Album Rating: 4.5

Concubine is still the best song ever and that's all that really matters tbh

Album Rating: 5.0

I would rather rank Buckethead's discog over ranking the songs on this beast. Phoenix In Flight/Flames would be de facto last but they set the mood so fucking well for Thaw and the t/t

Album Rating: 5.0

Phoenix in Flight is still fucking perfect but yeah flames is just kind of a nothing of track. It’s fine as a little lead in to Thaw but I’ve never listened to that track by itself.

Album Rating: 5.0

I fucking love the Flight/Flames duo man... was my favorite song on the album for quite a while

Album Rating: 5.0

Think Flight is there to serve as a breather before diving back into things with Flames, which is up there with Concubine as having one of the most blistering first moments here. Idk when I think of this album I just hear the t/t. One of their best slow burners, just creeps and crushes you until finally loosening its grip in those final cathartic minutes, the light at the end of this bleak ass tunnel. Fuck I love this album

Album Rating: 5.0

I love Pheonix in Flames on it's own. It's just a hot blast of noisecore with killer distorted vocals and distorted drums. I listen to harsh noise/power electronics anyways so it really just works for me.



So, am I the only one that thinks that Homewrecker goes on for too long??

Album Rating: 4.5

Honestly yeah, wouldnt mind if the whole outro sequence started at the 2 min mark

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah like that chorus power chord riff is catchy or whatever but not great enough to justify how many times they repeat it.



Oh, and as amazing as the whole song is, I think the t/t's ending wreaks of missed potential. Like it was just building and building and it could've used a nice climax. I'm very against fade outs too though. Like, just end your song.

Album Rating: 4.5

What happened to the album spotlight thing Sowing did? - I found it listed under my previous discussions, but when you click through it’s just blank.

Album Rating: 5.0

I think he deleted it, since it wasn't supposed to come out

Album Rating: 4.5

What do you mean by ‘come out’? He didn’t want to submit it here and accidentally pressed the big red button?

Album Rating: 5.0

Apparently that's what happened yeah!

Album Rating: 5.0

Easily my favorite album by them. I wonder why Bannon doesn’t use this style of screaming on any of their following albums? I’m sure he can do it.

Album Rating: 5.0

I actually don't think he can

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, his voice just gets lower over time. As heavy and amazing as his scream always has been, I don’t think his technique is great and he probably has damaged his throat a lot.

Album Rating: 5.0

Damn. Well Bannon was in his prime here for sure. His screams on here are absolutely devastating. I forgot how good this album is.

Album Rating: 5.0

He has mentioned that he believes the change in his voice between Jane Doe and You Fail Me was due to scar tissue etc. He has also stated in interviews that there is a lot scar tissue and damage at this point, that his throat can bleed after shows etc. So yeah, his technique is probably not healthy.

Album Rating: 5.0

kinda blessing and curse thing. He probably wouldn't be able to replicate this sound with proper technique, it just wouldn't be able to express the same emotion of pain and anguish with a "healthy" technique.

Album Rating: 5.0

artists must suffer for the art

that’s why they call it PAINting

Album Rating: 5.0

that last minute and fifteen seconds of thaw is one of the most heartbreaking moments in music