Gorod Process of a New Decline
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Tyler
Emeritus
July 13th 2009


7927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

it sounds like "Cosmogenesis" by Obscura


Sounds nothing like that.

asdemonsburn
July 14th 2009


793 Comments


vocals are a huge turn off, they're layered too thick and overpower the music

Watershed is sweet song though

DBlitz
July 14th 2009


1693 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

*and no,


yea I thought that part was off, but I don't think "and no," would work there. dunno.



Just because your expectations were tech death metal doesn't mean the band had to follow that formula. This criticism is like saying "Because I was expecting this to be pop and it turned out to be rock, I don't like it".


no seriously, just listen to it. it sounds annoyingly happy and melodic.



What do you expect? This is tech metal. Try listening to Spawn of Possession.


usually with technical death metal, i appreciate the album more with further listening



giving this album 2.5 is a massive fail


shut up benzum

asdemonsburn
July 14th 2009


793 Comments


great album = 3.5

l2sputnik douche

masterofcum
July 14th 2009


428 Comments


yeah BRo

rasputin
July 14th 2009


14968 Comments


i thought this was enjoyable

HenchmanOfSanta
July 14th 2009


1994 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Album is a 3.5.

Review is a 2.5.

Review reads like a 1.5.



And was I just imagining that there was another review of this?

Yazz_Flute
July 14th 2009


19174 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Leading Vision is better but Programmers of Decline is their best song imo. This really grew on me though, it was like a solid 3 at first but now it's pushing a 4.5.

Willie
Moderator
July 14th 2009


20673 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

I'm not going to neg, but you should definitely spend more time on your reviews.



I have heard this enough to rate it, but not enough to really argue most of your points (Except the one's that have already been pointed out).

DBlitz
July 15th 2009


1693 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

what do i specifically need to work on?



spend more time on your reviews is pretty general

Willie
Moderator
July 15th 2009


20673 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

Yeah, I kind of wanted it to be general. I don't really like to post all sorts of corrections/suggestions on someone's review unless they specifically ask for it or are being an asshole ;)



My main issue with the review is that it kind of seems like it was done during a caffeine rush (I've done it and they turn out like this). I'm trying to say that the review seems to jump from one thought to the next with complete disregard to flow and there is just too much crammed into most sentences. Almost like a kid on a sugar rush telling a story. A few examples:



Expectations are a bitch, but when I think back now it was pretty foolish to think that Gorod a French technical death metal band, could release an album that could even come close to (or surpass) their magnum opus: Leading Vision.
In this sentence, a lot of things could be trimmed down while still conveying the same information. Also, you need the word "to" after "close".



Now, instead of progressing their own unique sound (like the one from Neurotripsicks to Leading Vision) it seems like Gorod are imitating generic technical death metal bands, making Process of a New Decline nothing more than a run-of-the-mill tech death album, crushing all expectations.
Again, this sentence could be trimmed and still say the same thing without being so convoluted (that whole first paragraph could use some trimming). Example: On Process of a New Decline Gorod have stopped progressing (I'd use "furthering" though) their sound, and instead are content to imitate other generic tech death bands. This leads to nothing more than a run-of-the-mill tech death album that falls well below expectations.



A tapping section follows, it starts off good - but then eventually it becomes overbearing due to how long it lasts - although it is still pretty impressive and the song regains its momentum afterwards.
This sentence just swings back and forth, almost like you can't decide what to say. Both sides of what you're saying are valid, but swinging back and forth like that makes it seem less so. Example: This is followed by a good tapping section that only suffers due to how long it lasts, but it still ends up being impressive enough to allow the song to regain momentum afterwards.



Basically, go through your sentences and try to split them up, focus them, and drop all of the extra words that might not be necessary.





DBlitz
July 16th 2009


1693 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Thanks Willie.

Zeromus Dark
July 16th 2009


45 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This album is ballin' and the review is a 2.5. I agree it is not as awesome as the previous entries, but it would be hard to top leading visions. If they gave us a leading visions 2 I would have been pissed. I like the polished production. Hell, maybe I am a fanboy in denial, but I am sure this is high-quality H20.

Tyler
Emeritus
July 16th 2009


7927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

gonna put my review up this weekend maybe

Motiv3
July 17th 2009


9351 Comments


I kinda agree with the review that gorod has gone back into 'every other tech-death band' territory. But its still a solid album i think. I might have to lower my rating though.



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