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dedex
Staff Reviewer
October 12th 2020


12788 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

y e s

give I, Vigilante a listen

BenThatsMyJamin
October 12th 2020


4013 Comments


Wait this has Gaahl doing cleans wat lol

Tundra
October 12th 2020


9808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

4.2 uh oh, we going down lads, RIP

Trifolium
October 12th 2020


39291 Comments


Gaahl is so good on this! Can't wait to spin again to see how this holds up!

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 12th 2020


32058 Comments


Liiiiive to fiiiiight another daaaay

@chelse I haven't analyzed the lyrics either cause that would have made for a veeeery extensive review. The official version is that the album is dedicated to Justin and Belinda's two cats that passed away and that's the reason Ryan Patterson is on Cry of Love (his minine also r.i.p.)

I didn't know She's in parties was about M. Monroe, wow

DarkNoctus
October 12th 2020


12222 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i think the only sad feeling is that i'll never get that first listen feeling of this again



it floored me in such a deeply profound way, i still can't make it through this album without getting misty eyed

JayEnder
October 12th 2020


20210 Comments


Damn. Guess I gotta check this.

Holy shit. That heavy, destructive intro to House of Fools got my hopes up this was gonna be m/... Still love what I'm hearing so far.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 12th 2020


32058 Comments


lol yeah that horn followed by the band going apeshit is such a good first impression.

Krpa
October 13th 2020


306 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Bumping this to a 5. Gave it a second listen in the dark and complete isolation. After clearly hearing the lyrics I couldn't help but cry like a little bitch when The Invisible Past came on. Great musicianship combined with sadboy lyrics just resonate perfectly if you're in the right mood. That last song is probably the only downside I can think of, not because of its quality which is definitely there, but because of its awkward placement as a closer. Hulten's song would be a better fit for that spot IMO.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 13th 2020


32058 Comments


Yeah other reviews I checked say the same thing about the closer. Hulten really steals the show.

I think one more listen and I will probably 5 it too, I think it will be the first 5 this year.

Trifolium
October 13th 2020


39291 Comments


I was already typing something along the lines of "that closer is totally magnificent!!!!" when the actual closer began. The actual closer definitely wasn't bad, but the track before it is a highlight here.

DDDeftoneDDD
October 13th 2020


22433 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's like a dreeeeam

which we never will waaake

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
October 13th 2020


60936 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

Hmm, not that convinced by this overall. Opens and closes very well, but a lot of the drabness I kinda associate with this project is still hanging around and makes tracks like "Lost" and I guess "Everything I Say" a bit of a chore

as far as 2020 prog goes, it's way over to the Gazpacho end of just-okay and miles away from, idk, Pure Reason Revolution

dedex
Staff Reviewer
October 13th 2020


12788 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

ugh prog

DDDeftoneDDD
October 13th 2020


22433 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ugh...prog?



...Cry of Love is one of the best songs of the year...so pure



this is very different, yet imo much better than Pure Reason Revolution...



Trifolium
October 13th 2020


39291 Comments


I love Lost!!!!

Album is holding up well. Feel a 4.0 incoming!

Does anyone know the sample (?) from the beginning of track 3? The lady speaking? I heard it in other music too I think! Minilogue - Blomma for instance.

Demon of the Fall
October 13th 2020


34464 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Is that a DarkNoctus 5? Holy moly.

Trifolium
October 13th 2020


39291 Comments


Did you check this yet Demon?

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
October 13th 2020


60936 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

Relistening now and the good bits are better than I remembered but the bad bits are also worse hmmm

Demon of the Fall
October 13th 2020


34464 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

'Did you check this yet Demon?'



Nah. This is slightly on the lengthy side and possibly not stylistically suitable for the ideal commute listening material. It also doesn't strike me as 'at work music'. I'm trying to pencil it in for some home listening, but Anna Von is currently dominating those precious evening hours.



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