Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I love this band to pieces but I have no idea what they're doing with any of their stories



Like I was reading somewhere that apparently Lost Perfection, Prequel to a Sequel, and Swim to the Moon, and even one of the Coma Ecliptic songs all connect to the Parallax story somehow

Album Rating: 4.0

Seeing the proverbial bellow and voice of trespass live definitely helped this grow on me a lot. The pit was hilarious looking for voice of trespass.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Like I was reading somewhere that apparently Lost Perfection, Prequel to a Sequel, and Swim to the Moon, and even one of the Coma Ecliptic songs all connect to the Parallax story somehow"

I didn't know these songs told any story tbh. That's weird, but idc enough to try to solve this puzzle.



This is still the better one off the Automatas. Proverbial Bellow and Voice of Trespass rule and every moment feels earned. Can't really tell why some stuff on Automata I feels so ... irrelevant? Or sterile? Maybe it's the clean vox, I'm not too crazy about them

Album Rating: 3.5

I think it's production combined with relatively bad vocals. Seems very lifeless/boring in places, while it might be super interesting to hear in a live setting

Album Rating: 4.0

A live album of the automatas might be a good idea actually. I'd listen to that. I heared people say the live version of Coma Ecliptic was superior as well

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Live anything from this band is an elevating experience

Album Rating: 4.0

Tight musicianship live, especially Waggoner

Album Rating: 4.0

fellas, this album man



i could almost 5 this



been listening to I and II back to back.....keeps on getting better and better

Album Rating: 4.5

Btbam did themselves such a disservice by breaking up I and II. This is so clearly one album cut in half. I think the ratings would be higher if it was one album too.

Album Rating: 4.0

I think it was great that they did it like this. It gave us something more to look forward to after I was released. Plus, I do listen to these separately most of the time.



I definitely don't prefer 90 minute albums, at least the ones that are released nowadays.

Album Rating: 4.0

Sumerian just wanted me to buy 2 vinyl instead of 1.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

"Btbam did themselves such a disservice by breaking up I and II. This is so clearly one album cut in half. I think the ratings would be higher if it was one album too."

Yeah pretty much this. The wait and anticipation was kind of cool but it was definitely intended as one whole album that they later decided to split. Maybe Sumerian's idea? Who knows.

Album Rating: 4.5

@Titan I enjoyed the anticipation for II as well, but at this point listening to only I or II feels like a truncated experience. I+II is 72 minutes. That's totally on brand for a BtBam full-length. Parallax II is 73 minutes long.

Album Rating: 4.5

Money grabbing tactic, still kind of taken aback that btbam agreed to go through with it, I thought they were better than that

Album Rating: 4.5

Can we do the right thing for them and combine it as one for the sputnik database?

Album Rating: 3.5

Gonna listen to it as one record, never did that before. Kinda feels like it would drag

Album Rating: 4.5

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dVIMpbITRTfaf3P6UN04t?si=_PqeA0kDTO2_F1OD7Lr9LA had this playlist for a while now, I never listen to I & II as individuals, would love to be able to rate it on here as one individual album

Album Rating: 4.0

Looks like I'm the only winner here.....hope they do it like this again

Album Rating: 3.5

Don't really have a problem with them splitting the two records

Album Rating: 4.5

As a whole it is one of their most eclectic albums. For me, that aspect is minimized when you only digest it in half bits. It's clearly a personal taste thing (as everything is when it comes to art). I will on occasion just listen to Condemned to the Gallows by itself, as that is a mega banger of the highest order.