On the whole the album sounds too much like a tribute album to material that other bands never wrote. All in all, there really isn't much to say about Dead Generation. I can already think of about a dozen people who would undoubtedly give them shot if they're whole album sounded like this one particular tune. Now if they could only have recorded a whole album in this vein, then their fan base would grow immensely. So much so that I would almost go as far as to say that this song is the best Sloth has ever recorded. Including this diverse blend of Ethnic soniference, along with quick drums and great vocals, into the song was a great idea. The track entitled 'Open Your Eyes' includes a Middle-Eastern flavor with every strum of the guitar.

Not to say that he doesn't have his own shining moments though. It's obvious that guitarist Kristo Panos is a skilled guitar player, but he can't match the aptitude of Adam Jones. Sloth's 'Billygoat' and 'Broken Crutch' are the songs on the album that reflect the band's Tool fetish the most. Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but there's something to be said about originality.

In my mind, Tool is one of the most influential bands of the nineties, so when you basically mimic their debut EP Opiate, you have really crossed the line. One element that really bothered me was their obvious infatuation with the music of Tool. In terms of their music, Sloth incorporates many of the characteristics of other often well-established bands into their own style. But if you were to turn on the radio and tune into any active rock station and listen for a few minutes, you'd undoubtedly hear something that sounds exactly like the music that Sloth is putting forth here. With the opening track (the aforementioned 'All We Know') the band introduces a heavy sound that really doesn't have much behind it it's rather bland and generic sounding, albeit heavy in an all encompassing sort of way.

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