Exit Emotions


Exit Emotions is the fifth studio album by Finnish nu metal band Blind Channel, released on 1 March 2024, through Century Media Records.

Reception

Reviews were mostly positive, although with a handful of notable negative reviews.
Sam Law of Kerrang rated the album four out of five, highlighting the pop influences present in the album. Danniii Leivers of Louder Sound also gave a positive review at 7/10. Another positive 7/10 review by metal-exposure.com compared the album to that of My Chemical Romance and Avenged Sevenfold. Tom Fordham of Distorted Sound gave the album 9/10, describing it as "an album that is action-packed, cathartic, and filled with earworms" and stating that the reader would "be hard pressed to find a band in nu-metal that do it better at the moment". v13.net states in a positive review that "although it contains many of the tried and tested tropes of what was delivered in the golden age of nu-metal, it still feels refreshing". Rock Overdose Greece consider Exit Emotions " best record to date".
Negative reviews of the album dismissively compared the success of Blind Channel to that of Måneskin, also known for their popularity as a result of the Eurovision Song Contest. Joe Edwards of Boolin Tunes panned the record with a 1.5/10 review, claiming that "each track is packed with inoffensive instrumentals, designed to appease a wide radio rock audience, topped with lyricism that will be seen as comical to any sensible mind". Luke Nuttall, in an only slightly more positive review, considered the album an improvement over Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous, but was otherwise unimpressed.

Personnel

Blind Channel
  • Joel Hokka – vocals
  • Niko Moilanen – vocals
  • Joonas Porko – guitar
  • Olli Matela – bass
  • Tommi Lalli – drums
  • Aleksi Kaunisvesi – DJ and keyboards/samples
Other