Agalloch Marrow of the Spirit
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danielito19
May 2nd 2014


12251 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

this album is a hard 2.5

Atari
Emeritus
May 2nd 2014


28088 Comments


what emyay said

Emyay
May 2nd 2014


6282 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this isn't cheesy or generic in any way. i find heritage to be much much cheesier

NinoKuni
May 2nd 2014


198 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The new Opeth record was really great. Another album on here that a lot of fans of the band don't seem to like. Especially confusing given that many people apparently thought Damnation was a masterpiece but gave Heritage a 2-3.



I wouldn't say this album is alienating; a lot of hard work went into this and it's meant to be more of an atmospheric approach to their music. I think that the problem here is that it proceeded Ashes (which is my favourite) and people couldn't stand the shift in production

Keyblade
May 2nd 2014


30810 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Once you get over the production, this is a gem

mandan
May 2nd 2014


14021 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The other band I might mention is Genesis, who after being prog legends in the 70's, turned on their fans by going poppy in the 80's.



Bear in mind, I'm talking fan impact (which is fairly objective fact), as opposed to music quality (which is subjective perception).

Keyblade
May 2nd 2014


30810 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It was really jarring at first, coming off the back of the pristine Ashes...and took a while to get used to

Atari
Emeritus
May 2nd 2014


28088 Comments


i love the first 2 tracks, glad you bumped it up from 1.5 cap

Emyay
May 2nd 2014


6282 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

you should always give agalloch the benefit of the doubt bro i know i'm gonna spend a shitload of

time with the new one. they've earned that devotion from me

Emyay
May 2nd 2014


6282 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i listen to into the painted gray / watchers monolith / ghosts of midwinters fires from time to time

while i lift so yeah m/

Emyay
May 2nd 2014


6282 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

niiiice

Crysis
Emeritus
May 2nd 2014


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

i think its their main metal writer, but either way he says that marrow of the spirit is not only the band's best album, but the best album of the 21st century




that's probably the most incorrect statement ever

KILL
May 2nd 2014


81582 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

what is he a homo?? OHH!!

DarkNoctus
May 2nd 2014


12819 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

as i said, dark matter gods is honestly one of the better tracks on the serpent & the sphere and it really pales in comparison to like, anything they've ever done



best track is the astral dialogue though, really good track

Crysis
Emeritus
May 2nd 2014


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

god dammit we still don't have a promo i have to hear it now so i'm not worried about how the whole thing turns out

climactic
May 2nd 2014


22925 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

that dark matter gods song bored me to tears, didnt even finish it

NinoKuni
May 2nd 2014


198 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hoping I disagree

Amphoteric
May 2nd 2014


2014 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It wasn't anything spectacular on first listen; it was just alright. Sure it'll grow though.

DarkNoctus
May 2nd 2014


12819 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i've listened about 15 times and it's grown on me precious little if at all



the structuring of the album just refuses to make sense and every time you feel like you're getting into it you're pulled right the fuck back out again



the interludes are useless, the two longer tracks go fucking nowhere and of the other four tracks only one is very good, one is just good while the others are really underwhelming



and of the two good tracks, you've already heard one of them



so uhh, you're in for one nice surprise at least. the astral dialogue is awesome.

Crysis
Emeritus
May 3rd 2014


17653 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

if dark matter gods is any representation of the longer tracks this will be a like a 2/5



celestial effigy was like 3.5/5 pretty good



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