Album Rating: 4.0

Damn this was a slooooow grower but it’s definitely aging like a fine wine for me.

definitely my third fave DeG (still need to check a few).

Album Rating: 5.0

This album is still fantastic.

Album Rating: 4.0

Somewhere in the early to mid 2000s "progressive" became a synonym for "unadulterated gigacheese".



The vocals are mindbendingly awful, the riffs sound like a mix between Dream Theater and Slipknot (two bands I am not too fond of) and the 5th track is a contender for the title of "worst prog metal song ever written." The only thing this album got going for it is that some guitar solos are above average, so half a star for that.

Album Rating: 5.0

Never gets old, but definitely hits harder when I don't listen for a while. It's hard to overstate how monumental this and Uroboros are, actual masterpieces. I still enjoy their new works but they were REALLY onto something in this era especially when they removed a lot of the glossiness and glam of their earlier releases. Ruten no Tou is a fantastic closer and really encapsulates their sound from this time- a good focus on melody but with interesting, more progressive song structures that flowed so naturally. These days I feel like the band feels pressure to make these long progressive Diabolos-adjacent songs on every album, like Kamuy on Phalaris, but they don't reach the same heights and while good, they really pale in comparison to Vinushka and Diabolos which both felt so inspired and purposeful in their compositions.

Album Rating: 5.0

been jamming this a load lately, such an amazing record. perfect isn't a word i throw around lightly, but this is pretty much that. i've played this album on the regular since its release and i've never grown tired of it.

Album Rating: 4.6

This shit RIPS.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yep. This is definitely one of their best (just a nose behind both Uro and Arche).

Album Rating: 4.6

This is my fav so far, I'd take it over Uroboros and Withering by just a tad. Arche is up next!!

Album Rating: 4.0

making even the slightest hint of deathcore sound listenable. Verdict: impossible …

DeG: “hold my beer”

Album Rating: 4.0

this & Uro in a death-match to see who hits the hallowed 4.5 first