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Demon of the Fall
September 16th 2022


33657 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

yeah what was anyone expecting with THAT album cover and a S/T release a decade after any other material - the writing was on the wall from the off in hindsight



Amusing that three of the absolute worst albums released this year were by bands my teenage self fawned over, that version of me would be heart-broken (Interpol and Muse are the others btw)

TSI3
September 16th 2022


59 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Enjoyed this, pretty much resigned at this point that TMV of old is not returning nor will be. I would have liked them to cut 4 songs, but the rest were good and had their moments. I could be biased due to my love for the Latin influences making a strong appearance.

Fearlessflyer1986
September 16th 2022


229 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

The album is full of soul and smooth instrumentation. Imagine calling Cedric's voice "Terrible". It actually has room the breathe and is full of emotion.

Josh D.
September 16th 2022


17845 Comments


Yeah, this is a no for me. “Blacklight Shine” is really it.

DoctorSpaghetti0
September 16th 2022


74 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

listening to Vigil right now and i want to self immolate

DoctorSpaghetti0
September 16th 2022


74 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

They pulled a Daniel Johns

DoctorSpaghetti0
September 16th 2022


74 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

First Disney Star Wars, then Halo Infinite, now this. I don't want to live here anymore

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
September 16th 2022


18258 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

“lmfao gonz really pulling the graveyard shift this year”



Filthy work, but someone has to do it. Lol



I say it in every thread these days, but peeps need to stop dunking on that Interpol. You guys are upsetting me with your scorn/indifference for that album

DType
September 16th 2022


2630 Comments


I checked Vigil when it came out and i knew i wasn't going to miss anything here, it's something entirely different

Shemson
September 16th 2022


4156 Comments


I really don’t know what to think of this. There are some wild miss-steps along the way but some of it is really nice…

rodrigo90
September 16th 2022


7387 Comments


Reminder that Cedric blocked me from IG for joking with his Spanish usage.

gravityswitch
September 16th 2022


1877 Comments


I have no desire to listen to this =(

3ddie
September 16th 2022


122 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Cedric blocked me on IG because I asked Thomas Pridgen what happened about his firing from TMV

Slex
September 16th 2022


16541 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Lmao damn

That dude was crazy good too (Pridgen)

botb
September 16th 2022


17804 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Honestly like this more than anything post bedlam, drumming is better than pridgen or elitch and I will take any cut on this over the atrocity that was the whip hand

Coldplaz
September 16th 2022


204 Comments


So TMV have gone from Mariachi Slipknot to Salsa Maroon 5.

Shemson
September 16th 2022


4156 Comments


Whip hand did suck but there are some incredible songs on their last album. Nothing here wowed me like Aegis, Empty Vessels, Vedamalady or Zed did.

botb
September 16th 2022


17804 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

For sure, there are still some great cuts from that album. This is just their pop record, it’s Mars Volta from a sippy cup. it’ll bring in casual listeners and piss off everyone that wants them to be the proggiest band in 2022, which I wouldn’t mind personally, but I also don’t mind no unlistenable “ambient” sections or 3 minutes of birds chirping through a kooky filter.

mynameischan
Staff Reviewer
September 16th 2022


2406 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I’d take bird chirping over whatever the fuck Cedric is doing on No Case Gain

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
September 16th 2022


18258 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

I feel ya chan, it’s pretty bad. I have to skip that track now



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