Album Rating: 4.0

It's a lot better incorporated, even if The Long Road I could appear a bit out of place.

Album Rating: 4.5

I have this downloaded but still haven't listened to it D: too busy jamming his split with vestiges

Album Rating: 4.0

Do yourself the favor: Go on a nightwalk or walk in the raid (preferrably somewhere with trees and shit) and listen to this album.

Album Rating: 3.5

Vestiges' side > Panopticon's

Album Rating: 3.0

I would definitely agree with that.

Album Rating: 3.5

Vestiges re-mixed/mastered/whatever their debut and put the much nicer mix on bandcamp and it sounds fantastic, and so does their side of that split. They definitely need a new album like right meow.

Album Rating: 3.0

pretty sweet

Album Rating: 3.0

never listen to it?

Album Rating: 4.0

he's just trying to be anti-climactic. rascal.

Album Rating: 3.0

heh



really though



im digging this more than everything else this guy has put out

Album Rating: 4.0

it definitely has stronger sonwriting than a lot of his other releases

Album Rating: 3.5

Collapse had a lot of conceptual ideas tying it all together nicely, but I think this might be the best combination of ideas he might have had.

Album Rating: 4.0

Collapse and this are on a similar level of quality to me. I may just prefer this one, although not by much.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah I haven't jammed this enough to have a concise enough idea + i'm tired and vaguely intoxicated so

my objectivity is slightly skewed. Although I did just pop out a ballin' review for another album so

who knows. Album's good needless to say.

Will an Agalloch / Opeth fan like this?

Album Rating: 4.0

Possibly, possibly not. That's not really much of an indicator.

Album Rating: 3.5

this is nothing like Agalloch/Opeth duh, but it's a good stuff

Album Rating: 3.0

ok so this is good but some of the shredding is pretty annoying



idk how so many of you guys can criticize bands for being too "wanky" and then think that the endless sloppy sweep-picking in the first song sounds good

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

Completely agree with the review buddy. Sadly though, if I wanted to go back and explore music he's already treaded through, I would just listen to his first two albums as you explained here:



The fact that Roads to the North is Panopticon’s most refined release since 2009’s Collapse is a telling argument toward the pure simplicity that once drove the band’s first two albums. .



I guess you could argue the melodies are a bit more refined and his freaking crazy drum fills have slightly diminished but its same old, same old and it feels forced (to me that is). I love his style of bm but he's yet to top his first two albums.

Album Rating: 4.5

I still think his post-rock/shoegaze influenced stuff his best....