vol. 2 seems to focus on a more overall rock sound, rather than just metal, and is clearly infused with post-hardcore, punk, and pop-punk features. The record features fourteen tracks (compared to the original album’s 10 tracks) but most of the tracks on Vol. 2 are much shorter than what was featured on volume 1.
Greatest Hates Vol. 2 opens with “Rather Murder Myself” which has a catchy opening riff. The vocals give me late 90s punk vibes and the lyrics are hilarious. The third track is titled “Blood Everywhere???” and is one of my favorites for its AFI + Sum 41 feeling. “Blood Everywhere???” feels like it mimics everything I love about AFI and Sum 41—the dancy, upbeat sections with the calmer sections in between.
“Unnecessary and Unimpressive” is the ninth track on the record and is definitely a headbanging, sing-a-long masterpiece. The chorus is so catchy and while it has funny lyrics, this song also feels like it could be a track from a mainstream band.
My favorite track would have to be “F*ck Your Ads” for its insanely fun introduction and the chorus that gives me Bowling for Soup gone metal vibes (this is a huge compliment, I love BFS).
While the lyrics of every single song make you want to crack up, the music behind the lyrics are absolutely incredible. Every song brings memories back to the feelings of some of my favorite concerts. Liquid Death is quickly mastering feel-good rock and is creating metal music that makes me want to dance around a mosh pit for the entire set!
It is clear Liquid Death is more than just a water brand company—Liquid Death is working to represent metal across multiple areas of life. Greatest Hates Vol. 2 is a prime example of how Liquid Death accurately represents the rock scene.
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