Nope not even close

Album Rating: 4.5

shush chinese you don't like heavy

It's not that I don't like heavy, heavy can be good, but maturity usually comes with softening up a bit, and WR is clearly the work of a more experienced, confident band

Album Rating: 3.5

I wouldn't say this lacks confidence. They clearly have charisma here, but it's placed loads better on Oceanic. That's when the experience and maturity never really stops.

Album Rating: 4.5

Experience and confidence dont necessarily equate directly to quality. Not that I don't like WR; I do. But I think this is a better release than WR

You both have points.

@Mongi - Yeah I'd agree with that, but here it feels like "this is our first album, we're gonna kill it", and WR feels more like "this is our fifth album, we know what we're doing", if that makes sense. I guess it'd be more accurate to say they're both confident, but in different senses

@ford - You're definitely right, they don't, but with experience usually comes superior musicianship and attention to detail, which WR definitely showcases in relation to this (at least to my ears). Perhaps I'm biased because WR is my 2nd favorite Isis release

Album Rating: 3.5

Yea they're not mutually exclusive but I've found that more often than not, immaturity can be a factor in enjoyment. It's not really a matter of experience and confidence per se, but more of how they use it. And they absolutely kill it on all of their later releases despite this one still being exceptional.

Album Rating: 4.0

Finally giving this a listen, enjoying the heaviness with a slight progressive edge. Not expecting too much ambience or clean sections though

Album Rating: 4.0

C.F.T. has some cool ambient parts. Second favorite on here after t/t

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, this album is great. The remastered album art is really sweet.

Album Rating: 4.0

I was expecting way less clean guitar and ambience than I got, very pleasant surprise. This is about on par with their others for me

Album Rating: 4.0

This was a grower for me, so make sure you invest some time in this.

Album Rating: 3.0

Ill do some listening for that the next few days. Maybe it will grow

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah I wasn't crazy about this at first but the more I listened, the more I loved it

Album Rating: 4.0

It's a grower [27]

Album Rating: 4.0

I didn't fully appreciate it until I got the remastered vinyl and jammed that about half a dozen times (it was the only Isis vinyl available at the time, and I'm glad it was).

Album Rating: 3.5

The title track is soooo good. It's a shame about Deconstructing Towers though. It's the only Isis song I've heard that I really don't like.

whaaaaaat Deconstructing Towers kicks ass

Album Rating: 4.5

it's one of their best for sure

the remastered version of this album with good headphones is incredible stuff. love the production.