TalonsOfFire
Benjamin Kuettel
Emeritus

Reviews 107
Approval 96%

Soundoffs 129
News Articles 30
Band Edits + Tags 62
Album Edits 79

Album Ratings 3665
Objectivity 66%

Last Active 01-12-23 5:14 pm
Joined 08-27-12

Review Comments 21,027

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03.04.22 Being Emeritus and Fav Songs ♦02.23.22 Top 100 Opeth Songs ♦
02.02.22 All Alcest Songs Ranked ♦01.10.22 Progressive and Gothic Euro-Metal ♦
12.12.21 Top 25 Albums of 2021 ♦10.04.21 Every Tool Song Ranked ♦
12.15.20 Top 20 of 2020 ♦10.28.20 3000 Album Ratings ♦
12.23.19 50 Best Albums of the Decade Ranked ♦12.14.19 Ben's 25 Favorite Albums of 2019 Ranked ♦
01.15.19 50th Anniversary of King Crimson ♦12.20.18 Top 25 Records of 2018 ♦
12.19.17 Talons' 2017 Favorites ♦09.13.17 Top 100 albums since - 2000 - Ratings f ♦
08.26.17 Talons' 5 Year Sputversary ♦03.30.17 Concerts I've Attended ♦
12.08.16 Talons' 2016 Favorites ♦02.08.16 Snow day jams
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Talons Gets 5000 Comments

"Talons" as you all lovingly call me finally reached a milestone, 5000 comments on here. Most rof rthem just rarguing with you people over prog music and what the best songs are on Opeth rand Dream Theater albums, but rI wouldn't have it any other way. Here's some albums I've rbeen digging lately thanks largely to you wonderful rpeople. Also my profile pic is me with Alex rWebster from cannibal corpse m/
1Opeth
Pale Communion

Very pleasantly surprised with this one. They really pulled themselves together
after the enjoyable and experimental Heritage by making something ultimately
more cohesive and engaging in a long time. Sitting at a 4.4/5 for me currently
2There Will Be Fireworks
The Dark, Dark Bright

WHY DOESN'T THIS BAND HAVE A WIKIPEDIA PAGE??? This album is so well put
together and cohesive, one of the best I've heard in a while
3Trespassers William
Different Stars

This album is so relaxing and ethereal, was sad to hear they split up
4Mastodon
Remission

Finally got this on CD and is their most underrated release. Amazing album
5Riverside
Anno Domini High Definition

Another underrated one, lots of sputnikers convinced me it was their best and to
give it a try and they were pretty much right, very heavy and proggy
6My Bloody Valentine
Loveless

After getting into shoegazing, I quickly discovered this band and album pretty much
started/revolutionized the whole genre. This was an instant 5/5 for me, and so
many albums I love copy it. A true classic
7Gorguts
Colored Sands

One of the most creative and in-your-face prog death metal albums I've ever heard
8The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Belong

Happy Shoegaze!
9Slowdive
Souvlaki

More great shoegazing, like MBV but less heavy and more indie
10Sleepmakeswaves
Love of Cartography

Amazing instrumental post-rock album, also very underrated
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