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Album Rating: 4.0
When Lantlo's lost extremely talented frontman Neige in 2013 nobody knew the direction they would head in.
No apostrophe in "Lantlos", comma after 2013.
It was always going to be a hard task to replace his powerful blood-curdling shrieks.
Not a bad sentence, but kind of unnecessary, but if you plan to keep this, describe it a little more and tell how his vocals truly enhanced their sound, since you say Neige was truly instrumental to their style.
The other guitarist in the band, Herbst decided that he would be the person to fill Neige’s shoes.
Comma after "Herbst".
Herbst decided to take the bands future into his own hands by cutting any semblance of black metal from Melting Sun.
Possessive apostrophe in "bands".
The result of this risky decision is an absolutely breathtaking, expansive and atmospheric shoegaze album.
Comma after "expansive".
Throughout the 40 minute runtime you will be astonished at the flow of this album, every track blends together to create one gigantic song;
Comma after "runtime", and fix the run-on sentence that starts with "every".
Melting Sun is all about the warm, beautiful atmosphere that it creates and the heavily reverberated tremolo picking gives the album this warm feeling.
Comma after "creates", and rewrite the last bit of this sentence, something like "tremolo picking is what helps build these vibrant soundscapes."
The riffs tend to be sludgy and down tuned very akin to Isis or other post-metal acts.
Comma after "tuned".
Ambient sections are brilliantly executed using reverb soaked guitars and creeping bass lines to create something truly special.
Comma after "executed".
However, Melting Sun is always building towards something greater with post-rock-esque builds littered throughout the album.
Comma after "greater".
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throughout the runtime of the album Herbst does not let out one shriek or growl.
Comma after "album".
He uses his voice to the musics advantage by blending everything together perfectly.
Possessive apostrophe for "musics".
His voice is not utterly unique, or even the focal point of the album but it fits the music entirely and wraps everything together nicely.
Comma after "album".
No instrument gets in the way of another and creates something genuinely memorable.
Really weirdly structured sentence. The way you have it written, it reads like nothing memorable happens. Rewrite it to something like, "No instrument gets in the way of another, and this makes a whole better than the sum of its parts."
However he knew exactly what he was doing.
Comma after "however".
This memorable, atmospheric and cohesive masterpiece is one people will be talking about for years to come.
Comma after "atmospheric".
Your usage of semicolons is a little odd. They're all statements that could be elaborated better and flow better with just a period or comma. Your content is, for the most part, there. Just watch your grammar and remember to defend your views with more examples and less first-person perspective. We all know the review is your opinion, but try to reach to a general audience unfamiliar with the band by taking yourself out of the review as best as you can. Still, pos from me.
| | | Album Rating: 4.5
First off, man, I'd like to say that this is a damned good review considering it's only your second. Any tips I leave here are keeping in mind that you're fairly new at this- above all, more practice will help you out the most.
One general thing I notice in this review is that you have definite points that you're making, but there's a bit of fluff surrounding them. Take the first paragraph, for instance- there are some statements within it that feel a little awry. What made Neige so 'extremely talented', for instance?- I feel a more helpful descriptor would work there- and to say 'nobody' knew what direction the band was going to take feels a little extreme. Sure, I agree that the band's direction was unpredictable at the point Neige left, so maybe something like that would work better for your review. Also, is this really predominantly a shoegaze album? I thought it was more post-metal than anything, but I could be wrong.
Your second paragraph is really solid- your descriptions work well, man. If anything, I'd say it's more of the technical stuff you could watch out for. For example, edit this run-on sentence a bit: "Throughout the 40 minute runtime, you will be astonished at the flow of this album, every track blends together to create one gigantic song."
Paragraph three is full of good ideas, but I think you could use a better lead to tie it all together. Maybe utilize an idea similar to the paragraph's final sentence to lead it in as well.
Final paragraph, while solid, implies the band's new vocalist was the only one who really wrote this album- and I don't think that's true, is it? (Asking only out of curiosity.) Also, a bit of hyperbole and cliches- I understand albums that really affect us give the appearance of being something people will talk about in years to come, but something like that, while easy to say, is about impossible to prove. Instead, try saying something you know to be true about the album- your reviews will benefit from the extra dose of realism.
Overall, really well-done man! Keep up the good work, and I hope that helps.
| | | Album Rating: 4.0
Much better, but still just a few mistakes.
It was always going to be a hard task to replace his powerful blood-curdling shrieks which enhanced the bands sound immensely.
Possessive apostrophe for "bands", and a comma after shrieks.
Throughout the 40 minute runtime, you will be astonished at the flow of this album, every track blends together to create one gigantic song;
Still a run-on. Placing a word like "as" before "every" fixes that issue.
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
Bro it just takes time and practice that's all and remember that every writer was in your place at one point. You'll get really good I can already see some talent really early on.
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
I gotta try this soon too. It seems like I'd love it.
| | | Album Rating: 4.0
Trust me, man, what Omaha is saying is (much better stated, though) exactly what I was telling you on your first review. Keep your descriptions well-defended without being too personal. You've definitely got your style headed in the right direction, just remember to always ask all the questions you would want answered if you were reading a review.
What does the band sound like? What makes them unique, if anything? What separates them from their peers? What are the pros and cons of the record? Peaks and valleys of the listening experience?, etc., etc.
Always back up your rating and words with solid reasoning and conviction, but avoid hyperbole, as that tends to make a reader take the review less seriously. But definitely keep writing, man!
| | | Album Rating: 4.0
I remember when this was announced and the first track was released, I was soooooooo stoked for it, as I love .neon., but it fell off my radar. I thought it would have made a bigger buzz upon its release. Do need to give this a solid listen, though.
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YES!
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Those last 4 and a half minutes of Cherry Quartz are fucking fantastic
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this deserves BNM
| | | Album Rating: 4.5
Their ability to match music to album art continues to be stellar.
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agreed x10, gotta love that dramatic change in visual style
| | | Album Rating: 2.0
They completely ripped off sunbathers theme for the album cover though
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Um no. Sunbather's concept was the album cover is the color of the inside of your eyes when you're lounging about on a
sunny day.
| | | Album Rating: 2.0
I know these guys are hardly similar musically, but the pink album cover and use if the word "sun" seem like a pretty blatant
attempt to attract deafheaven fans because of the similarity in their visual aesthetic
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If that's actually the case then I'll give Herbst a pass because this art is a lot cooler than that of
Sun Bat Her's.
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agreed
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I like sunbathers simplicity more. I need to listen to this though, I'm sure I'd dig it
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