Album Rating: 4.0

fair enough, haha

Album Rating: 4.0

This is quite fantastic even if it does sound like a part 2 of The Satanist.

The surprise acoustic work definitely adds a vibrant touch.

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh and yeah fuck child choirs, wayyy too corny imo

Album Rating: 4.0

Your mom is corny

your corners are corny

Album Rating: 4.0

Shut the fuck up kid

Album Rating: 4.0

All these people hating on the kids

Album Rating: 4.0

Better than the Stanist and 2nd best Behemoth overall.



Saying that, Stanist grew off me over time.

Album Rating: 4.0

The production on The Satanist is fantastic, definitely lets the nuances shine.

Anyone arguing this has no post punk needs to listen to If Crucifixion... again

Album Rating: 4.5

my overall point that i probably didn't explain very well is that i really hate 'cringe' culture, where anything that even vaguely sticks out is immediately derided. usually when bands record an album, i think they expect to be taken seriously, and so i try to do that.



that being said, i do understand why people may not like the choir

Agreed. If any musician can pull this off credibly, it's Nergal. Dude has been through some shit.

It's also pretty clear he's a well read guy through some of the language and references he uses.

If Crucifixion is just not as explosive and gurgantuan as the rest of the record. You could make the same argument that it has grunge influences, or hard rock, or thrash metal.

Nah man. The opening drum beat is pure punk and the jangly apperggios played over it is that post punk worship

It's at its most obvious there but sprinkled elsewhere as well

still doubt that it is specifically a post-punk influence. punk in general, perhaps.

Album Rating: 3.5

I mean, Nergal openly stated that the album had post-punk and gothic rock influence, so...

I haven't seen the interview myself but a friend was telling me about Nergal bringing being really into bands like Killing Joke so I wouldn't be surprised if it's intentional but I'd have to actually find that interview

Hellscythe beat me to it

Album Rating: 3.5

he also cited Fields of the Nephilim as an influence on it, and I hear that all over this.

huh, so he did, ha? still don't hear it, but if he says so, whatever.