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Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
October 28th 2009


38391 Comments


Well, hopefully by the end of the day there will be a Daisy review up with a rating of 2.5.

Willie
Moderator
October 28th 2009


20674 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

That's a very good start!

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
October 28th 2009


38391 Comments


I'm sure I'll get negged into oblivion ;) lol

Willie
Moderator
October 28th 2009


20674 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

If it's well written most will just bitch.

darksunwithin
October 28th 2009


100 Comments


Yeah, I think I would have to say that "Panic Attack" is their best. The instrumentation, vocals, and lyrics are all fantastic on that song. It's just one of those genuinely good songs that I would add to a 'top 100 songs' list.


Panic Attack is one of the better songs off Octavarium but definitely not their their best. Some of the lyrics are downright awful; "I am paralyzed, So afraid to die". I'm far from a lyric kind of guy but that's just laughable.


Awake is the only album I listen to from start to finish anymore (except for "Lifting Shadows off a Dream" - that song sucks).


Oh dear. :-(



Gnominator
November 24th 2009


41 Comments


"The Shattered Fortress" reminds me of Tool's "Triad" from Lateralus.

Parallels
November 24th 2009


10216 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

best song ending ever created in the world goes to The Count Of Tuscany. Epic. if i had a song id die to, its The Count of Tuscany.

wakeem
December 6th 2009


100 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Saw them on Thursday night - and a different thing happened last year than last time I saw them: I want to hear more. They played with a support act instead of an 'evening' show this time, it wasnt a long enough show. They only played 10 songs with the extended stuff in between and while it was really good, it didnt hold a candle to the evening show last year.



Dont think ill go and see them again unless they are the sole act. It was still an entertaining show though. And Pain of Salvation (support) werent bad. Id just rather an extra hour of DT.



and they didnt play Shattered Fortress! Played 4 songs off this album, and Fortress wasnt one of them, dammit!

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
December 6th 2009


32288 Comments


I imagine 2 were Wither and A Rite Of Passage?

Motiv3
December 6th 2009


9351 Comments


gosh wither is so damn cheesy and not in a good way.. at least the rest of the album makes up for it.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
December 6th 2009


32288 Comments


Eh, it's only as cheesy as every other ballad they've ever done
And it's not nearly as bad as some of the lyrics in The Count Of Tuscany

Comatorium.
December 6th 2009


5527 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

This album is their most tolerable yet.



Its still awful.



Good review though.

wakeem
December 7th 2009


100 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

'I imagine 2 were Wither and A Rite Of Passage?'



Yep, and Nightmare as the opener, and Tuscany as the encore.



Kindve predictable. At least the rest of the set wasnt, really random set otherwise I thought.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
December 7th 2009


32288 Comments


That's pretty cool. I mean they're touring Black Clouds at the moment so of course they'll blast those songs the most

kygermo
December 14th 2009


1007 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I measure a great record by playing it out for a couple months straight, and then putting it back on the shelf only to come back to it some time later. This record is one of them. Since Systematic Chaos by and large kinda sucked, my hopes were low. But man, this album delivered for me.





BTW, anybody notice how both Systematic Chaos and Megadeth's United Abominations came out around the same time and both sort of sucked? Then, both DT and Deth released their follow-ups rather quickly and they both rocked everyone's socks? Coincidental, sure, but it was cool how both bands redeemed themselves.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
December 14th 2009


32288 Comments


I didn't notice that, mainly because UA was a good album.

kygermo
December 14th 2009


1007 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Meh, it was ok. Do you find Endgame to be better?

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
December 14th 2009


32288 Comments


I do indeed, UA is still damn good though

MentalityOfA
December 16th 2009


1217 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I had the album on my iPod for a couple months, but only started listening to it now.

The Count Of Tuscany is really good.

Waior
December 16th 2009


11778 Comments


Besides the wankfest in the middle, A Nightmare to Remember is actually a really well constructed song.



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