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Jurtz
May 27th 2025


5337 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Don't feed the... and don't make them pick up their mic after they dropped it

StormChaser
May 27th 2025


3152 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

smok finds a way, he doesn't need mics

DadKungFu
Emeritus
May 27th 2025


6144 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This sparks nothing in me but it is technically impressive

ToSmokMuzyki
May 27th 2025


15098 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

i never dropped mine either

osmark86
May 27th 2025


12576 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Smok needs attention like you & I need water

ToSmokMuzyki
May 27th 2025


15098 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

u must be dying of dehydration then damn someone get him a cuppa

Frost15
May 27th 2025


4641 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Smok giving this a 3.5 makes me react like Gandalf reacted to Pippin in this scene:



https://i.redd.it/kxb4n3hkx47e1.gif

facupm
May 29th 2025


12083 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

lol

decisions
May 30th 2025


1246 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Best progressive metal band of all-time

facupm
June 10th 2025


12083 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

best band of all time just

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
June 10th 2025


116690 Comments

Album Rating: 4.8

Well they went in the shitter after this so disagreed.

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
June 26th 2025


17263 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

man it's cool to hear something that was so clearly ahead of it's time and inspired so much progressive metal i've loved for so long. especially the slower melodic parts. this is where they got it from! the vocoder vocals are obviously the breaking point for most here but man after a few listens i can't help but like them. they really add to the spacey free flowing atmosphere so much. tasteful use of keys also helps. this album just feels so effortlessly made. textures is just jawdroppingly beautiful and makes me feel like floating away.



it's such a great combination and blend of tech death, prog and jazz. somewhat unpredictable in the shifts but it flows so well and is so cohesive. veil of maya is also goated prob the best complete package on here. kind of wish there were more female vox here, worked so well on that one. really dig i'm but a wave, the eagle nature and how could i as well. extremely curious about the next one and excited to listen!



shoutout bach for the push to jam this.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
June 26th 2025


116690 Comments

Album Rating: 4.8

The vocoder vox are amazing agreed.

Spec
June 26th 2025


41435 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

cynic walked so the faceless could run

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
June 26th 2025


17263 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

and btbam. two hawks favs!

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
June 26th 2025


116690 Comments

Album Rating: 4.8

Oh lord help me.

Sevengill
June 27th 2025


13143 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

PSA to not start with the Traced "remaster".

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
June 27th 2025


17263 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i always go og unless the original is infamously broken

el_newg
June 27th 2025


2401 Comments


yep I usually go for original releases, I try to think about what it would be like hearing albums at the time of their release

DePlazz
June 27th 2025


4984 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Seminal & mandatory



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