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Zakusz
September 30th 2022


1537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

After an initial listen this is definitely something I will be coming back to by the end of the day

SrpskiCekic
October 3rd 2022


160 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

After someone mentioned that the lyrics are reddit r/atheism tier, and reading the lyrics, it's absolutely true. The album is tight, but I can't take the lyrics seriously.

nash1311
October 4th 2022


8039 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Who cares about lyrics though 😆 not me

knia
October 4th 2022


4 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The music is fire tho, so who cares

Muzz79
October 5th 2022


3047 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"The album has been sinking in quite nicely". Nice Notrap. It's one to keep coming back to.

Idc about the lyrics either. Never really do tbh

nash1311
October 5th 2022


8039 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Same

Zakusz
October 5th 2022


1537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Lyrics always fall to the wayside for me, especially in the more extreme edges of the music I listen to on a regular basis. If I wanted to focus on lyrics I'd throw on some Nick Cave or Drones or Springsteen or something

pengui
October 12th 2022


127 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is bloody great, particularly back half of the record. Have been waiting for an oblivion for the new Ne Obliviscaris, this will fill in just nicely in the interim. Picked up the record off bandcamp.

Steiner
November 2nd 2022


102 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Only 4 tracks in and this already feels like kind of a big deal…

Kusangii
November 12th 2022


6350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Gonna have to agree with the guy slamming on this "death metal" record. Honestly felt like a pop album a lot of the time

Thalassic
November 12th 2022


5738 Comments


^ I mean can't you make that very same case about basically all 2000's melodeath?
To these ears this is not anymore "poppy" than stuff Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, Be'lakor...put out (not a bash because I actually love those bands)

Kusangii
November 12th 2022


6350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

DT doesn't have any of these soft interludes that goes on for waaaaaaay too long and almost makes it feel like a different album. Insomnium and Be'lakor might have them, but DT don't. And they're melodeath bands too, so not sure why that comparison comes up. Melodeath definitely has poppy moments, but this is supposed to be progressive death metal?

Thalassic
November 12th 2022


5738 Comments


I kinda see this band more as a melodeath band than a "progressive death metal" band tbh. The core sound of this band doesn't feel all that different from for instance a band like Be'lakor.

Kusangii
November 12th 2022


6350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah I can see that. Closest band I'd compare them to would probably be NeO. And I don't really see NeO as prog-death either. It's a strange tag

Thalassic
November 12th 2022


5738 Comments


Yeah it's a weird tag for sure.
Personally whenever the sound of a band gets labelled as "prog-death" it doesn't really feel like "death metal" anymore. "Death metal" is more of a vibe imo and whenever it doesn't really feel dark or dank or warped or brutal or vile or obnoxious etc...etc...and it becomes more "sprawling" or "melodic" it starts to feel more like just "prog" or "melodic metal" to me as opposed to "death metal".
Again...not a gripe because I can dig the hell out of most well known bands labeled as such (I'm not hard to please when it comes to stuff like that).

Thalassic
November 12th 2022


5738 Comments


double

Kusangii
November 12th 2022


6350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Agreed. I can love both genres but it just gets unnecessarily confusing in cases like this

SrpskiCekic
November 12th 2022


160 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

atmospheric blackened progressive depressive melodic death djent

Kusangii
November 12th 2022


6350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah that's more accurate haha

MarsKid
Emeritus
November 12th 2022


21030 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Honestly I just think music sucks



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