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PortalofPerfection
May 30th 2016


3415 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

So is anyone gonna talk about Optimus Prime's cameo in the change over from Apotheose Part 1 to Part 2...?



Or did I miss that discussion?

brainmelter
May 30th 2016


8542 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yea that transformer sound was lol

the audio at the end of the last track tripped me out

Flugmorph
May 30th 2016


35420 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

ye noticed that too

MarsKid
Emeritus
May 30th 2016


21057 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Got the vinyl and it looks pretty awesome.

beefshoes
May 31st 2016


8448 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I can't really get into this or the vocals, but this band has a ton of talent. The bass player fucking shreds.

LotusFlower
May 31st 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i need more metal with groove ass bassists

MarsKid
Emeritus
May 31st 2016


21057 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Beyond Creation has a prominent bass player, but their music is pretty divisive.

LotusFlower
May 31st 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i have beyond creation on my 'to listen' list already, any others by any chance?

beefshoes
May 31st 2016


8448 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Cynic and Atheist?

Tasty
May 31st 2016


61 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Try Veniversum by De Lirium's Order:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/50856/De-Liriums-Order-Veniversum/



I recommend the first two tracks of the album

LotusFlower
May 31st 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks for the recs, I'll be sure to check them when I can!

bloc
May 31st 2016


70880 Comments


Clover you definitely wanna check out Augury too

MarsKid
Emeritus
May 31st 2016


21057 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Vipassi has some good bass too.

necropig
June 1st 2016


7776 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Have peeps here also checked out unhuman?

bloc
June 1st 2016


70880 Comments


Yah, they're awesome too; definitely comparable to these guys. They really show off their Quebec quirkiness which I really like.

The vocalist, however, is fucking CRAZY

Jotun35
June 2nd 2016


124 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Definitely up there among the best tech death records I have ever listened to!

I was extremely skeptical when I heard people saying "it's the best tech death album since Incurso" but now I tend to agree and see some common points: straight in your face, lightning fast (those gravity blasts!) neo-classical tech death with jazzy bits here and there (albeit First Fragment has more jazzy and funky parts à la Gorod than Spawn of Possession).



The EP was really cool, but this is waaaay superior.



Beyond Creation is nice but not nearly as good as Augury or First Fragment IMO.

Now, let's see what Defeated Sanity will release this year (so far, the double album seems amazing) and Augury (probably next year)! 2016 is a great year for tech death I must say (even though last Fallujah record was a bit underwhelming)!



"Planetary Duality is pretty much the most consistent and well-written modern tech death album there is. It's the complete opposite of a clusterfuck since it's so focused and clear with its songwriting. It's written very much like classic death metal with obvious and inherently straightforward songwriting but just with an extremely technical base. I mean if you think it's a clusterfuck you probably didn't listen to it very hard or attentively since it's no less unlistenable or "clusterfucky" than any other death metal record."



Not nearly as good as Incurso honestly (and way under Organic Hallucinosis which is pretty much the golden standard when it comes to modern technical death metal with a cold, almost industrial vibe and huge production). And the production on Planetary Duality is shit. Period. I used to jam this album a lot. But now I just can't stand the triggered to oblivion drum machine sound... Oh wait? It's a human drummer playing on this record? My bad, can't hear the difference. The drum machine on The Aftertought Ecstasy sounds more natural than the drums on Planetary Duality. I love the Cynic influences on PD though (and strongly disagree with this review: call me gay if you will, but "Traced in Air" was an amazing album worth the wait).

bloc
June 2nd 2016


70880 Comments


"Beyond Creation is nice but not nearly as good as Augury or First Fragment IMO."

Definitely agree and I'm glad someone pointed this out.

BC is a pretty standard affair tbh. I liked them at first but they got pretty boring fast. Both Augury and FF are miles ahead in terms of replayability and uniqueness.

parksungjoon
June 2nd 2016


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

beyond creation had some nice trems on their debut (among other cool things) but the dxc influence hindered them



haven't heard their follow-up yet though



augury and ff are definitely better

p4p
June 2nd 2016


1959 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

ya these guys plays rly fast like yngwie

parksungjoon
June 2nd 2016


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

try necrophagist



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