Album Rating: 4.0

"Going to have to review this higher, I agree with a lot of your points, but have some counter points to add. It will bump down from a 5 to a 4.5 but this is a solid, solid release."



It's a grower for sure. I tried to be objective in the review and while this is a solid release I don't think it's spectacular. Still, I think I'll end up 4-ing this.

Album Rating: 3.5

Secular Haze was really cool, gonna check this out.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I think Secular Haze is actually one of the weaker tracks on the album. Year Zero just keeps growing and growing on me. Listening to it with a killer sound system backing it up, that song fucking explodes from everywhere.

Album Rating: 2.5

I am sorry, but for most most of the album, the vocalist sounds like he does not give a shit. Like no shits whatsoever.



"I am the son of one below/The progeny of beast and woe" Completely devoid of emotion.



Seriously don't get what you guys are hearing, cause all I hear is some dude casually singing lyrics that should have so much more impact.

Album Rating: 4.0

Well I don't particularly care about the lyrics. The music and melodies are very catchy though. I prefer having interesting melodic schemes to feigning overwrought emotiveness (although emotiveness isn't a bad thing per se), but that's just me.

monstrance clocks is beautiful.

Album Rating: 5.0

This album makes me proud to be a Swede!

Album Rating: 4.0

"This album makes me proud to be a Swede!"



Ha! You should check out Opeth, probably.

Album Rating: 3.5

Spun it twice and gonna settle for a 4.



Some real great shit on here, on par with OE.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Seriously don't get what you guys are hearing, cause all I hear is some dude casually singing lyrics that should have so much more impact.



It's a really hit or miss style, and not everyone is going to dig it.



I enjoy the fact that Papa is evil and subversive without being overly aggressive. I would imagine someone vocal tracking, say, Year Zero with a harsh/screaming vocal and it would loose 100% of its impact.

Album Rating: 4.0

"I would imagine someone vocal tracking, say, Year Zero with a harsh/screaming vocal and it would loose 100% of its impact."



Maybe not 100%, but it would sound exactly like everyone else.

Album Rating: 5.0

"Ha! You should check out Opeth, probably."



They're coming in at a close second but as it stands Ghost are our greatest export right now.

Album Rating: 1.5

but in this post-Black Metal day and age the gimmick serves more as parody of the tropes of “Satanic Heavy Metal” than full-blown identification with the archetype

Album Rating: 4.0

"Ghost are our greatest export right now."



Woah! Really? Ghost is bigger than Opeth already?



"yeah sure, that's the reason they dress up!"



So do the black metallers, and some of them are pretty serious about what they do.

Album Rating: 4.0

"all of the black metallers"



Ha! Remember when you called me out on my generalizations?

Album Rating: 3.5

Monster Cock

I don't give a shit what you said, the summary was worth featuring for

Album Rating: 4.0

Ha! Thanks. It's not bigdickedguy level, but it's getting there.

Album Rating: 3.5

light metal.

Do we all love Satan here?