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Eakflanderyof
January 10th 2025


5990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah new album is pretty good. Especially the 2nd half. Some cool ideas. Glad they branched out a little more on this one. Favorites so far are between directions and what we become

lucazade22
January 10th 2025


906 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

With January typically being a slow month for new releases I know already it will probably top my Spotify wrapped for 2025 with the amount of spins it's going to get! Really enjoying it, and can't wait to see them live later this month

Zac124
January 11th 2025


3241 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

New album is good and slightly better than this one. Still lacks a certain bite but there is some solid melodies here.

Eakflanderyof
January 11th 2025


5990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

A few songs aren't destroyers but the highs are pretty high and this one's a good bit more interesting I think

Eakflanderyof
January 11th 2025


5990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Better than both new in flames and new DT though

GhostShelter
January 11th 2025


1226 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Between Directions is a stand out indeed.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 11th 2025


32365 Comments


Solid follow up. Not a revolution but exactly what you would expect from these guys

Pikazilla
January 11th 2025


31534 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

better than whatever in flames have been farting out in the past decade and a half

lucazade22
January 11th 2025


906 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Growing up, Insomnium, DT, In Flames and Amon Amarth were my favourite bands, so this could not be more up my street. And alongside Insomnium, these guys are putting out way better music than any of those other bands atm

Ectier
January 12th 2025


3156 Comments


I have realised this style of melo death is doing nothing for me these days. Like its good and decent but overall meh for me

Kusangii
January 12th 2025


7307 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Pretty much yeah

DungeonBoy
January 13th 2025


10004 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

New one scratches the itch of the 90's melodeath that raised me.

frozencarl
January 13th 2025


1824 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

new album would go so hard with some 90s era Anders on vox

DungeonBoy
January 13th 2025


10004 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

For sure Carl, I love Stanne, and it's cool to hear him screaming over classic In Flames riffage, but 90's Ander's vox were too good. I also wish there weren't any cleans on the new Halo Effect album. I don't mind the style itself, but the songs that utilize them on the new one kinda suffer in my opinion.

frozencarl
January 13th 2025


1824 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yea, someone I was talking to about this said it just sounds like modern DT without synths. I think the novelty of Stanne screaming over old In Flames has run its course and thus now I must yearn for the Ders

lucazade22
January 13th 2025


906 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

There's barely any cleans, though, on the new album? Two songs, I think? And one of them - "Between directions" - is actually one of my favourites

lucazade22
January 15th 2025


906 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Having had the new album on constant rotation for the past week, I think it's really good but doesn't quite hit the heights of the debut (Shadowminds, title track, Gateways, last of our kind). Still will probably be among my faves this year as I'm a sucker for this style of music!



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