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| 0.0 | Countorus | July 4th 09 |
Why did I even bother checking this out. Go to hell born of osiris
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| 5.0 classic | IVINDESTROYER | August 5th 09 |
cant get any better than this thats for sure, better than veil of maya in my opinion.
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| 5.0 classic | circa923 | July 4th 09 |
Best Metal CD of 2009 easy. Born of Osiris finally put there full potential to use!
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| 3.0 good | Darkkrixx | July 6th 12 |
Great songs but they are too short !  It makes the album sound weird but still enjoyable.
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| 3.0 good | mICHICHICHI | June 17th 12 |
Great. But not even close as great as New Reign and The Discovery.
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| 2.0 poor | Spluger | April 18th 11 |
I like these guys but for the most part the songs on this album are boring.
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| 2.0 poor | Raz0rGrind23 | January 7th 11 |
Repetitive and lackluster. Loses it's flair after repeated listens. Not that there was that much to work with intially anyway....
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| 0.0 | Leave this site | September 23rd 10 |
Different, enjoyable, nice synth, Awesome deathmetal vocals from both singers
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| 0.0 | ButcheredChildren | August 27th 10 |
Very similar to Chimaira, but still needs work. Born Of Osiris have gotten closer to a refined metalcore sound which will hopefully be perfected on their next release.
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| 3.0 good | Shadein | February 13th 10 |
I liked The New Reign. But A Higher Place didn't do it for me. Most of the songs are forgettable. The vocals just seem to mesh with the guitars, not becoming its own element. They can play their instruments well, but the songwriting is average. This album does have its moments, though. Recommended tracks: Exist, A Higher Place
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| 2.0 poor | itsxjoe420 | November 28th 09 |
The New Reign was a hard one to follow up after. and BoO fail miserably. guitarwork sucks on this and the drumming is average. the vocals are the most different part, i hate it
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| 3.0 good | halloway | August 1st 09 |
A Higher Place plays like a mix-tape of modern technical metal - They seem to emulate the sounds of anyone worth imitating (Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, At the Gates, etc.) and in turn create an album thats "good," but truly lacks identity and breaks virtually no new ground. Instrumentally, this band demonstrates that they can do pretty much anything they set their minds to, but the lack of song development (not a single song breaks 4 minutes and many end awkwardly/abruptly) and average vocals oftentimes leave listeners in a stupor and ultimately prevent this album from being a must-have. It is a treat to hear such a flexible group of musicians, but they still need some time to mature and hone their skills.
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| 3.0 good | MacWeener | July 31st 09 |
This album has a lot of good points, but it is definitely not the album of the year.
It's good to see they have progressed from The New Reign and tried new things rather than just sticking with what they know. And although they have entered new territory, you can still hear influences from the previous record which reminds you that it is still them. All in all it's a very good record and thinking about it more is making me want to change my rating as they (as they did in The New Reign) display a very high degree of technical ability. The only thing is that it's slightly too gimmicky at points and perhaps a bit overly progressive as the songs don't flow very easily - though that is just personal preference.
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| 3.0 good | cjgone | July 31st 09 |
Good, but brings nothing new.
To much screaming over pounding drums. Wish there was more guitaring like in Exist.
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| 3.5 great | SickRiffBro | July 7th 09 |
Still a great album but lacks something that New Reign had. I feel like the band didnt experiment as much musically. I do enjoy the album, but I was looking forward to more
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| 3.5 great | MTTS | July 6th 09 |
Was fun to listen to, not as intense or enthralling as I had hoped, but not a terrible CD by any means. My rating may lower or raise after some more listens. Definitely a good album and waiting for a truly remarkable one from this group.
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| 4.0 excellent | jfac123 | July 5th 09 |
found the leak the other day, downloaded it, and so far, this album is definitely not what i was expecting. it reminds me a little bit to much of "the new reign". although "the new reign" was a great album, i dont wanna hear it twice. i have only listened to the album once so far and i was distracted, so when i get the chance to listen to it in a peaceful setting, hopefully i can bump the rating up to a 4 or higher.
