Control Denied The Fragile Art Of Existence
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KILL
May 25th 2023


81611 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

we hear what we wana hear brother m/

metalphil
May 26th 2023


1430 Comments


Lol. Album still slays, some of Chuck's best riffs are on this album

Koris
Emeritus
May 26th 2023


22667 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I miss Chuck so much man

Koris
Emeritus
August 19th 2023


22667 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

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Rastapunk
August 25th 2023


1607 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Just found ou about this!

While it's a good album, it lacks the technicality of SOP (apart from the bass). I was so eager to listen to another album with Richard Christy on drums but was a little underwhelmed.



It's a great album though, SOP just had the bar very high!

metalphil
August 25th 2023


1430 Comments


I think if you give it a few more listens it might grow on you further. It certainly was the case for me.

Rastapunk
August 25th 2023


1607 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"I think if you give it a few more listens it might grow on you further. It certainly was the case for me."



Will definitly do. I mean I like it enough that I just bought the CD so I will definitly give it more spins.

Michal4Srnka
June 29th 2024


356 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fabulous album. Believe is one of the best metal songs ever. I wish this album was released under Death though, even with Aymar on vocals

TheSonomaDude
June 30th 2024


10162 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

It was cool to read about Chuck's favorite lesser-known albums because Control Denied feels very much inspired by that kind of stuff. For more stuff that sounds very similar to this, check out



Shadow Gallery - Carved in Stone

Jonas Hannson - No. 1 (Control Denied is named after a song of the same name on this album)

Riot - Inishmore

Forte - Stranger Than Fiction

Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray (or any Fates Warning tbh)



Koris
Emeritus
June 30th 2024


22667 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

^ Nice to see a Shadow Gallery rec, they're underrated as hell

Frost15
June 30th 2024


4651 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Indeed

TheSonomaDude
June 30th 2024


10162 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Yeah i had never heard of Shadow Gallery but it's obvious they're a huge influence on Chuck's later sound

Demon of the Fall
June 30th 2024


39526 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I don’t remember liking this all that much (3 seems kind, hmm)

metalphil
July 2nd 2024


1430 Comments


Honestly there's days where I prefer this over TSOP

WretchedCacophony
September 12th 2024


3659 Comments


"Don't let the "progressive" thing fool you in the least: this isn't Dream Theater. Control Denied proves you can mix virtuoso playing, clean vocals and tight rhythm, all while staying awake."
definitely isn't as sleep inducing as DT

Butkuiss
November 6th 2024


8748 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Hmm. Kinda disappointing after a couple of listens. Tight musicianship but a lot of these songs just seem to go nowhere. Then again, TSOP is one of my least favourite Death albums, so I guess it makes sense this mightn’t be my cup of tea either

metalphil
November 6th 2024


1430 Comments


>:[

ToSmokMuzyki
November 6th 2024


15170 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

balls

Frost15
February 15th 2025


4651 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Rules. A worthy finale for Chuck surrounded by virtuoso players of on each instrument.

metalphil
February 16th 2025


1430 Comments


Yeah it rules



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