Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

hmm so devin townsend with different tuning and moar screams? Could do. There's already like a new wave or synthy/bm band tho, i forget the name.

i need it to be more twinkly but raw at the same time if that makes sense, but if u happen to remember the name of the band, drop by my shoutbox please dude lol

Album Rating: 4.0

keep leaning between a 3 and a 3.5 - overall a bit lacking. a better attempt than celestial lineage and their attempts at a grandiose, tension-building black metal rather than a spacious, atmospheric soundscape was definitely better achieved here but the structuring is really predictable (black metal / ambient break / doomy black segment / end, every track), some of the synths sound a bit gaudy (break in angrboda) and overall it just doesn't feel fully realized in its potential. it does have some great riffs and moments and it's an enjoyable listen, and with it being an improvement on celestial lineage it makes me confident they'll up the ante next album and deliver something really spectacular again next time.

Album Rating: 4.5

" There's already like a new wave or synthy/bm band tho, i forget the name."



violet cold?

Album Rating: 4.5

Violet Cold rules so hard. Could be thinking of Mesarthim too who also rules aside from the god awful debut.

yaaaaaaaaaaass

Mesarthim rules so far, it's lame and cheesy but it's my type of lame and cheesy

Album Rating: 4.5

He got way, way less cheesy after the debut. Most recent album and EP are fantastic though.

i think i'm gonna about the debut tbh, i've barely had time to listen to music recently and i already know how bad cheesy atmospheric bm can get

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

mesarthims debut is my favorite of theirs idc what u say hawks

Album Rating: 3.0

It's decent. enjoyable but also bit unremarkable.

Super strange production on here. Some of the clean parts sound louder and like they were recorded better than the actual metal parts. Which is strange and sounds like bad mixing to me. People might argue that it's black metal and supposed to sound that way but it just seems like it was shoddily put together to me. And some of the transitions are abrupt and could have been performed in a more tasteful way but it's like they were too lazy to be bothered.

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

I agree Eons. Those are my main complaints with the album... the abrupt transitions is not something I mentioned before but I definitely think its a flaw.

Album Rating: 4.5

I don't understand you people.

Album Rating: 4.0

Transitions are a little awkward sometimes but whatev

Album Rating: 4.5

AOTY...probably not

Album Rating: 4.5

It's top 5 for me at the moment.

Album Rating: 4.0

with regards to '17 black metal, I have it behind Botanist, Beltez, Ruins of Beverast, Havukruunu, Enisum, Falls of Rauros, Heretoir, Fen, Opprobre, and The Great Old Ones.

Album Rating: 4.0

Fen put out a very strong album this year

Album Rating: 3.5

ruins of beverast and great old ones slap more than this imo