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JayEnder
October 27th 2021


22758 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Imagine if Bill gets a verse on Hushed & Grim

figure337
October 27th 2021


887 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

God I really hope so.

Dewinged
Emeritus
October 27th 2021


33084 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

He's a pretty good growler so yeah.

InFlamesWeThrash666
October 28th 2021


10625 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

New album is kinda boring on first listen

parksungjoon
October 28th 2021


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

damn

Mythodea
October 28th 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I'm still digesting it, and haven't even heard half of it. Don't know if a first listen gives off anything more than just ''okay, what the hell is going on here?''



Teal
October 28th 2021


677 Comments


Yeah, this is reminding me of how I felt listening to BTBAM's Colors II the first time. It's borderline overwhelming and will need countless listens to digest.

Assemblage
October 28th 2021


1619 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's weird because the new album track titles conjure up some pretty crazy shit but it's their least ferocious and most timid release yet. It's not bad by any means because of it, just half the album takes a backseat basically. I personally don't think it really represents the near 20 reviews that have come out and given it a 9/10 or 10/10 because that shit just feels endorsed.

JayEnder
October 28th 2021


22758 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Well that's a drag. Will have to give it a shot bc I really like Pushing the Tides and Teardrinker. Guessing the album falls more in line with Sickle & Peace?

Flugmorph
October 28th 2021


35426 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

quiet mastodon good!

Teal
October 28th 2021


677 Comments


Eh, I'm guessing this will grow on me, but right now every song seems to follow the same route to me: Midtempo pace --> troy singing on verses --> Brann singing on choruses --> insert odd sounding riff into bridge --> extended guitar solo/maybe one more chorus.

Assemblage
October 28th 2021


1619 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

@Jay, yeah but I would say a good portion of it is even lighter.

Assemblage
October 28th 2021


1619 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

and by good portion, I mean like the last two on disc one, and like the whole second disc.

Frost15
October 28th 2021


4641 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I actually like this one a lot.

Kompys2000
October 28th 2021


9483 Comments


Has anyone else noticed that the first single for each album since CTS has been a heavier/proggier song for the fans, and then the second single is a more accessible/catchy tune for rock radio?

CTS it was Divinations then Oblivion, for the Hunter it was Black Tongue then Curl of the Burl, for OMRTS it was Chimes at Midnight then the Motherload (plz ignore High Road sorry sorry), for this one it was Sultan's Curse then show yourself, now for Hushed and Grim it's Pushing the Tides then Teardrinker

Sevengill
October 28th 2021


13163 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Warner Bros. probably has it down to a science. get the longtime fans (guaranteed money) back on board, then the second single brings in the crossover traffic from rock radio.

Mythodea
October 28th 2021


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

New album is for all those people saying they were on autopilot. I can't personally explain the 90 degrees of direction change they've done here, but it's obvious things have been shaken up tremendously. Sounds like a different band entirely from what we would expect. If EoS was an attempt to sound ''heavy'' again, the new album doesn't give a shit about expectations/directions/rules/possibilities...



I'm ending the rant here before it turns into copy-pasta (if it hasn't already). All I'm saying is the new album is just weird

Flugmorph
October 28th 2021


35426 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

new album is dense as fuck, this will take some spins lol

Flugmorph
October 28th 2021


35426 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

if i see a review from any of you guys tomorrow who hasn't received a review copy like two weeks ago I'm gonna call you a filthy liar

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
October 28th 2021


18452 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

--if i see a review from any of you guys tomorrow who hasn't received a review copy like two weeks ago I'm gonna call you a filthy liar--



*kermit sipping tea gif*



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