From what I know ION is considered to be up there, it's less murky than some of their previous efforts. Someone else will know more, Outre maybe? (not heard it myself).

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm listening to Portal now and I'm not sure I can handle it.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

ok...I gave a 3 to that shit when it came out...maybe is time to change that ...going for a second listen rn

EDIT: remember now...dude singing in reverse

Album Rating: 3.5

The only tune I feel I have to return to straight away is 'Phreqs', the rest just seems like wall to wall intensity for the most part. Sort of 3-3.5 bracket on a first listen...but this isn't first listen music. Might try another of theirs and then return to this one.

Phreqs is the standout & it's a 3/5 album, your ears are working fine.

Album Rating: 3.5

Onto Thou then...!

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

sweeeeet pick X) - warning - ain't a "first listen" either.



about Portal, if the intention is too take you into another dimension Phreqs is the one that does the job X)

Album Rating: 3.5

With Thou I'm on safer ground, sludge/doom I'm a bit more instantly at home, vocals seem to be the most intense element of their sound

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

yap they do a nice filthy contrast with beauty in some sweet guitar lines. Also they have unique identity, sludge and doom sure but noise, grunge and indie. Without want to fill you with recs...this summer was cool to enter Thou, cause they dropped 3 EP's before the LP, where you can see/ learn all those influences.

Album Rating: 3.5

I was going to say one riff instantly reminded me of Soundgarden's 'Fourth of July' so can see a few '90s influences (Down and Crowbar for sure). I'm enjoying it so far, not my absolute favourite vocal style but they're always at least 'good' and fit in ok

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

there's some soft female vocals here and there to balance...the vocals are filthy nihilistic af...is a matter of habit (or indeed personal taste) I'd say.

Album Rating: 3.5

The section just before the end of The Changeling Prince was some delightful chug-a-lug, these boys have some - gonna say it - riffs

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Changeling Prince is one of my fave tracks from them..."behind a mask another mask"

Album Rating: 3.5

Last tune was bloody epic too...first impressions it'd land somewhere between this Voivod album and the Sleep in terms of score. So a 3.5-4, 72-75% sorta range. It could obviously surprise me on later spins and do even better but probably my 2nd favourite metal release of the year.

Album Rating: 4.0

I so want to like that Drudkh album but my god, where is the bass?

Album Rating: 3.5

Worst track here is The End of Dormancy, by far. One of the worst tracks they'v ever written too.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Disagree. Great track.

Album Rating: 3.5

Decent album, sounds fresh and spontaneous! Quite a surprise to find this in the audio menu during an Emirates flight....

Album Rating: 4.5

The End of Dormancy is one of my favourites on the labum tbh.

Album Rating: 3.6 | Sound Off

Quite a surprise to find this in the audio menu during an Emirates flight....



Awesome, this perk is probably related to Voivod’s current label, Century Media Records.