 | Tracklist:
1. Unfurling a Darkened Gospel
2. Summon the Hounds
3. Constitutional Masturbation
4. Regurgitated Disinformation
5. March to Global Enslavement
6. Butchering the Enlightened
7. Lords of Chaos
8. Psychological Immortality
9. To Detonate and Exterminate
10. Ruination
Release Date: 2009 | |
| | other reviews | genericnamelol (3.5)
A surprisingly solid technical death metal album.... | TBliss (3.5)
A handful stand out moments cannot quite save a run-of-the-mill Death Metal affair.... | Eternalnow (3)
Ruination is not awesome, nor is it great; rather its a decent death metal album, one that will not ... | Darion Paone (3)
Job for a Cowbpy changes styles YET AGAIN, but still sound pretty awesome, all things considered.... |
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| Summary: Think Suffocation mixed with early Cryptopsy, and a dash of Beneath the Massacre. |
3 of 3 thought this review was well written
I thoroughly enjoyed this album. It was a damn near perfect Death Metal record with few flaws. Clear production values enhance the experience greatly.
Right off the bat, this compact disc kicks ass with the opening track "Unfurling a Darkened Gospel". This track pummels to no end. It's pure, unrelenting modern Technical Death Metal done right. Next, "Summon the Hounds" punches you in the gut with starts and stops reminiscent of a demonic roller coaster. It's an above average track with the only downfall being that the guitar isn't remarkably creative at times. After that sucker punch to the gut has been dealt, "Constitutional Masturbation" shoots you through the pancreas with insanely creative riffs, blast beats only a lunatic could pull off, and tempo changes from Hell. Then, this record just pulverizes you to a bloody pulp with "Regurgitated Disinformation". This song is PERFECT. When this song reaches the 1:10 mark, insanity is imminent. If I wasn't already a fan of Job, this song would've made me one. The next track, "March to Global Enslavement" is really heavy, and is a bit slower than the rest of the beginning five tracks, but is too long for my preference.
After a slight letdown, JFAC murder again with "Butchering the Enlightened". It begins a bit like "Unfurling...", but slows down about a minute in. For a few seconds. This track is great. Highly recommended listen. "Lords of Chaos" is a bit more traditional, and a little less creative than the rest of the material, but it's still a great track. "Psychological Immorality" is probably the most technical song on here, and it's proud of it. This one is an unstoppable leviathan. "To Detonate and Exterminate" reminds me a bit of "Embedded" from the Genesis album. Not extremely creative or innovative, but satisfying. Finally, "Ruination", the title track is truly heavy, but feels incomplete. It feels like it doesn't end, it just kind of stops. This is probably the most simplistic track on this album, but it's also trudgingly slow, so what do you expect?
To summarize, this album is a must-have for Job fans, and fans of Technical Death Metal in general. While it does have flaws, they are few and far in between.
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Decent review for a fist, tad short though. Seems a bit like a track-by-track in disguise. You should try to describe the album more as a whole, and devote some paragraphs descibing the music in detail. I stopped listening to these guys after 1 spin of Genesis.
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I would comment on the length as well but most of my reviews aren't that much longer
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Short reviews are okay, but only if the music is addressed descriptively and appropriatley.
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
Not Tech Death.
Digging: Betraying The Martyrs - The Hurt, The Divine, The Light Digging: Betraying The Martyrs - The Hurt, The Divine, The Light | | | Album Rating: 3.5
"If I wasn't already a fan of Job, this song would've made me one." = review invalid
Digging: Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal Digging: Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal | | | Album Rating: 1
this gets a new review like every week.
Digging: The Weeknd - House of Balloons Digging: The Weeknd - House of Balloons | | | Album Rating: 3.5
Not Tech Death
Definitely getting there
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think poop mixed with crap and a dash of feces
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THATS A WHOLE LOTTA SHIT
| | | Album Rating: 2.5
Think Suffocation mixed with early Cryptopsy, and a dash of Beneath the Massacre.
what the fuck
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JFAC = lame
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this was pretty boring.
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i can ALMOST, key word almost, see the suffocation comparison. but cryptopsy? nooo.....
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