Didn't the ghost bath bros lie mainly for the sake of not having to have anyone find out who they are?

Album Rating: 4.5

The production job on this is great, they didn't rip all the low end out of the drums which keeps it heavy and punishing.

Yeah, it really is insane That this Is a free download all things considered.

I can't wait for the vinyl release, everything the people involved put out always comes with amazing artwork and there is so much care put in to their releases. Will be well worth owning.

Album Rating: 4.0

BadgerU, my favourite thing about the drums right there! It sounds extremely punishing

"This use of vocal control causes an unprecedented level submersion among blackened-shoegaze releases, one that I truly hope is adopted by the true pioneers of the scene."

I'm not sure if this actually means anything. What exactly is the "vocal control" going on here? The vocals sound pretty standard to me. Why does it induce more "submersion" than an "agonized" style (not that I would even really call Deafheaven's vocals agonized)?

Also if the "true pioneers" you're referring to are Deafheaven and Ghost Bath I think it might be time for me give up on post-bm....

Album Rating: 3.5

pretty decent stuff here

The vocals remind me more of screamo/post-hardcore than anything else, elsewhere screamo also comes to mind (the amount of pathos just feels the same). IMHO BM shouldn't be used anymore in reference to this kind of music, it has nothing to do anymore with that strain of metal, adding blast beats and tremolo guitars doesn't change that. I do like the album on it's own.

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more twinkly screamo wooooo. Does this have blasts? Because if it dunt got them blasty bm rhythms it's not really bm.

Yeah, it has blasts. Dont worry man.

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RYM has this down as atmospheric sludge/blackgaze. Am I insane or is RYM completely nuts

RYM is just nuts, have you seen their averages on post 2002 albums?

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

need to give this a full listen but the individual tracks I've heard rule so far. This just makes me even more excited to hear if Deafheaven can compete.

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this is 20 minutes too long and a bit samey, but otherwise it really rules. Come at them, deafheaven.

Hehe, I made a similar comment on a FB page a few weeks ago and got told off, cos apparently they're too different to compare, or some shit ;]
Hades is ridiculously good, the chord progression at the start is so damn dark.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Archivist sound like Deafheaven and Ghost Bath."



Downloading now. Also I learned Archivist on iTunes is not the same as this band

Album Rating: 4.0

This is amazeballs. "Leaving Day" is my favorite

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this is more like deafheaven + sludge imo

Album Rating: 4.0

wtf only 2 page comments for this awesome ( at least interesting) record?

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Maybe if we start telling people it's better than New Bermuda they'll start commenting again.