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Deez
October 12th 2018


10330 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I honestly thought Saethe was just a joke. You know them quirky thou boys

Relinquished
October 12th 2018


48757 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"and another compilation LP containing The Sacrifice, To The Chaos Of Wizard Youth and Baton Rouge EPs"



lol again?

AcmeApathyAmok
October 12th 2018


784 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

According to the blurb on their website, yes. I'm not well versed on which EPs have ended up being on their "Ceremonies" compilation series but those three EPs could very well have not received the "Ceremonies" physical treatment yet (I know they were all standalone releases on wax only and some are on one of their online compilation releases i.e. Algiers, Rendon, and Oakland) hence why it's being done in the first place. According to Gilead, it's a 2xLP release.

Tchitcherine
October 15th 2018


219 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I just googled "how to get into sludge" and google gave me



1. Change your oil. Once engine oil sludge is detected, change the oil in your car. ...

2. Add an engine oil sludge remover product. ...

3. Check to see if sludge is removed. ...

4. Schedule a service appointment at Cherry Hill Nissan.



I think I need some help here..



I'm listening to a full album from these guys the first time now, I saw them live opening for Converge and it was nice, but I never listened much to music from this genre.

I enjoyed 'Sovereign Self', but the rest doesn't give me much except it is calming. What am I missing here? Do I just need a few spins more?

trilo
October 15th 2018


6310 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

possibly. this band took a few listens to click and now i wanna wine and dine 'em

Demon of the Fall
October 15th 2018


33949 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Maybe try ‘sludge music’ & be sure to post all the results.

Tchitcherine
October 15th 2018


219 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Ok I'll do this before calling Cherry Hill Nissan

Demon of the Fall
October 15th 2018


33949 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Good plan.

Veldin
October 15th 2018


5275 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

wine, dine, & 69. What's this newly released split I've been hearing murmurs about?

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 15th 2018


32047 Comments


Came out last friday. Rips.

Relinquished
October 15th 2018


48757 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

quality bookends for tha summer of thou

nightbringer
October 30th 2018


2727 Comments


The aesthetics given off by this band's name, their album names, and their album covers is so damn alluring but the music style is just not for me. It's almost like I want some other band to inhabit their skin to give me the complete package, hah. (And sorry, for fans of this band, I'm sure it's great if you get this stuff!)

Relinquished
October 30th 2018


48757 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

^ whoa you've been here a long time



Thing is it feels like this band studied the doom genre extremely well that throughout their discography and that you can pick up riffs, nods, or the essence of the old school originators or pioneers. I never felt like they tried hard or fell into pretension even back when they churned out more than most in one year. In however they approached their songs they approached it with enough momentum and restraint when it called for them. I personally can't imagine anyone else doing it any better than they have considering their trajectory and consistency.

DDDeftoneDDD
October 30th 2018


22376 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

This isn't for me either. That's no excuse...

dbizzles
October 30th 2018


15197 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Very well put, User Relinquished.



I havent' been along for the ride as long as you, so diving into this band's catalog looked like it was going to be a chore- especially for a noob. But, that just wasn't the case. I can see how someone might be turned off by the generally exhaustive style, but I can't help but let it wash over me. Not to mention, they do well to mix it up and rarely (if ever) is there a swing and a miss, and that's just not something I've gotten from more than a couple bands ever. Thou is special.

nightbringer
October 30th 2018


2727 Comments


"whoa you've been here a long time"

Haha, yeah... I have predominantly been a lurker but I kept visiting. My musical debt to this site would be pretty hard to pay off.



trilo
October 30th 2018


6310 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"but I can't help but let it wash over me"



this x100



band rulessss

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 31st 2018


32047 Comments


54 comments and 2 reviews in 13 years, that's some impressive restraint brother.

Thou is a thick fog wall to go through but once on the other side it pays off. This said, I'm still half way through with them.

Hawks
November 2nd 2018


88478 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This gets better every time.



The riff at the beginning of Transcending Dualities sounds really similar to the riff in Ritual by Gorgoroth, I love it.

trilo
November 2nd 2018


6310 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This gets better every time. [2]



this is def my AOTY at this point



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