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DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
June 27th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I really enjoy their older albums Jas, but the last three albums are fucking serious buisness.

BigPleb
June 27th 2015


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah undoubtedly their best, but the first 4 rule hard too.



It's just the 2 in between that dip in quality (Withering and Marrow)

BigPleb
June 27th 2015


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Getting worse with every album or?



Let's discuss :]

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
June 27th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Macabre is the only real weak link for me, which is a shame because the t/t is fucking phenomenal.

Jasdevi087
June 27th 2015


8176 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Marrow of the Bone is the weak link tbh

BigPleb
June 27th 2015


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed, Kyo's vox were at their worst around then too.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
June 27th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Ahh but it's like I said in my review for it, while its probably the most unoriginal and musically dull as the rest of the discography, it's an important transition period. So I'm not that hard on it really.

Angelboros
June 27th 2015


1357 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

If it weren't for the production, then I'd prefer Vulgar over The Marrow of a Bone. Yes, a majority of the songs that comprise the album are of a bland, meathead-like nature, though I also feel as if the more generic numbers on there don't weigh the overall record down too much. Call me a psychopath, but the unoriginal swagger that TMB boasts actually sorta makes it stand out; most of the time, to be a bit precise - and you could say the same for Withering to death. Vulgar has better songwriting, but the latter outmatches it as far as consistency is concerned. Now fight me.



Still, I can't stress enough how Uroboros is Dir's divine jewel.

CalculatingInfinity
June 27th 2015


9941 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"Still, I can't stress enough how Uroboros is Dir's divine jewel."



I wonder what gave that away? :P

Angelboros
June 27th 2015


1357 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

LMAO. It all dated back to as far as '08 and the rest is history.

Space Jester
June 27th 2015


11560 Comments


Withering to death. is not a weak point for me, so many jams and there's really not a bad song to be found.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
June 27th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I really like wtd

JizzInMyPants
June 28th 2015


2965 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

WTD is their best album to me, man C makes me wanna dance during that chorus. WTD is their summer feel good album to me lol.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
June 28th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

C and saku are some damn fine tunes.

CalculatingInfinity
July 8th 2015


9941 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

My limited edition of this has finally come!



This is something else, my new pride and joy of my collection :3

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
July 8th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Congrats man. How much damage did it do to your wallet?

CalculatingInfinity
July 8th 2015


9941 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It's usually £100 but I got it for £60, Vinyl/CD's are mint and everything else is Near mint minus the box with annoying dent at the bottom. A steal really for how rare it is to get. The thing that really makes it worth it is the lyric book, it's all translated and looks majestic. Not the best example but the only one I can find: https://c3.staticflickr.com/7/6065/6025444946_2dda2e5549_b.jpg

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
July 8th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

wow that's a steal! if i didn't already have the cd and vinyl i'd have probably hunted it down at some point.

CalculatingInfinity
July 8th 2015


9941 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yep it's not worth it if you already have the CD and Vinyl, only thing you'd be getting then is the monster lyric book, packaging and the special DVD that comes with it. I can't find the interview on that on YT anywhere but I haven't checked to see whether you can find the live footage of it on YT. If there's a special edition to get though it's this, since Uroboros' has the orginal only plus less quality DVD/lyric sheet and Arche's one pales in comparison.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
July 8th 2015


18935 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I really like the Arche SE, I think if you get the single SE of Sustain and Rinkaku it looks great.



I really want Uroboros SE but that isn't easy or cheap to find. ha



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