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Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


32020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

There's a duet with Soen's singer though, and it's pretty good.

Willie
Moderator
January 20th 2023


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2 | Sound Off

This is an excellent review. Probably one of the better ones I've read recently. Also, this is the first Katatonia album I've really like since Night is a New Day. The new Riverside and Katatonia are sitting neck-and-neck as my number one and number two albums (still can't decide which order) in this short 20 days so far.

SacredSerenity
January 20th 2023


811 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't really know yet how I feel about this

DoofDoof
January 20th 2023


15008 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Sounds too commercial and glossy, I like their early albums though.



2.5

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


60305 Comments

Album Rating: 2.3

Yeah, bulk of this is square-on mall doom (though I did like how Opaline interpreted that brief for max cheese max catchiness)

I swear half my gripes with this band would be a whole lot easier to get over if they stopped randomly generating gothic tumblr lyrics and shoehorning the same metrical template into them for practically ever verse, sans any vocal inflections. Not really any excuse for this kind of writing so far into a career

Lovely rev though, v here for that dark room

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


5451 Comments


hey is this that coldplay song


JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


60305 Comments

Album Rating: 2.3

coldplay birds

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


5451 Comments


para para paradise para para paradise woah oh

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


32020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Thanks a lot Willie, it means a lot.



"randomly generating gothic tumblr lyrics "



You have no idea how much this makes sense right now lol

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


32020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Also dark room crew assemble! m/

hangth3dj
January 20th 2023


769 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Solid on the first listen. Nothing particularly stood out though, bar the bonus track which was great. Will need a little time to sink in I reckon.

Happyburial
January 20th 2023


6 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

The lyrics fell in quality after TGCD (exceptions apply obviously).

On first listen, the album is okay, but no step up from City Burials. Still, the once so present angst is lacking.

Sowing
Moderator
January 20th 2023


43943 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

City Burials was somehow my first Katatonia. It reminded me of Opeth in spots and I really enjoyed it. I'm going to listen to this either way, but is this album similar?

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


32020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

I'd say yes Sow, although I feel it's heavier and more in line with their older albums. I think you'll like it.

DungeonBoy
January 20th 2023


9696 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Awesome review Dewi! Your words doing very promising, definitely looking forward to spinning this asap

gravityswitch
January 20th 2023


1877 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't see the Opeth comparison but go for it, it's right up your alley.

Shemson
January 20th 2023


4156 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Ah their lyrics have always been terrible

They used to be charmingly abysmal though tbf

‘He went to far the fucker, it’s not like I owed him money’

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 20th 2023


32020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

yeah their lyrics have got better with the years, probably too much, cause right now I have no idea what they mean haha

Sowing
Moderator
January 20th 2023


43943 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

---I don't see the Opeth comparison but go for it, it's right up your alley.---



It might have just been specific vocal and atmospheric choices within certain songs, but I'm also pulling from 3 year old memories so maybe I'm way off. I listened to the first four songs on my way to work off this album and none of them reminded me of Opeth for whatever that's worth. They were still good.

Egarran
January 20th 2023


33883 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Great review!



LOVE Fall of Hearts, so I'm hoping for more of that.



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