Thou Umbilical
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Deez
June 9th 2024


10597 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2N7zFcylLs

Demon of the Fall
June 10th 2024


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This is an exhausting and relentless pummelling, perhaps a tad one dimensional, but it’s also v good at that one thing. Satisfying heft. I dig the prod / aesthetic.



Probably won’t ever be in regular rotation as I’m not sure how often I’ll want 48 mins in this style mind, but that’s okay

TheHamburgerman
June 10th 2024


1546 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is insanely good. Usually I don't vibe with midpaced sludge songs, but I Feel Nothing when you cry goes hard

kevbogz
June 11th 2024


6688 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

based 4

Demon of the Fall
June 12th 2024


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This is already losing a little lustre... should cut the runtime



maybe I can just jam it in tiny segments, probably only need a max of 20 minutes of this in one sitting

Pikazilla
June 12th 2024


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah it's far from the best thou for sure



still slaps ofc

gabba
June 12th 2024


2799 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I dig this, but I also find it super-dense. Not used to so much metal in one sitting (so far?).

Demon of the Fall
June 12th 2024


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

To be fair a lot of (even) extreme metal isn't this relentless in its pursuit of crushingly relentless heaviness, at least not for a release of this length. These guys usually put more of an emphasis on spacing via doomy passages, for instance



It can certainly be homogenous

Ectier
June 12th 2024


4572 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I dub this instant Thou, does the trick when you want to listen to Thou but are in a hurry or dont want to listen to the slower stuff

Pikazilla
June 12th 2024


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

fast food thou yeah

Jurtz
June 12th 2024


5235 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm having difficulty getting used to the angry bees in a jar production on this album.

FowlKrietzsche
Emeritus
June 12th 2024


2459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This has some riffs that make my nose wrinkle

teamster
June 13th 2024


6456 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Album starts to get “samey” about halfway thru. I respect the intent however.

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
June 13th 2024


19042 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

listening to this album is like wearing a big warm blanket

Jurtz
June 13th 2024


5235 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

For me it's like being left on the street on a cold night with a thin blanket with holes in them

FowlKrietzsche
Emeritus
June 13th 2024


2459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Love how this is paced, The Promise/Panice Stricken, I Flee are such a nice reward for the end of the album

trilo
June 13th 2024


7081 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

the promise is my least fav here tbh but i dig how catchy it is

FowlKrietzsche
Emeritus
June 13th 2024


2459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I think its a weaker cut too but the catchy af first three minutes are such a necessary relief in the runtime imo. It'd feel pandery as the second or third track, but right near the end really positively isolates it in a full listen. If this fast-food version of Thou has any downsides its definitely the lack of dynamic variety, but unlike others I think this tracklist understands that deficiency and paces itself very thoughtfully

Ectier
June 13th 2024


4572 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Im not drawn to a lot of music these days thats pure aggresive or solely heavy all the time. Thou is kind of the exception for me. I havent slept so this could be a tired ramble

Ectier
June 13th 2024


4572 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Im not drawn to a lot of music these days thats pure aggresive or solely heavy all the time. Thou is kind of the exception for me. I havent slept so this could be a tired ramble



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