dunno, it's pretty close to the others

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Await Recisision is top 5 Ulcerate

Album Rating: 4.5

I wouldnt say theres indifference.

Album Rating: 4.5

incredible fucking album. vermis was great, but not quite on par with the two classics that preceded it. this one picks up right where Destroyers left off. unreal that these guys have 3 pillar dm records of the last decade and they're only 5 albums into their career.

Just got through this. Pretty good. A bit more warm with noticeable melodies this time around. Definitely a good album but I don't know if much stuck. More listens will see if that happens, I guess, Vermis didn't really have any replay value for me. I still think they peaked with Destroyers.

Album Rating: 4.5

Vermis was much more dense and overall less dynamic than EiF, Destroyers or this one, to me. which made it overall less memorable on a track-by-track basis. i think if you give this one a couple more listens, you'll associate it more with EiF and TDoA than Vermis. i could very easily be wrong of course

I hope I warm to it more, because I agree Vermis was overly dense and had less standout moments. Destroyers for me is their best because it elongated their structures and gave the really killer passages a great deal of room to shine. This one feels really dense yet again but it does have those new melodic sorta "happy" moments in the music that feel brighter and stand out a fair bit. I don't know of I like that direction or not but at least it's something new. I do miss the really severely cold and punishing sections on Destroyers though. I mean the closing riff on 'Cold Becoming' might be one of my favourite moments in music, ever. The way it builds up in intensity as it closes the track is immense. I feel like this one and Vermis both lacked that stylised repetition that allowed their best moments to be enjoyed.

Or the opening to 'Omens', it's just so dark and brilliant.

But all this said, it's still a first listen impression for me, it took me many listens to fully digest Everything Is Fire and Destroyers.

Album Rating: 4.5

this is definitely their most "post death metal" or "Neur-Ulcerate" album



hate myself for using both of those btw

I hate both those terms too but while listening to this I definitely did hear the melodic Neurosis/ISIS moments that I didn't really find in their past work.

Album Rating: 4.5

There Are No Saviours really exemplifies that whole idea to me. i actually dig it. it's a natural progression for their music and it accentuates elements of their sound that i've always enjoyed, but were previously not focal points.

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah



that song makes me wish they did more instrumental shit, the first couple minutes are awesome

Album Rating: 4.0

https://youtu.be/_En82zFPC4c

Some shrines drum tracking

Is it wrong to say this guy is the most talented drummer in death metal right now?

Yes

who do you think is?

Drummer from Nekrogoblicosatanica Goatitudinus Occultus is better agreed

yea i'm curious too. can't think of too many drummers as dynamic and technically adept

edit: will have to check

edit: I am dolt

i jam that band every day jac

If we're talking sheer technicality then there are a few drummers that rival him (even though technicality is a but hard to gauge), drummers like John Longstreth, Flo Mounier, Pete Sandoval, Richard Christy, Gene Hoglan, Sean Reinert, Steve Peyton, that dude from Archspire, etc. all still active and all massive powerhouses of insanely technical drum work.

In terms of general favourites Merat probs makes my top 20 but idk I just really love lots of drummers so it's hard to pick but yeah I don't think he's the definitive "best" in the scene, in terms of sheer technicality or otherwise.

Album Rating: 5.0

Tomas Haake.