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| 3.5 great | wyankeif1337 | March 29th 11 |
BtA drop the relatively simplistic songwriting of Dichotomy for a more technical effort reminiscent of The Physics of Fire while still retaining a sense of melody/catchiness and a touch of cheese. The result is actually pretty good.
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| 2.0 poor | asdemonsburn | March 29th 11 |
I've been a fan of this band for years, they've released 3 albums which have all been solid with a slightly different but familiar sound.
This one has familiar elements, but also dabs into experimental territory. The finished product is a complete mess with an identity crisis. Yes, this band has always had one, but it's never been more apparent than now.
Celestial Completion wants to be progressive and experimental, but at the same time there's so many metalcore cliches (clean vocal choruses, breakdowns, half-assed riffs) within the songs that make them unlistenable at times. To repeat - this album is A MESS.
You know it's bad when the best riff is ripped off from Born of Osiris.
sidenote: this is BTA's third lead guitarist, and he is probably the most stereotypical metal guitarist I've ever heard.
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| 5.0 classic | TheFourthCircle25 | November 8th 14 |
Becoming The Archetype fully embrace their progressive roots and deliver a fantastic album that beats out its predecessors with a punch to the face.
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| 3.0 good | TheTripP | April 3rd 11 |
Becoming The ArchetyperOkay to all who read this I would like to say this is my first review so positive feedback would be nice. rFirst off I want to say I have been reading reviews about this cd, and I'm disappointed to see what people are saying about it. At first I would almost agree the change was negative and when I first listened to the cd I thought "What happened?". But I gave it time because I know Becoming the Archetype knows what they're doing. After a couple of runs it slowly started to get my attention which excited me! I found myself feeling emotion to the songs and understanding why they took this route. As it started feeling more like a story, it gave off a dark but spiritual feel to it and I like that! From songs like "The Magnetic Sky" and "Path of the Beam" have the metal strong feel to it. But when I started digging "Cardiac Rebellion" it's east Egypt type sound mixed in perfectly! I was proud of the cd and I think any Becoming the Archetype fan should give it time to really sink in, you won't regret it!
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| 2.5 average | MunsuLight | April 1st 11 |
Once upon a time , I will agree with asdemonburns. I was pretty much of their previous album each having its on personnality, but this album is pretty much a mess. The riffing is recycled on some place. They try too much when they were always a band that was fun to listen to. The 3 is because of pure fanboyism
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| 3.5 great | timshanks1 | March 30th 11 |
This album is definitely a bit of a change for BTA, as they've decided to try and tap into the 'djent' craze. Not that this album is along the lines of any sumerian band, but there are definitely hints and riffs that show this. rThey keep a signature style, but expand on it effectively. Though some of the heavier songs on the album seem not to stand out quite as much as some other ones. All that really must be said: Trombone solo. Hell yea.
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| 3.5 great | Glovoc | April 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | xlev | June 25th 22 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | January 27th 21 |
| 2.5 average | benny06 | January 8th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lucman | October 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Andrew | April 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | October 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | January 16th 14 |
| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | January 9th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Zeg | December 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Benny20 | October 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Drawk | July 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | tehmayo | April 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Legit | October 22nd 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Parkway | September 22nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | Dev518 | September 22nd 12 |
| 2.5 average | Deviant. STAFF | April 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shvyin | March 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pike27 | January 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shuyin | January 16th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Troggy | January 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Xyrnos | December 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | jubblins | November 25th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Dday | November 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | ILJ | August 6th 11 |
| 3.5 great | TanMan | July 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ziroth | July 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | ev0ken | April 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Emim | April 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | thecwo | April 5th 11 |
| 3.0 good | alsid | April 4th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | a7c7e7 | April 2nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | JWT155 | March 31st 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Wizard | March 30th 11 |
| 2.5 average | X3ni92 | March 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | GhostK | March 29th 11 |
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