Just such a monumental band and such a huge part of my early 20’s.

Album Rating: 5.0

Hand of the host is indeed in my top 5 ISIS songs of all time.

Album Rating: 4.5

hells yea



20 minutes, ghost key and threshold are prolly in my top 5

Album Rating: 4.5

This was my second Isis album after Panopticon, but it's definitely my favorite. ITAOT comes in at a very close second. I love getting lost in this album on a relaxing evening.

Album gives me goosebumps

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah this thing is incredible, it's my probably my favourite if not tied with both Panopticon and Oceanic, they're all amazing in different ways though

Album Rating: 5.0

It’s a 5 train!

Album Rating: 5.0

Hand of the Host and Ghost Key are handily my favourite from here, they send chills up my spine, but they're all gorgeous pieces

Album Rating: 4.5

5 train (2)

really had proper love for this on my last check. It’s definitely solidly third in the ISIS pecking order but the order is hard to penetrate

Album Rating: 5.0

The production sets this apart from any of their other releases. I love them all but Joe Barresi made this god tier.

Album Rating: 4.5

The opening run to this is sublime. The trio to start + Stone to Wake are all up there with their best material from Panopticon and Oceanic

I’m definitely gonna have to redeploy the 4.5, even under my recent “stricter guidelines”… feels good as this is A+ band territory having three such releases

Album Rating: 4.5

Threshold and 20 Minutes are pretty great songs too. I reckon this is among their best.

Album Rating: 4.7

Absolutely is.

Album Rating: 4.5

Threshold and Ghost Key are the ISIS top 10s here, but man I love 20 Minutes

Only Isis I haven't heard. Well, this and their debut, otherwise I've heard the big bois

Album Rating: 5.0

How dude



Get on this now

Album Rating: 5.0

It IS different from their others I would say, way more vocal presence but that just adds to the genius imo

Album Rating: 4.5

So many badass riffs using keys in this. Works like a dream. Tis proper unique aye.

P.S. I were not slagging off the rest of this album I’ll av u know butt kiss

Album Rating: 4.5

"Threshold and Ghost Key are the ISIS top 10s here, but man I love 20 Minutes"

big yarp.



Also every Isis is among their best. I've done the debut the least but man I was shocked by how solid it was when I finally listened to it and def need to go back to it more.



This lacks something of the weight of Oceanic/Panopticon to me and has a little bit less of a time put in vs payoff kind of feel to it, but this also has an immediacy and accessibility to it while losing none of their brilliance that I really appreciate.

Album Rating: 4.5

I appreciate how this one plays with quiet textures in loud moments and vice versa instead of the formulaic crescendocore approach they’d worn out by ITAOT