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Motiv3
August 16th 2012


9109 Comments


Its quite an easy listen actually I found, but each to their own.

ctaxxxx
August 16th 2012


222 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Might need listen to this some more, but I think I might prefer their s/t over this. Still a good release though. I personally liked the last track the best.

TheArkitecht
August 16th 2012


1673 Comments


Wasn't even aware they had a new album coming out but I'm psyched to hear it, loved their split and s/t.

seedofnothing
August 17th 2012


3422 Comments


album is solid, good review too

rasputin
August 17th 2012


14967 Comments


lets see

deviant approves
pitchfork approves
hawks will soon approve


album is inches away from becoming a sputnik classic


lol

Skrapyard
August 17th 2012


595 Comments


Solid review. At this point I think I prefer the s/t, as I was only truly impressed by "Phantoms" and "Convict All Flesh". Maybe the album will grow on me.

Skrapyard
August 17th 2012


595 Comments


This is, of course, coming from someone who thought their demo was their worst release.

zaruyache
August 17th 2012


27340 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i prefer this production mostly because you can actually make out properly what the drums are doing :]



Whaaaaaat. You can tell what they're doing fine on their older stuff!



The part around 7:30-8:00 in Convict All Flesh is fucking amazing



edit- specifically 7:50 onwards




The beginning part was one of the reasons I didn't feel as strongly about this album, actually. At 7:30 the lead melody is good, but it feels like the rhythm guitar is too quiet and not powerful enough to make this section as epic and driving as it should have been.



Still good record though. Need more listens to decide a rating.

DarkNoctus
August 17th 2012


12200 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Whaaaaaat. You can tell what they're doing fine on their older stuff!




they sounded like a complete mess and almost sound as if they were sped up (no i'm not saying they were, i know they weren't, it's just the way it sounds) and it bugged me to no end



much crisper here

sniper
August 17th 2012


19075 Comments


good review. giving it a listen now, the increased mix/production value didn't hurt their sound as far as i'm concerned
but so far the riffs haven't been particularly inspired.

edit: okay well "convict all flesh" is really good.

Crysis
Emeritus
August 17th 2012


17624 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is, of course, coming from someone who thought their demo was their worst release.




Don't think I've heard that one yet. What do you think is their best?

chambered49
August 17th 2012


1727 Comments


this kind of sux? :O idk i gotta listen more

Hawks
August 17th 2012


86743 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

lets see



deviant approves

pitchfork approves

hawks will soon approve





album is inches away from becoming a sputnik classic


123.



Don't think this is better than the s/t as of right now, and it's definitely on the level of the 2009 demo or the split with Fell Voices, but it's still great stuff.

MO
August 17th 2012


24015 Comments


its ok

Lethe
August 17th 2012


19 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Decent. Nothing extra ordinary though.

Skrapyard
August 17th 2012


595 Comments


@Crysis: I like their self-titled the best, or maybe the tour rehearsal demo. Split with FV is also good, and as far as complete albums go, that may be the winner (if you include both sides).

Wizard
August 17th 2012


20508 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fucking bang on review, especially the part about production values. The production on this makes it better in the end and I'm glad you mentioned the drums.



still debating if I should listen to this. when you say it's clean, how clean do you mean?



You have nothing to worry about my buddy, if you like their old stuff, you will like this. Fags pretend they've lost their sound.

Ignimbrite
August 17th 2012


6866 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Agreed. I mean, despite the production, this album sounds way more "evil" than their other releases. They lost a lot of their post-rock-y twinkle, which was relatively minimal to begin with.

Turtlestlker
August 17th 2012


825 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The last track is sweet.

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 17th 2012


59810 Comments


I had the cold of ages just last week
I had phlegm up the eyeballs



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