- hard rock, rock, post-grunge, alternative metal
- 46 min
- 12 tracks
- Wind‐up
Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray is the fifth studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was the only Seether album to have Troy McLawhorn as the lead guitarist. He departed from the band just before the album's release, once again becoming the rhythm guitarist for the band Evanescence. It was released on 17 May 2011, and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- About.com4.5/5 ★
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubD−
- IGN(8/10)
- Revolver4/5 ★
- Rockfreaks.net(8.8/10)
- Sputnikmusic1.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Fur Cue3:48
- 2No Resolution3:08
- 3Here and Now3:56
- 4Country Song3:50
- 5Master of Disaster4:19
- 6Tonight3:44
- 7Pass Slowly3:28
- 8Fade Out3:54
- 9Roses4:18
- 10Down3:57
- 11Desire for Need3:34
- 12Forsaken4:20
12 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Seether
- Label
- Wind‐up
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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