Porcupine Tree In Absentia
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Kompys2000
Emeritus
January 30th 2021


9429 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I thought BCII was fine but still lol

kalkwiese
January 30th 2021


10412 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Men Communion

Koris
Staff Reviewer
February 5th 2021


21126 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

In Mensentia

BigPleb
February 5th 2021


65784 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I thought that meme had died *sigh*

Koris
Staff Reviewer
February 5th 2021


21126 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Not yet! :D

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
February 5th 2021


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This is my fav PT, but it’d be even better if Chloroform and Drown With Me were included, instead of Creator has a Mastertape and maybe Wedding Nails. Those two tracks aren’t bad but not quite on the level of the rest, and would’ve made good bonuses.

BigPleb
February 5th 2021


65784 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Wedding Nails is such a good instrumental, one of my favourites here.

Mythodea
February 5th 2021


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Wedding Nails and Creator has a Mastertape are both highlights.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
February 5th 2021


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The highlights for me are the first five, Prodigal, .3, and Collapse Light. Wedding Nails would make a great mostly instrumental metal companion EP with Orchidia and Futile.

SitarHero
February 6th 2021


14702 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This a fascinating article about the creation and legacy of this album

https://www.loudersound.com/features/porcupine-tree-in-absentia-story-behind-the-album

It's also interesting that Meshuggah was such a big part of this album's creation. Does that make In Absentia...djent?! :o

Don't @ me.

Mythodea
February 6th 2021


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

that was a pretty interesting read!

kalkwiese
February 6th 2021


10412 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

In Absentia has always been pretty djenty tbh, even though djent wasn't a thing back then. Same for much of Deadwing and FoaBP

Koris
Staff Reviewer
February 6th 2021


21126 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Steve did say that he was influenced by a ton of metal when it came to IA. In his own words: “For a long time, I couldn't find where all these creative musicians were going... and I found them, they were working in extreme metal."

porcupinetheater
February 6th 2021


11028 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

See, y'all are confusing djent with chugs. I'm not about to get into this on a PT page lol



Collapse the Light Into Earth, Trains, Lips of Ashes, Gravity Eyelids, Wedding Nails, Prodigal, Heart Attack in a Layby = 'Shuggah worship, y'hear?

Koris
Staff Reviewer
February 6th 2021


21126 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah, this has nothing remotely djenty at all

kalkwiese
February 6th 2021


10412 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Proto Djent lel

HoopyFrood
February 6th 2021


266 Comments


dad djent along with 10,000 days

kalkwiese
February 6th 2021


10412 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

[420]

Koris
Staff Reviewer
February 6th 2021


21126 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

lol, I can at least understand 10,000 Days being pre-djent more than In Absentia

kalkwiese
February 6th 2021


10412 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Porcupine Tree were too psychedelic for modern djent of course, but they had the chugs, the guitar tone (isn't that THE djent characteristic anyway?) and the ambience. Of course it's not pure djent, but I see the relation between this album and that movement



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