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Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

"always the same tune about originality or one-dimensionality or whatever."



A lot of stuff in the vein of Stigmata wasn't particularly original and I never said it was. It just kind of did things well that I'd praise for other heavy metal albums. That said, this is very clearly a step down from any Liiva era stuff just by comparing the drumming, let alone the riffs lol

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

"stigmata has horrendous vocals. but casa loves terrible vocal performances and tones so thats par for the course."



Also, there's nothing wrong with the guitar tones on the early albums, what a weird take.

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

i was talking about vocal tones there.

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

I reiterate what I said then. Not like Anders Friden was any better in the late '90s lmao

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

he definitely was lmao

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

The performances are practically on par for harsh vocals and at the very least, Liiva is less annoying so that's a point in his favor.

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

you're absolutely delusional

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

"you're absolutely delusional"



Not really. Liiva's vocals are not that far removed in the slightest and Friden's were easily just as monotone along with the rest of IF's songwriting at that time.

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

colony is peak melodeath and anders vocals on there are way more varied and interesting than liiva's barking. i don't hate liiva's performance on stigmata because my tolerance is pretty high but saying they are on the same quality level is a bit funny.

Koris
Emeritus
August 19th 2022


22618 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Anders' vocals back then were definitely better imo. Too bad he spent the band's later output completely embarrassing himself

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

"colony is peak melodeath"



Dying on this hill, are we?

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

yes lol

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

tfw peak melodeath is a 2/5

Kusangii
August 19th 2022


8424 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Anyone actually expected Casavir to like this? Rofl

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

nope

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

such a boring taste in music when refinement and simplification automatically makes something lesser to you

Casavir
August 19th 2022


5676 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

That entirely depends on what refinement means.

Pikazilla
August 19th 2022


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

colonoscopy is the worst in flames album from their classic era lol

Flugmorph
August 19th 2022


35410 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

are you counting clayman to their classics?

Pikazilla
August 19th 2022


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

yes ofc



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