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Gyromania
September 11th 2022


37188 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Honestly I prefer 35 min albums lol. I still love me some long albums, but 30-40 mins is the perfect length for me

DadKungFu
Staff Reviewer
September 11th 2022


4988 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Steve Jobs told us to think different

rufinthefury
September 11th 2022


3998 Comments


this intro is.... something

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
September 11th 2022


5978 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks Dewi!



With regards to album length, it's possible I have a "modern short attention span" issue, haha. Their are very few double/triple albums which I don't think wouldn't be improved with a little trimming (even classics that I love, like Physical Graffiti).



But every album is different, the Big Thief record from earlier this year is an AOTY frontrunner for me, its ramshackle nature just works with the long duration. I do love a well-executed short album though.

teamster
September 11th 2022


6245 Comments


I hope this is at least on par with their last album. Thanks for the review.

LunaticSoul
September 11th 2022


2404 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

damn I loved the intro, I am hyped

LunaticSoul
September 11th 2022


2404 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

fuck me everyone is shitting on the intro?? you guys are cops



it spoke to my neurodivergent ass, so yeah. idk.

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
September 11th 2022


5978 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I can't say I hate every aspect of the intro, but there's a couple parts that make me wince and I feel like the vibe of it clashes with the rest of the album. That said, glad to hear at least someone is enjoying it!

Bedex
September 11th 2022


3133 Comments


oshit i might have to check this

DadKungFu
Staff Reviewer
September 11th 2022


4988 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

https://youtu.be/kQrQcAzMb8E



Live version of the intro

Squiggly
September 11th 2022


1274 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Embrace the cringe

Gyromania
September 12th 2022


37188 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i thought ellengaest was a very suitable runtime. i also like the cheesiest song on the album (the invisible past) the most, despite its somewhat generic lyrics. they definitely bring the cheese, but the musicality more than makes up for it imo. this one i can't speak to quite yet. it's certainly much harder to sit through front to back than their last, but there are some very noteworthy tracks. a handful of duds too. i've seen people saying the latter half is vastly superior but idk if i feel that way rn. gonna have to listen again

DarkNoctus
September 12th 2022


12213 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i think ellengaest and the great escape were better records but this is still really good.



intro is fine, it's always been the band's weird sense of humour haha.

quetzal
September 12th 2022


995 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Could this be album of the year? Never thought this band had an album this good in them.

Zakusz
September 12th 2022


1618 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Intro is hilariously bad. Imagine the number of people who worked on the album that were like "yeah dudes, that's a good idea"

Gyromania
September 12th 2022


37188 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah idk how people are defending that intro. That's some massively pretentious garbage.



What's everyone's favourite tracks?

Gyromania
September 12th 2022


37188 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah I really like wyches too. Same with the scene and bonefire. I noticed you dropped your rating, Dewinged!

Krpa
September 12th 2022


306 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

After one listen, I actually found The Pilgrim to be my favorite, even if more or less every song here is stellar. That song felt like Katatonia at its best, with Segerstedt proving himself to be a pretty good singer for this kind of downbeat stuff.

ChrimzonCanine
September 12th 2022


2080 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Next album will have an intro of them dunking on Raid Shadow Legends



And yes The Pilgrim is a major highlight on here

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
September 12th 2022


5978 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Personally, Rose Of Jericho or The Scene Is A False Prophet is probably my favorite, but it's mostly pretty consistent in my book



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