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| 4.0 excellent | DarkNoctus | February 9th 22 |
i think what really sets this album apart is just how huge and thick the atmosphere is. they've created something truly otherworldly yet devastatingly heavy with no compromises. what a haunting album.
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| 0.0 | Vyxss | February 13th 22 |
Easily one of their best albums, which is saying something after 20 years of such consistent quality.
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | February 11th 22 |
too many interludes is this a companion to the latest Cynic album??????????? Kinda disappointed by how Stetson is used here, could have been more powerful. Apart from that: it's Cult of Luna, bitch.
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| 4.0 excellent | monocaust | February 11th 22 |
please Magnus, just miss once
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| 4.5 superb | KrillBoi | February 11th 22 |
Wow. Those two album finishers are just... fucking incredible.rEDIT: finished second listen and this just might get bumped to a 5 at some point, this is rabsolutely stellar work.
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| 4.5 superb | SacredSerenity | February 10th 22 |
Blood Upon Stone is up there with their best tracks. Phenomenal song and incredibly intense.
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| 0.0 | Slex | January 20th 22 |
Not even a fan of these guys besides Mariner and the t/t on this makes me want to give them a standing ovation, this is masterful stuff
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| 0.0 | TanMan | February 11th 22 |
some of the worst vocals in existence. just awful
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| 2.5 average | alkostach | April 5th 22 |
Bloated beyond belief. Most songs could easily be compressed by >50% and nothing of significance would be lost. It's "atmosphere building" without any purpose, without any climax or payoff. Deceptive depth to inveigle simpletons. Nearly 70 minutes of hollow pondering with a few minutes of meaningful musical development.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | February 13th 22 |
CoL are the true Gang of 4.0. To a point where the last few records are all starting to blend together. The album's main fault is that it lacks features to distinguish it from its predecessors and also true standout tracks. The opener starts off with one of the dopest album openings they have, and though the track isn't too fantastic CoLcore, it develops well in the second half. 2 is stronger, darker CoL overall. These tracks feel like they would be sublimed by the synths from last LP which are missed a bit. 3 is on its own not that notable a track, but it is a great transitional interlude and shows that these guys know to craft an album. 4 is the first highlight post-opening with its long slow buildup that resolves extremely well, though again I just longed for crazy synths. I might have gotten my notes meddled but basically 5-6 are softer songs that work well in terms of album structure. 7 is by far an away the top highlight here, laying its atmosphere very well before several heavy unfolds, lining idea after idea, and finally featuring some more prominent synthwork. Fabulous CoL track. 8 is not as good but is also a clearly strong track, on the darker, riffier yet nicely aerial side. I do find that the conclusion track feels a bit long and unnecessary, like a misplaced interlude that leads to nothing. 4.1
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| 4.0 excellent | NietzschesMoustache | December 3rd 22 |
Atmospheric Sludge Metal // 2022 // Best: "The Long Road North"
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | June 4th 22 |
Has there been another band so consistent in continually putting out records that capture their sound. Enslaved comes to mind in another part of the metal spectrum but it feels like Cult of Luna are the Sludgy Post Metal dynasty at this point. Epic screams, rich atmospheres and riffs that put you in a trance and crush you at the same time. I don't even listen to this band all that much but damn I would love to see them live.
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| 1.5 very poor | Do I have somfing n my face? | May 11th 22 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqFhzodjpp8&ab_channel=whocares0503 occasionally do sthg right but its ofc mostly wrong
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| 4.0 excellent | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | April 7th 22 |
Although I am slightly annoyed that Cult of Luna always somewhat default to their strengths and make albums increasingly identical to one another, I can't help but actually thoroughly enjoy this newest adventure of theirs.
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