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Thalassic
August 30th 2019


5738 Comments


So this album's pretty sweet huh

Anyways, what the hell's that cover art?

CalculatingInfinity
August 30th 2019


9850 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Think it's a headless pregnant human/creature if I remember correctly.

Rik VII
August 30th 2019


4130 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, made of wood, under water, with branches instead of an abdomen. It's clearer on the alternate cover: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81C8iep0P-L._SL1440_.jpg

Thalassic
August 30th 2019


5738 Comments


Looks pretty cool

Uzumaki
August 30th 2019


4471 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Interesting. Always thought it was a picture of a cephalopod, taken at a quirky angle.

AcmeApathyAmok
August 30th 2019


784 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Honestly, Arche's my favorite album as far as art direction/cover art.

Rik VII
August 30th 2019


4130 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm pretty sure it's deliberately meant to look cephalopod-y. The art design is really amazing, true, although there's stuff by Alcest, Agalloch and the likes that I prefer. Within the DEG discog, I think I prefer DSS' overall artwork by a bit, but this cover specifically is wonderfully mysterious and I might prefer it to DSS'. Both are among the most fitting and cool looking cover arts imo (and Uroboros, while being a bit more neutral in terms of atmosphere, is also awesome).

CalculatingInfinity
September 3rd 2019


9850 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I think all of their album covers minus three of them are amazing, and the rest I still like. I also prefer the EU special edition version of the Arche cover to the one we have, my fav cover by the band.

Uzumaki
September 3rd 2019


4471 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Honestly, I think my #1 would have to go to VULGAR, just based on how dark and ambiguous I think it is. Second fave would be DSS, as that feels clean and serene.

AcmeApathyAmok
September 6th 2019


784 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@Calc My Japanese Deluxe Edition Of Arche came w/a poster of the EU variant artwork. Having it framed and up on display in my room on and off through the years, I prefer that version too.

heyadam
November 2nd 2019


4395 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

ugh this record is still so good. kaishun is still one of the SOTD for me

Aberf
November 2nd 2019


3986 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

interesting pick

Uzumaki
November 2nd 2019


4471 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Found TIW randomly at a music store over the weekend, so Arche remains the only LP of theirs I have yet to pick up.

heyadam
November 2nd 2019


4395 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

@Aberf I dunno what it is about that chorus/bridge but it just does it for me lol

CalculatingInfinity
November 2nd 2019


9850 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The solo section and bridge is one of their most inspired sections period tbh

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
November 4th 2019


60305 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

The riff that drops a minute into Midwife haunts my dreams

Pikazilla
November 4th 2019


29743 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Midwaifu

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
November 4th 2019


60305 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Song makes me think of what Mergo's Wet Nurse in Bloodborne would have been like if it wasn't a lame boss :[

heyadam
November 4th 2019


4395 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

tousei is god tier

Jasdevi087
November 4th 2019


8124 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

y'all are sleeping hard af on the climax 3 minutes into Phenomenon



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