Never felt a sunbather vibe here tbh. I also never felt the need to spin Deafheaven in quite a while

Album Rating: 3.5

Probs the worst Saidan but still slaps dawn till the next dawn

Album Rating: 4.0

Just finished a full Saidan discog spin, including this one again. It's the best.



EP is kinda overrated. First album is great, not amazing. Onryo is where the really found their sound and knocked it out of the park. Awesome album, almost as good as this one, which is basically the natural evolution of and improvement on it.

Album Rating: 4.0

"EP is kinda overrated"



Bad take



Onryo I and II are peak Saidan

Album Rating: 4.0

Production tries to be raw but it's just annoying. Some solid riffs but it's the least interesting of all their stuff.

Album Rating: 4.0

Eh agree to disagree I guess. I'd take the prod on the EP over this album tbh. This one sounds like they had a really clean sound going and then just ran it through a bunch of fuzz to keep the raw aesthetic going

Album Rating: 4.0

Which is what I think makes it's their best production job and why I like it the most haha.



Lends a sort of mildly epic overtone that's unique to this one. So I can see why people who preferred their more striped down sound are turned off a little by it but that's exactly what puts it on top for me.

Album Rating: 4.0

I just took a quick listen to a few mins of each album side by side and I think, production-wise, Jigoku might actually be my favourite even though it might rank last in terms of how much I like the actual songs on it

Shut the fuck up, Sputnik, I have too much to listen to.

Just...shut the fuck up.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, Jigoku has a good balance prod-wise, totally get it.



And yeah, again, halfway through the year and there's been more good shit so far than the last several years combined. Next week is Ulcerate and the week after that Alcest. Like, holy fuck XD

Oh my God, I didn't even realize that

It never ends lmao

Album Rating: 4.0

It's insane, for me this is already metal's best year since 2016.



Spinning this again, Switchblade Paradise is so fucking good my goodness. Might have to bump this.

God that cover is amazing.

Album Rating: 3.5

Damn that opener was really nice. Not really sure about the production though

I just wish this album had better production

Album Rating: 3.5

it's black metal man it's supposed to sound like that.

Album Rating: 4.0

Lol

Album Rating: 3.5

Rec me some of this metal, I’m behind. How is this year the best in the last 8 years I’m genuinely uneducated. Behind on releases this year

woah this album is sugoi

Album Rating: 4.0

somehow can't get enough of this album. Brilliant stuff