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| 5.0 classic | sam1oq | January 6th 17 |
This song is just perfect. Now I'm super eager for them to make an entire album again.
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| 4.5 superb | someguest | October 10th 16 |
The perfect fall single.
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| 3.5 great | BobLoblar | September 27th 21 |
First part of Alea is lovely. Then it outstays its welcome. It also cruelly got my hopes up for The Liberation.
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| 3.5 great | Xenorazr | August 23rd 18 |
Prime example of how to handle a slow-building prog track. The structure feels sprawling while losing neither sight nor direction, with a nice ebb and flow. Now, if only this EP were more than one track...and if only this band would manage to get another LP out already.
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| 3.5 great | Diatom | October 24th 16 |
wow - a band coming back from a long hiatus and not completely disappointing
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| 4.5 superb | Chrome54 | October 10th 16 |
Is "Alea" as world-shattering as "Back To Times of Splendor"? No. However, it is absolutely a return to form. While "Gloria" was an extremely brave move creatively, it really didn't pan out, specifically because of the industrial influence. "Alea" takes the aspects of Gloria that worked and melds them with some parts of Disillusion's earlier discography. The only aspect I regret is that the melodic death metal aspects of their sound that spanned from "Three Neuron Kings, through "The Porter" and culminating in "Back To Times of Splendor" have largely been shed. Having said that, they do maintain a broader metallic sound, and it definitely suits the material; it's just that this song has none of the passages of blistering headbanging that characterized songs like "In Vengeful Embrace" and "...And the Mirror Cracked." Still, what "Alea" does do well is, in this listener's humble opinion, the most important and defining aspect of Disillusion's best material: it flows like a sort of sonic story, taking you through everything from intimate passages to breathtaking musical peaks.
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| 4.0 excellent | Panzerchrist | October 7th 16 |
Somewhere between 'Back to Times of Splendor' and 'Gloria' in terms of quality, 'Alea' suggests that Disillusion have found a way of incorporating that second album's groove into their first album's progressive packaging. While not quite back to those peak peaks, Disillusion have still managed to compose something wholly entertaining and entirely distinct, and well worth a listen.
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| 4.5 superb | SacredSerenity | October 7th 16 |
Disillusion is back and great as ever! Somewhere in between the BTTOS sound and a post metal approach (with bands like Long Distance Calling) they create an atmosperic masterpiece.
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| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | November 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | February 7th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | MelbCro | January 25th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Tasty | January 20th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | snewso | January 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | November 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hyndez | October 28th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | wulolu | October 10th 16 |
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