Caligula's Horse Rise Radiant
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Ectier
January 12th 2024


2674 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Autumn and closing track i love from this

Beardog
January 12th 2024


5240 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Completely missed the new singles

kalkwiese
January 12th 2024


10456 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

These melodies don't to anything for me, same for TWBWM and Golem, I hate to say this

Nothing grips me. RR did a way better job, and other people criticised it for the same issue

Djang0
January 12th 2024


882 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, the instrumentals are all pretty quality but I’m not getting into the vocals for these singles at all. Though to be fair, I felt exactly the same about this album it just took a long while to grow on me. Hoping the new album does the same

kalkwiese
January 12th 2024


10456 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Uh, good to hear I am not alone. The vocals are spot on on RR though, and I thought that from the start, haha. Maybe that's some covid/depression brain fog thing for Jim. I agree the instrumentals are quality, even though I wish for more memorable moments there as well. In Contact was full of them

Beardog
January 12th 2024


5240 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

In Contact was just too good lol. I feel like the singles are growers for sure

bowlermicah
January 12th 2024


206 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I do think the chorus on the first two singles were outshined by the verses/bridges as far as how catchy they were, but The Stormchaser's chorus is a total earworm. The ending of TWBWM is still the best moment so far (that freaking riff). I think CHorse melodies have always been somewhat unconventional and can sound a little clunky sometimes (Slow Violence) but it works for me, especially these three singles.

Shiranui
January 12th 2024


1045 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I just wish these guys would tone it down with the arena prog a bit bc that definitely holds them back from writing captivating music. That new single sounds like a decent soundtrack to The Last Of Us with all it's usual modal changes from Jim which I already picked up seconds before they're happening.

bowlermicah
January 12th 2024


206 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I have no idea what that means, and I feel like I'm better for it.

Shiranui
January 13th 2024


1045 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It means they are getting exceedingly close to their comfort zone.

kalkwiese
January 13th 2024


10456 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Becoming predictable, I guess. I didn't find this predictable though, I thought this would be more for me lol

kalkwiese
January 16th 2024


10456 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The singles are growing on me

I guess the amount of whispered lines isn't making the songs any catchier, and some production issues make the vocals sound weirdly quiet

Zac124
January 23rd 2024


2748 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This was one of my favourite albums of 2020 and it still slaps. I find it kinda hard to believe this album is almost 4 years old tbh. Anyway, cannot wait for their new album although I hope the rest of the album is better than Golem. Not that it is bad per say but it is rather unremarkable for the band.

bowlermicah
January 24th 2024


206 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I'm mega hyped for this, and love Golem, but every review I've seen said it's the outlier. Seems the rest are either epics or softer sections. I'm guessing it's the most straightforward song on the album.

Zac124
January 25th 2024


2748 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The more Caligula's Horse I listen to today the more excited I get for their album tomorrow. I might bring Rise Radiant back to a 5. It is at the very least tempting.

bowlermicah
January 25th 2024


206 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You can VPN to hear it. Spoiler alert: it's incredible.

Zac124
January 25th 2024


2748 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

That is great to hear. I have only listened to Golem from the singles and I was hoping the rest of the album would be better.

bowlermicah
January 25th 2024


206 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Oh wow, congrats, because The World Breathes With Me is an excellent intro epic, and I still love it after listening to it a ton since it was released.

ShapeOfJizzToCum
January 25th 2024


872 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Ye I've only done one single once and don't really remember it, much rather do the new one as a whole before I formulate any opinion and also just not so hyped coming off of this one that I was dying to hear the new singles that bad.



RR is a good album but def started to feel like they were playing it safe/getting into their comfort zone for sure, and the more pop-djenty riffing on shit like Tempest and Valkyrie while catchy and not at all bad per se is just not rly them doing what their best at and we already have so much of it out there. Autumn and the last track are definitely great tho. In Contact and Bloom were just better.

Purpl3Spartan
January 26th 2024


8663 Comments


First track is so awesome



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