Weakling and Altar of Plagues are both bad (and AoP were so bad live that I assumed they were an opening act and I walked outside after 10 minutes of their set). WITTR is fine, but I won't be in a rush to check out anything new they put out unless it's getting really good buzz.
Ruins of Beverast is something different entirely. The first album is excellent, but the second is the dullest thing on the planet, and the third is too hard to obtain.
I listened to this Be Persecuted album last week. It was okay. This is the kind of thing an American band would be torn to shreds for releasing, but since it's from China people think it's cool. It doesn't suck, but I feel like there's been too many references to it. Original Sin from China was possibly less interesting. I'm not sure if searching for interesting ideas in BM from non-traditional countries is working out.
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