Borknagar The Archaic Course
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Wizard
July 16th 2010


20509 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I listened to Universal again last night and realized how fucking horrible this band has become.

Willie
Moderator
July 16th 2010


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

Yep. Truer words have never been spoken (except for that one time you called me sexy).



Anyway, read Hawks' Malsain review and listen to that. I rec'd it to him and he wrote a review on it and now we pass that wisdom to you.



http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=41730

Wizard
July 16th 2010


20509 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yep. Truer words have never been spoken (except for that one time you called me sexy).



Must have been really drunk ; )! Reading that Hawks review right now!



Hawks
July 16th 2010


87071 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah dude me and Willie are pretty much whoring the hell out of that band right now lol.

Wizard
August 25th 2010


20509 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is the best that they ever did.



So very true Willie.

Hawks
August 29th 2010


87071 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Well this one definitely grew on me a whole lot. Great album.

Terrifyer
August 29th 2010


3403 Comments


never listened to this band. do they try and copy emperor or dissection, or are they by chance actually an original bm band?

Willie
Moderator
August 29th 2010


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

They don't copy either of those bands. They're fairly unique.

Terrifyer
August 29th 2010


3403 Comments


sounds good. im guessing to start with this one?

Hawks
August 29th 2010


87071 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You might as well start with this one. And yeah they don't sound anything like Emperor or Dissection at all.

Nimboc
February 19th 2011


77 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Vortex does both the growls and clean vocals well on this album. Very nice.



"When the oceans rise, and thunder calls, the shape of the substance in furious manners falls, where the oceans riiiiiiiiiiiiiiise."



I've always admired the bass lines on Oceans Rise. Pretty good I think.

Hawks
February 19th 2011


87071 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is definitely his best performance with this band.

Nimboc
February 19th 2011


77 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Hmm, yes, I agree with that. I think Vortex sounds the best when his voice is not overused. For example in Dimmu Borgir his voice worked perfectly. One of my favorite voices in metal. Ridiculously good in live situation as well.

Spag
March 10th 2013


2871 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah this is fucking great.

linguist2011
November 14th 2013


2656 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Excellent album, and perfects the first trio of Borknagar albums, proving to be just as vital as the band's self titled and "The olden domain". Here we have much more atmospheric and epic material than ever before, and for that reason, it works very nicely indeed. The clean vocals seem to have taken on more of a prominent approach, particularly in songs such as 'Universal', 'The witching hour' and 'Nocturnal vision', though the harsher style is still there to make sure the band don't wander too far from their BM roots. My personal highlights are 'Universal' which has a grandiose sweep throughout and the somewhat progressive 'Ad Noctum', which features a suitable use of symphonic material. My only problem here is that sometimes the clean vocals sound a little shaky and weak, but only when compared to the harsher style.

Hawks
June 15th 2014


87071 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This still rules.

Spag
June 16th 2014


2871 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Of course!

CosmicPie
July 5th 2014


2901 Comments


Mos def.

Hawks
July 5th 2014


87071 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

m/ m/ m/

Sabrutin
October 2nd 2015


9648 Comments


New album in January.



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