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| 3.0 good | I made this account in 2008 | July 4th 09 |
It's like a game of find the melodic lead in the polyrhythm chugs and monotonous vocals. The groovy harmonic and melodic minor leads are the only reason this isn't 2.5 or lower. Everything else is standard.
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| 3.0 good | Zar | May 17th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | E0N | May 1st 13 |
| 2.5 average | dobs | April 1st 13 |
| 2.5 average | qwenty | March 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | thaylor | February 28th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Duncs | February 24th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Torgol | January 7th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | pride | December 21st 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Streams | December 18th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | akimbo | December 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | SourAK | December 3rd 12 |
| 3.0 good | BabyJ | November 30th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Majkl | October 31st 12 |
| 5.0 classic | OyAM | October 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Warpt | October 24th 12 |
| 3.5 great | blegod | September 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | brunch | September 15th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Mazaku | September 12th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Feels | September 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Michael | August 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Deviant STAFF | August 14th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ohmu | August 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | sexpoi | July 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | N2B3J | July 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | WSH | July 3rd 12 |
| 3.0 good | Flutt | June 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ilkb | May 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alex Beebe CONTRIBUTOR | April 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thomas | April 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | hluch | April 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | BK201 | March 1st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Next | February 15th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | ev0ken | February 12th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Vyndax | December 23rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Sanya | December 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Turdles | December 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | RodTFD | December 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | SRB829 | December 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wargasm | November 30th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mandais | November 20th 11 |
| 3.0 good | AdamK | November 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | JAKERR | November 5th 11 |
| 2.5 average | xevman | October 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | HiLion | October 20th 11 |
| 2.5 average | zacha | October 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | GhostK | August 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ANJ45 | August 25th 11 |
| 3.0 good | TGI11 | August 16th 11 |
| 2.5 average | G.M.B. | August 6th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Boah11 | August 3rd 11 |
| 2.5 average | GTdubs | June 25th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Drifts | June 22nd 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Pharoh | June 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Omnos | May 30th 11 |
| 2.5 average | iZac | May 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sir | April 26th 11 |
| 3.0 good | saucy | April 25th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Mike | April 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | YUJOS | April 8th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Kulti | April 4th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | Dev518 | March 28th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Cryio | March 27th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Apollo | March 21st 11 |
| 2.5 average | zuzek | March 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TarkAhh | March 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | therms | March 9th 11 |
| 3.0 good | mcchub | February 13th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Bill | January 21st 11 |
| 3.0 good | Shawn | January 21st 11 |
| 3.5 great | Luke | January 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brodeo65 | December 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Kronzo | December 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Frontex | December 6th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Moy | November 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Mauler | November 21st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Dave | November 21st 10 |
| 2.5 average | Josh D. | November 6th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Metalz | October 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | MicF | October 12th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Austin | October 10th 10 |
| 2.5 average | TheStig | October 5th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Ike | October 3rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | IN64 | October 3rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Dalaul | October 1st 10 |
| 2.5 average | Nomos | September 27th 10 |
| 2.5 average | MO | September 20th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Eyaaah | September 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZacYDG | September 14th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Groink | August 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nacram | August 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | fund it | June 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ginsu | June 20th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | nyc87 | June 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Joey | June 7th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Tobi | April 29th 10 |
| 3.5 great | CutMan | April 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | mikalo | April 13th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Vano | April 9th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Bluue | April 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | asaf | April 6th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Ian W. | March 22nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | LuTo | March 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mark | March 16th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Chunsak | March 12th 10 |
| 3.5 great | philm | February 8th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Aziz CONTRIBUTOR | January 23rd 10 |
| 2.5 average | Kubrick | January 21st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Ricardo | November 29th 09 |
| 3.0 good | met65 | November 14th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matt | October 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Terria | October 28th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | Calum | October 8th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | maxd89 | October 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grog50 | September 29th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | bloc | September 18th 09 |
| 3.0 good | jfxlulz | September 15th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Robewho | September 10th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Apoc | September 4th 09 |
| 3.5 great | cdubbs | September 4th 09 |
| 3.0 good | JMH90 | August 10th 09 |
| 2.5 average | bungy | August 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | yty | July 17th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | dredq | July 14th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Bleak | July 7th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Zeedub | July 5th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Chris | July 3rd 09 |
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