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| 0.0 | Dewinged STAFF | August 22nd 20 |
By Odin's beard this is some very fine thunder metal. Gonna need some more mead. And a wench or two.
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| 4.0 excellent | Blazewire | November 1st 20 |
Abyss is a fantastic follow up to Apex and continuation of the concept started there. But it is hard to compare the albums as they have different styles. Abyss is more synth driven which reflects the retro sci fi content of the concept. The album is also a grower, it takes a few listens for everything to click and sink in, but I then found myself returning for more multiple listens. These guys have a great mix of power metal, traditional heavy metal with influences from melodic death metal and progressive metal. The track Legacy in particular sounds like something Devin Townsend might put out, in a good way! The midsection of the album from Legacy to Faster Than Light is outstanding! The only slight issue being the pacing, we get the epic The Wind That Shapes the Land which feels like an album closer... but it then goes on for an extra 2 tracks. Although not bad songs, they don't quite live up to the epic conclusion. I guess they are the end credits/epilogue of this story. Tracks to check out: Soulbound, Faster Than Light (the DragonForce feeling song), and Abyss.
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| 1.0 awful | YellowVoid | September 7th 20 |
The musicianship and composition is top-notch. However, the vocals are too prominent in the mix. It doesn't help that her vocal timbre sits in a frequency that the ear is sensitive to. She also yells around the same pitch for the entirety of the album. She doesn't display much of a vocal range often, which isn't to say that she doesn't have it. This combination leaves you with a headache, after you've felt like someone has been yelling in your ear for 57 minutes. The male vocals that enter on the song "Carry the Flame" are a relief to the ears. Now, it's time to go take some Tylenol.
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| 3.5 great | Puckingham | August 26th 20 |
More of a rollercoaster ride than Apex was, but they got a few fuckin bangers on here. only one or two songs out of the album aren?t top notch, may bump to a 4 if it stays in my rotation for a while.
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| 4.5 superb | chilledpunkrock | August 25th 20 |
I don't even like power metal but this thing is absolutely incredible regardless. Fantastic songwriting, singing, playing, it's all here and it's all stellar.
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| 3.5 great | Slothy Seconds | August 23rd 20 |
This should be the theme for the Canadian TV show, Frontier.
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| 4.5 superb | PortalofPerfection | August 21st 20 |
Rocks the fucking house. Love the overall shorter track lengths and better use of synth. Riffs and solos are better, songwriting more engaging. And of course Brittany Slays. Their best album to date and a new standard for modern power metal. r4.3
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| 4.5 superb | samsar | March 16th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | January 27th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | September 10th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ICDD | July 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpturk21 | February 17th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | March 25th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | alexts | March 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | February 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Masha2k | January 26th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | December 9th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | wingkon | October 2nd 20 |
| 3.0 good | qdgyu | September 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | September 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Macck | September 7th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | solrage | September 5th 20 |
| 3.5 great | hadriel | September 1st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | dred87 | September 1st 20 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | August 31st 20 |
| 3.0 good | Agonba | August 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Poet | August 24th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | coopj | August 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kenli | August 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | zzf1918 | August 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | Dmax28 | August 20th 20 |
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