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Wolfhorde
August 24th 2014


15387 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I wouldn't doubt he can keep it interesting. I'd say he's stylistically pretty versatile and I would assume being a one man project makes the execution easier, too.

zaruyache
August 25th 2014


28609 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The only real aspects of his sound that he hasn't truly capitalized on yet (as far as I can tell) are melodeath and crust punk. Hmmm a crustier s/t ooo yeeee.

TheSpirit
Emeritus
August 25th 2014


30304 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Finally started listening to this and it rules. Up there with Collapse IMO, and the production is great too.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 25th 2014


115543 Comments

Album Rating: 4.6

Fuck yeah Brandon. m/

CocaineCrayons
August 26th 2014


156 Comments


So this is pretty good? I really liked Collapse and s/t, completely lost interest after Kentucky.

Wolfhorde
August 26th 2014


15387 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, Kentucky was total fluke.

Totengott
August 26th 2014


4252 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Jamming this again in a bit.

zaruyache
August 26th 2014


28609 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Kentucky and Social Disservices were both flukes imo. Disservices was too crudely put together at parts and it ruined the feel. Better than Kentucky but still.

Wizard
August 27th 2014


20627 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

But at least Social Disservices didn't lack in the aggressive bm department. This is still meh because he plays it wayyyyyyyyy too safe. The overabundance of melodic dm takes away from his bm moments that fucking rip face.

zaruyache
August 27th 2014


28609 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Pfff I think there's enough aggressive blasting stuff here. The stuff on Disservices should've been his most brutal evil pounding stuff ever but it was ruing by crappy production (or guitar tuning) and some sloppiness with the drumming.





Wizard
August 27th 2014


20627 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

Dude, his production has always been terrible and the sloppiness runs through every single record he's done. You can't use that as an argument ; ). You know I'm right but you're afraid of the big bad wolf that hunts down Sputnikers that dare speak out against albums everyone is misguided on hahahaha

TheSpirit
Emeritus
August 27th 2014


30304 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The production on all his work is perfect, what is this heresy?

Wizard
August 27th 2014


20627 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

No no, terrible production in this case means amazing. I love it, sounds moldy and makes the music come to life (as if a human were performing it).

TheSpirit
Emeritus
August 27th 2014


30304 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I know what you meant Karl, I was moreso referring to Zaruyache

climactic
August 27th 2014


22913 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

the drums on his first album are way too loud

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 27th 2014


115543 Comments

Album Rating: 4.6

But they're so good.

climactic
August 27th 2014


22913 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

they are good but production was being discussed and that was always my main problem with that album, totally overbearing

zaruyache
August 27th 2014


28609 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah. Guitars either needed turned up or the drums down.



And skimming through Disservices again I think I found what I don't like. It's little things like when drummers switch between something and change to blasting. Often when done right there's no pause between drum hits, but often Lunn seems to take a pause where there should be none, like he should be getting another blast hit in there or something. That and the guitars and drums sound totally disconnected, like they were recorded differently, which they shouldn't.

Wolfhorde
August 27th 2014


15387 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, I'm mostly gonna stay with Collapse, this and the s/t.

Wizard
August 27th 2014


20627 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

And I would agree with you there. He set the bar way too high.



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