Album Rating: 4.0

Emperor's "In the Nightside Eclipse" is pushing the limits of what I can deal with production-wise. I can deal with noisy productions better than "muddy" ones, and CoF's debut has one of those muddy sounds.



Yeah, I've read a few comments that the next album is supposed to go further back to their roots. One can hope that they've given up on the metalcore influence.

Album Rating: 5.0

I wouldn't really say they've had a metalcore influence at all. Thornography had a few alternative metal influences with Foetus of a New Day Kicking and obviously Temptation was very similar to some of the mainstream metal you hear out there. But yeah if they completely return to the gothic black metal style of the early albums then I'll be very happy. If not then I'll most likely still love it anyways, but I'll be disappointed. I've been wanting them to return to this style ever since I really started getting into them about 4 years ago.

Album Rating: 4.0

I say "metalcore" only because because Dani started talking about how much he loved Killswitch Engage after "Midian" and then we ended up with multiple albums that were way too riffy without any of the gothic black metal style that made them any good. I blame Killswitch Engage.

Album Rating: 5.0

Haha well even though I still love the albums after Midian I'll blame Killswitch Engage for taking them out of the gothic black metal style. Godspeed kind of brought them back to that style thankfully. I still call the albums after Midian black metal, but I use that term loosely. Probably more along the lines of just extreme metal.

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm not real big on using specific genres anyway. Black metal or extreme metal - all I know is that they took out the damn keyboards and guitar melodies.

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah exactly. I don't understand why they took out all the grandiose keyboards and all the symphonic arrangements that made their early albums so great. I know they don't like to do the same album twice and they like to switch their style up, but they really wouldn't have lost so many fans if they would've just stuck to the things that made them great. Doesn't matter to me though because I'll love whatever they put out so I really don't care haha.

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm finally giving them a chance again after their last album. If it had been crap too, then I would have probably just given up. So, when their new one comes out we can expect a glowing "5" review instantly?

Album Rating: 5.0

Oh no dude there will be no automatic 5 review. Firstly because I suck at reviewing and secondly I'm not a stupid noob anymore. I learned my lesson when I joined this site lol. If it goes back to this kind of style though you'll probably see at least a 4.5 from me.

Album Rating: 5.0

It'd be nice to see Dani use some of his old vocal stylings.

Album Rating: 4.0

I'll probably do a staff review of it - maybe. It will have to be really good or really bad, otherwise I probably won't.

Album Rating: 5.0

If it's good, it'll be cool to see a staff review of it considering most of sputnik totally underrates Cradle.

Album Rating: 5.0

I agree Spirit. The thing is he's almost 40 years old and I doubt he can do any of the extremely high pitched shrieks that he does on this album. I wouldn't mind him giving it a shot though. And yeah Willie you might as well do one even if you only like it a little bit. I mean we're probably gonna have people tearing it to shreds just because it's Cradle so it would be nice to see you review even if you only kind of like it.

I wouldn't really say they've had a metalcore influence at all. Thornography had a few alternative metal influences with Foetus of a New Day Kicking and obviously Temptation was very similar to some of the mainstream metal you hear out there.

Album Rating: 5.0

I really don't think it did. It was definitely more mainstream, but it didn't really sound like metalcore to me at all.

Album Rating: 5.0

im really digging this album... im still pretty new to black metal stuff but i find this pretty awesome...

Album Rating: 4.5

Always thought this had badass artwork. Jamming to now for first spin.

It was a tribute to the first Black Sabbath album

Album Rating: 5.0

Oh shit Balls I can't wait to see what you think of this one.

Played this at work the other day. Was told to turn it down

Album Rating: 5.0

So did you turn it up even more?