Album Rating: 4.5

"Everything from 3:22-onwards in Brethren of the Cross is pretty great I’m realizing"

Just came here to post how much I love the part starting at 3:08. Whole song is incredible, indeed Frost, and a shame Johnny, that you ranked it so low on your list. Have you come to enjoy it more?

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Even if I don’t really like the first 3 minutes, it’s still obviously one of the highlights, clearly better than The Knight Errant, Spectrum of Colour, Get out of the Tower, and the closer.

Album Rating: 4.0

incorrect use of *obviously*; clearly a bad take

closer fuckin goes, why do i still smell weakness itt

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I revisited my comment and I have to say I will have to disagree with your assessment sir. Maybe I’d like the closer more if drone metal did anything for me.

Album Rating: 4.0

closer is a great song well before the drone kicks in, but

drone metal fuckin goes, why do i still smell weakness itt

Album Rating: 4.5

I don't think I could rank this album, all of the tracks are brilliant and they all just keep growing on me.

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5:42 of Epipsychidion until around the 9 minute mark is pretty good.

Album Rating: 4.0

I got into Void in Virgo, Necklace and Epipsychidion really hard. The droning ending of Epipsychidion is gold, I love it.

Album Rating: 4.5

With the album themes being about the struggles and futility of life, the drone outro of Epipsychidion seems to perfectly encapsulate the image of giving up, where the character/s of the lyrics have embraced death and waiting for it to overtake them.



"Life is short, though death is very long

A drawn-out elegy to the saddest song"



I also just think the drone outro is very well done, it's texturally very pleasing to listen to I think. Feels like more than just a wall of sound.

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Yeah as far as drone goes it’s pretty good. Just kind of disappointing that such a long song just peters out for the whole second half, like The Grain at the end of Ashes… by Agalloch.

Album Rating: 4.0

as far as drone goes

lol

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lol

Album Rating: 2.0

lol

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm not laughing

Album Rating: 2.0

lol

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lol

Album Rating: 3.5

hmmm

Album Rating: 4.0

"Just kind of disappointing that such a long song just peters out"



That's what I love about it haha. To each their own.



Here are the final lyrics, which I think puts context into why the album ends the way it does.

"Shut away are the ruins of our lives

In anguish on a couch of knives and dreams

Nothing remains but the memories of others

And the words and lines in the murmuring of stream."

Album Rating: 2.5

This is so much better than Blasphemy

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Yeah man Tony just should’ve went more jazz / chamber than metal on here let’s be honest. His releases like that were always the best w KD.