Thy Catafalque Alföld
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garas
Staff Reviewer
June 15th 2023


8065 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Excellent review as expected, Rob! The record is an absolute banger.

RedRightHand
June 15th 2023


224 Comments


Dude above, I don't think. Vadak was a "slump" at all, love it on fact.

Can't wait to tuck into this one.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
June 16th 2023


32029 Comments


This really sounds like his most violent output up to date.

Did the other albums also have programmed drums? cause they really stick out on this one (and I'm not a fan of those ). It's the only thing I'm finding a bit grating so far.

Jasdevi087
June 16th 2023


8130 Comments


lol i was trying to discog dive this guy earlier in the year, which is something I don't really do anymore. Need to get around to finishing that.

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
June 16th 2023


18256 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

@dewi

Yeah on and off minus features etc but our ears were being tuned out of that and focused on the avant- everything else’s that was happening - even when it was heavier or more straightforward.

garas
Staff Reviewer
June 16th 2023


8065 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

> Did the other albums also have programmed drums?

Yes.

cloakanddagger
June 16th 2023


730 Comments


I've been meaning to give this band a shot for a while now, I've heard a few songs here and there but never really done a deep dive. Any recommendations where to start in their discography?

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
June 16th 2023


18936 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Rules

DType
June 16th 2023


2640 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fantastic album, just as expected

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
June 16th 2023


5883 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Just finished my first listen, an absolute slapper

ChaoticVortex
June 17th 2023


1593 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The most rifftastic Catafalque record since Rengeteg, it even has guitar solos! Slapps hard, very enjoyable and an excellent starting point if someone has just met with Kátai's music for the first time. Some of the songs even have an OSDM vibe. Title track + Csillagot görgető are spine-chilling.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
June 17th 2023


60384 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

this guy is so much better at cheesy synth + folk integrations than than he is at stale riff spam. record's first three tracks are a rough run, but it's finally opening up around the halfway mark

MyColdShoulder
June 17th 2023


546 Comments


Nah his riffs are sick

Essence
June 18th 2023


6692 Comments


yeah this dude can riff

PortalofPerfection
June 20th 2023


3162 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

So far so good. Much more straightforward that his usual fare but I'm digging it.

DType
June 20th 2023


2640 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, this is straight to the point but still slaps

PortalofPerfection
June 21st 2023


3162 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I half agree with Johnny that he's better at the synth + folk stuff (which there is not really enough of here for me) than he is with the riffs.



However, he's still really good with the riffs so this is pretty kickass.

Muzz79
June 26th 2023


3063 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is all class, up there with Dodheimsgard and Enslaved for best prog bm releases in the first half of this year

PortalofPerfection
June 28th 2023


3162 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Man, that new DHG album blew me away. Definitely my AOTY bar. New Enslaved is really good too.



Can't decide what to give this. It's like a 3.6-3.8 for me.

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
June 28th 2023


5883 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

I'm loving this album, great replay value. Need to revisit a bunch of this band's earlier material.



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