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SteakByrnes
October 1st 2018


30022 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

cold check Wake and Secret Wars

Nomos2
October 1st 2018


1922 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I get some Fall of Troy vibes here too. Like if their Doppelganger-era was slickly produced and way less chaotic and if Anthony Green did vox. But they do have a sound of their own. Good stuff.

rufinthefury
October 1st 2018


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

wasn't there another review for this?



if you think this sounds like The Fall of Troy boy oh boy go check out their song "Ow! (SPLIDAO) I Like It Though" which straight up jacks a riff from Ghostship in the first 20 seconds.

XingKing
October 2nd 2018


16169 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Only listened to this once so far but it's better than Culture Scars but doesn't hit the highs of Wake for me. Kind of feeling like a 3.3 or so but I imagine it'll grow on me with time. The album ends on a total low note for me though.

Nomos2
October 2nd 2018


1922 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I wanted to 5 this, then it dipped and I was wondering where all the memorable moments from Wake went, but now it's growing on me again. I think a 4 is fair. It does have a rather anticlimactic ending though.

SteakByrnes
October 2nd 2018


30022 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I actually really like the closer

cold
October 2nd 2018


6726 Comments


Album art and title is less than to be desired, woof

SteakByrnes
October 2nd 2018


30022 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

woof woof bark

cold
October 2nd 2018


6726 Comments


This isn’t the Knocked Loose thread

pjquinones747
October 3rd 2018


4244 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Mental Knife feels to me like it was written to be enjoyed from a songwriters perspective more than a virtuoso. When you have the talent these guys have, I'm sure shredding comes easy. Writing thoroughly impactful songs that have a lasting structure without needing to make it complicated to keep it interesting is insanely difficult and each song here has so much value beneath the surface.



This is true musicianship.

Project
October 3rd 2018


5842 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

it might be because I was listening to new Emery before this and that put me in a weird frame of mind, but this was pretty meh on second listen.

rufinthefury
October 4th 2018


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

EMOTION INFLAMMATION CALLOUSED AND ABOUND



EMOTION SCARRING UP THE SOUL

inthox
October 5th 2018


260 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

gets better every time. still waiting with ma r8.

i also think its not overly complicated listen, but theres certainly some beauty behind hails's complex & chaotic song structures that might not unveil first few listens. i love the drummin here btw, but donovan hardly dissapoints when it comes to dem chops

supremejelly
October 5th 2018


1262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

If only his lyrics were better :-( Amazing musician though

clavier
Emeritus
October 5th 2018


1172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Wake had some really good lyrics, shame that level of quality didn't last

supremejelly
October 5th 2018


1262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Yeah each song told a story; the lyrics were actually a highlight of that album. Hanging Revelation is probably their most emotional song. Amazing imagery on that one

supremejelly
October 5th 2018


1262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Oh and how the first two songs tell the story of going on a murderous rampage

rufinthefury
October 5th 2018


3998 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I've actually never been too drawn to their lyrics, even on Wake. They've always come off as wanting to sound smart and I don't know, I just don't feel like his writing comes across super authentic.



I mean, Donovan has songs named Substance Sequence, Suffocating Syndrome, and Disappearing Syndrome. Like dude, relax. Not everything needs to be so serious.

inthox
October 6th 2018


260 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

hes a post hardcore kid dafuq do you expect

XingKing
October 6th 2018


16169 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I try to ignore his lyrics because I've always considered them cringey



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