Album Rating: 3.0

Guess I'll have to listen to it before I say whether I agree or disagree with that statement. Though from what I've heard from this album so far it sounds fantastic (production-wise).

Album Rating: 3.5

I love Ballou's production but I also understand the complaints against him. I assume the albums where his production truly stands out are the albums he actually wants to work on and enjoys working on, as opposed to just being a job.

Album Rating: 4.5

Can agree about the dark hardcore/any hm2 band he produced. I was going to mention Trumpeting and Hiss Spun, he still has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

ugh this still isn't on slsk

Album Rating: 3.5

You need to be... a patient man!



I’ll see myself out

Album Rating: 3.5

excited about this, when is it coming out? I actually really liked the slow song with the black metalish video

Album Rating: 3.5

4 days

Ballou's production career has definitely hit a second phase where a lot of recent work sounds fairly similar. Most big producers end up settling on a signature sound that's fairly recognizable. Andy Sneap, Jens Bogren, Colin Richardson, Tue Madsen, etc. these guys have characteristics that are recognizable across a lot of their catalogs.

Ballou's a much better producer, but he's gone through something similar to Dan Swano, who had a bit of a rawer characteristic sound in the 90s, and now has a different but again very samey production style in his newer work.

It takes a big budget for a band to pay a producer to really get creative with the recording, since you'd have to take a ton more time in the studio and they almost have to get involved in the songwriting process.

Album Rating: 3.5

New song is so good

Album Rating: 3.5

"It takes a big budget for a band to pay a producer to really get creative with the recording, since you'd have to take a ton more time in the studio and they almost have to get involved in the songwriting process."



This, most of his work seems to me (Trap Them, Oathbreaker, Idylls, recent Darkest Hour etc) caters to a lot of what the bands want, which is, ironically, his typical sound.

Album Rating: 3.5

Somehow I forgot that Ballou did Eros/Anteros and not Jack Shirley

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

Good grief the new single is fucking horrible. It sounds like they want to be part of the new wave of black metal with bands like deafheaven.

Album Rating: 3.5

You listened to the wrong band probably

Album Rating: 3.5

yea wtf

Album Rating: 3.0

HEEAAALLLLL MEEEEEEEE

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Lol wtf3

Edit: oh I get now...not a bad track tho

Album Rating: 3.5

how do you get deafheaven of all bands from the new single? not hearing that at all

Album Rating: 3.5

anyway I have the album now and it really sounds like anthony could have a nice singing voice, but it’s just not there right now. he’s too much at the forefront of these these slower songs and sticking to: achlys and a world of joy back to back was a horrible idea. I really want to like this album but not sure I am/will

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

"how do you get deafheaven of all bands from the new single? not hearing that at all"

Although I don't fully agree (its kinda forced) and don't think they're horrible by any means, I got Doctuses comparison in some echoed blackcore melodic soundscapes.

HEAL ME HEAL ME HEAL ME

Damn, that track is a monster.