Cynic Traced in Air
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Abaddon2005
December 4th 2008


684 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i agree that it sounds like it's sort of from another universe. but i think that's very cool, especially in the chorus of 'the unknown guest'. and i think the vocals are great. one thing that really bothered me with Focus was that the vocals weren't exactly melodic and i'm glad they rectified it on this album.

willfellmarsy
December 11th 2008


3847 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

finally downloaded this but could only listen to the first two songs...i went from limp to erect, cannot wait til i can listen to this in its entirety...5/5

Commortus
December 11th 2008


237 Comments


air is pretty and angry
oh wait you're an a-hole

McP3000
December 11th 2008


4121 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

oh wait you're a-hole

DeathThrashProg
December 11th 2008


498 Comments


I think they form a very unique situation where their technicality creates some of the emotion

Spot on.
I honestly think this is one of the best metal releases of the 00s, it's almost beyond words.

luci
December 12th 2008


12844 Comments


Traced In Air > Alchemy Index: Air

willfellmarsy
December 13th 2008


3847 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Everythin>...

This is good, listened to it like 6 times yesterday...

my probs-

The vocals are like awesome sauce until like 5 tracks in then they start to grate

If they are never gunna put the growls in the forefront, why include them, i mean i love layers but a couple growls alone, or something else, would make the others sound fresher?

Musically this rules too much (o wait that's not a...)This Message Edited On 12.13.08

fireaboveicebelow
December 13th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

the growls suck that's why they aren't in the forefront

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
December 13th 2008


116165 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I wouldn't say they suck, but they're definitely not anything great. Luckily it doesn't effect the album at all.

OffTheRadar
December 13th 2008


102 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

clean vox are superb



the growls are kind of sad and i am glad they aren't on as much as they were on focus.

willfellmarsy
December 13th 2008


3847 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

they aren't good but there needs to be something else...the clean vox are too perfect and they start to annoy rather than amaze

fireaboveicebelow
December 13th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

perhaps an instrumental track

Lunarfall
December 13th 2008


3178 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Cynic's growling has never been great TBH.

DeathThrashProg
December 13th 2008


498 Comments


the growls add an interesting dynamic in my opinion, but they are out of place in some parts.

foreverendeared
December 13th 2008


14745 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

everyone's opinions are wrong here, wtfThis Message Edited On 12.13.08

Mendigo
December 13th 2008


2299 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

it is as it is and that's it.

Commortus
December 14th 2008


237 Comments


this album is garbage compared to focus
"analyze it as its own construction and don't relate it to past albums"
why would you do that when focus does everything that traced in air does better.

fireaboveicebelow
December 14th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

focus was boring son

AngelPhoenix
December 14th 2008


2761 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

focus was boring son


kinda was, comparatively.



focus does everything that traced in air does better


hahaha what?

fireaboveicebelow
December 14th 2008


6835 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

not to say focus was bad, experimenting is good, but the end result is a variable depending on who you are



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