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Demon of the Fall
August 17th 2023


38990 Comments


In the U.S. the Autumn season is known as 'Fall'
if you cripple a child, they will inevitably fall over

mystery solved

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 17th 2023


115255 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

BOOM!

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 17th 2023


115255 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

This band's first 8 albums honestly range from amazing to at least really good for me. I don't have high hopes for this but I gotta jam it ahrd. Still have to hear the one before this too.

Minortimbo12
August 17th 2023


1648 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Album goes hard

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 17th 2023


115255 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

Yeah it's really good stuff.

Sabrutin
August 19th 2023


9843 Comments


Pos'd and nice feature!

Review is on point, I'm happy you mentioned the guitarwork in "For Tomorrow". "Unable to Feel You" also has an appreciated use of guitar melody.

Unfortunately this continues the post-TLoS streak of minor albums, and even between them the previous one (As the Morning Dawns) had a more unique identity with its icy winter synths, but I still find things to like here too (like the post-punky opener or the two tracks mentioned).

I'm starting to think they may have used a lot of creative juice to make The Light of September, which I believe perfected their current post-punkier sound and is one of my favorite blackgaze records ever (with Try Not to Destroy, which is my fav AAFCC), and now they aren't sure where to go. I do think they're still worth exploring every time though, like As the Morning Dawns like I mentioned has some great wintery stuff ("Of Your Light", "In Winter"...).

Gotta say all in all personally I don't fully get why in the bm-related world (or metal in general) they're the ones to get specially grilled for sameyness though, honestly.

Oh also, in case somebody doesn't know, M has published two side-projects this year. One is Our Throne which is a straight-up atmoblack record, so those who want more proper bm from them should check it out! The other is Coil Cloud and it's a solo project, he basically ended Cold Body Radiation and started Coil Cloud in its place, and it's closer to AAFCC than Our Throne.

Sabrutin
August 19th 2023


9843 Comments


"only the ocean was the last album I truly enjoyed by these guys"

that's actually one of my least favs. These days my top half of the discog would be:

Try Not to Destroy > Light of September > Lost / Long Goodbye

Minortimbo12
August 21st 2023


1648 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

honestly my fav album by them

Nikkolae
August 22nd 2023


6909 Comments


"Overall, it is clear that the well is running dry for this band and their sound."


while it pains to say it, this is absolutely true, they have blackgaze down to a T, but there is too little experimentation between them, at least Deafheaven knew when to switch things up

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
September 29th 2023


115255 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

Idk these guys have always done it at a pretty high level for me. Lost is the best blackgaze album ever made.



Yes, better than Sunbather.

jmh886
September 29th 2023


3003 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

so earlier i shat on this band for being so samey but this grew on me quite a bit. funny.

Nikkolae
September 30th 2023


6909 Comments


I would actually say most of these guys blackgaze albums are better than sunbather, mainly cause I really am a sucker for the post-punk elements they infuse in it.

Zac124
September 30th 2023


4001 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Lost might be better than Sunbather but none of their other work that I have heard so far do not come close to Sunbather imo.

Pherin
July 8th 2024


23 Comments


When did they change their name to AN AUTUMN?

Nikkolae
July 8th 2024


6909 Comments


´s always been that way

DungeonBoy
July 8th 2024


10281 Comments


Must have been recently Pherin, within the past couple days? An Autumn for Crippled Children is a terrible band name, but very memorable. An Autumn is pretty forgettable.

DatsNotDaMetulz
July 12th 2024


4514 Comments


Name changed in June: https://www.facebook.com/aafcc2009/posts/pfbid0GXpwbdkehyoUuenKsL82mymRvEaTAfAqcmei8oeUFQRdodAakdUJ2GgNFCq5bF76l

Nikkolae
July 13th 2024


6909 Comments


yeah name change is eh, either way new album soon apparently



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