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Aerisavion
May 25th 2025


4069 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

New album when.

kalkwiese
June 30th 2025


11250 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Vool are special. Asymmetry didn't grip me though

arthropod
June 30th 2025


3906 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

[2] although it's a grower for me, Aeons and Alpha Omega in particular. AΩ has propably the best guitar parts of the record.

pourradass
February 19th 2026


1320 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Gave it another listen this morning and I'm considering lowering this to a 2.5. It just struck me how much this is a product of its time, the fast singing and staccato riffs give this a nu-metal sheen which just doesn't work for me. So glad they almost immediately went into a new direction after this. Seems fairly evident this one was a collection of songs they'd written for many years prior.

arthropod
February 19th 2026


3906 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nu-metal the best genre agreed



Seriously though, to each their own but I love this vibe. The evolution into the sound of the next album is interesting - I'll say that C.O.T.E. could easily fit on Sound Awake and vice versa, All I Know wouldn't feel out of place here.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
February 19th 2026


48526 Comments


this shit rips ye

pourradass
February 19th 2026


1320 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

kind of goes back to my earlier comment, I just don't want my vool to be an amalgamation of science-era incubus, disturbed, and djent

Gfunk839
August 26th 2026


853 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Someone said recently that this beats In Verses.. let's just say HARDDDDDD disagree>



This sounds like any number of Nu-metal adjacent bands I listened to in the late 2000s early 2010s. Not bad but not special by any means.



Their next album showed tremendous growth, containing their (IMO) best song ever (New Day). Yet, IV is still their best record.

Relinquished
August 26th 2026


50621 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

nah false, this had its solid moments

arthropod
August 26th 2026


3906 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I disagree primarily because this is quite an unique record considering its stylistic palette. On how many nu metal albums can you hear symphonic, ambient, swing and Meshuggah influences used next to each other, skilfully on top of that?



One reason why I find this superior to IV is because at no point does IV provoke an emotional reaction in me remotely as strong as this does. That, plus the matter of diversity, memorability etc. IV loses in every respect with every other LP by the band.

Gfunk839
August 27th 2026


853 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Interesting, Pod. IV provides me those same thoughts and feelings (memorable, emotional) that this provides to you. Agree to disagree.

arthropod
August 27th 2026


3906 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Agree to disagree. I’m sour towards IV but still glad that people enjoy it so much.



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