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| 3.5 great | Sunn177 | August 27th 12 |
remember the good old days when people actually waited for the album to come out before
listening to it and then officially forming an opinion about it?..........Yeah me either.
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| 0.0 | PsilocybeDreamer | September 13th 12 |
I'm sure this album will be great, but it's kind of difficult to rate it without listening to it. Actually tbh I think you should listen to an album a few times before you give it a rating. Come back and rate this shit a few weeks after it comes out.
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| 0.0 | StarlessAnd | October 8th 12 |
remember when this band was actually good. yea me neither
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| 0.0 | Panzerchrist | October 6th 12 |
band offends my sensibilities as a proud police officer instant 1
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| 0.0 | GringoSuave89 | September 19th 12 |
I am willing to bet this sounds like a Pig Destroyer album.
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| 2.0 poor | TRMshadow | July 29th 13 |
A couple good riffs here and there, but that's really all I'm getting from this. 2.1/5
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. STAFF | January 16th 24 |
No bullshit grind that riffs and pounds and grooves and yells and shrieks and aaaaaaaaaaah
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| 3.0 good | portableheadd | October 31st 16 |
A decent effort for Pig Destroyer that doesn't reach the high water mark left by previous albums. Lacking particularly would be J.R. Hayes' vocal delivery, which used to be the most high piercing and ferocious in the business, but now sound more like a worn out raspy bark.rOverall worth getting for the mighty riffing talents of Scott Hull and because a weak Pig Destroyer is still a better band than most on a good day.
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| 3.0 good | Skyline28 | April 21st 16 |
An enjoyable listen but pretty average by the standards of Pig Destroyer sounding more like a slowed down Agoraphobic Nosebleed than the band that released 'Terrifyer'. The grooves are still there as is the unrelenting aggression but the nightmarish feeling of being locked inside the head of a serial killer is missing from this release.
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| 2.0 poor | EasterInTheBatcave | December 21st 15 |
A lackluster deathgrind effort. It's technically proficient, but also dry, lifeless, and recycled. None of the riffs are memorable, the samples (aside from the openings of "Sis" and "The Bug") add nothing to the album, and it is oftentimes just flat out boring. The second half is slightly better than the first, but still nowhere near the level of the band's best work, Terrifyer. The production is okay too (a little more guitar would have been nice), but that's it-- just okay. Terrifyer had a basically perfect production job.
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| 2.5 average | BtwntheAKIRAndMe | July 19th 15 |
Mid 5 out of 10: Pig Destroyer is one of my absolute favorite bands. On this LP however, what made them what I love was taken away and it just comes out as a pretty lackluster grindcore LP with killer vocals from none other than J.R. Hayes.
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| 0.0 | BMDrummer | February 25th 15 |
a classic case of when a band's scary sound becomes dull after so much. the whole time i listened, it just kinda floated around leaving no effect on me.
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| 0.0 | | July 21st 14 |
Book Burner, an arguable return-to-form for the Virginia-based grindcore band, suffers from low production values and uninspired musicianship, as well as lyrics that aren't as strong as before. The cover art and the contributions made by Kat Katz and Richard Johnson, however, are perhaps the only two things that the album's got going for it.
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| 3.5 great | BRAman22 | June 30th 14 |
An album that isn't among Pig Destroyer's highest ranks still manages to be a pretty good listen.
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| 3.5 great | TheMiseryCloud | November 3rd 12 |
This album is hard to classify as it is an isn't a full fledged PxDx experience. This album is hard as fuck but just doesn't live up to its predecessors. Why? One thing, the production value (especially on the vocals) just suffers and the material while good isn't good enough to make up for that fact. rJ.R. Hayes used to have a bite to his vocals that left you almost hungover from pure brutality the next morning. On this album though he just sounds worn out and tired compared to his efforts on Terrifyer and Phantom Limb. rScott Hull has some skull bashing riffs on this album but once again it falls under the curse of the previous paragraph. His riffs just don't have the bark that they used to have. Go back in time and listen to Junkyard God and compare it to any song on Book Burner and you'll see what I mean.rThe drummer is new and it happens to be the same dude that beats skins in Misery Index. Adam Jarvis is his name and he is the man.......... Just not in this band.rAll in all this album has its moments and it is a true grindcore album. Its just not the PxDx album I was hoping for which sucks because so far this fall has seen some of the greatest releases in Metal/Death Metal history.
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| 3.0 good | FearThyEvil | October 22nd 12 |
I'm actually worried this might suck judging from the disappointing other songs released.
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | October 22nd 12 |
Production is too flat and passionless. It doesn't sound heavy or abrasive, unlike their older stuff.
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| 3.5 great | Turtlestlker | October 21st 12 |
This album slays, good drumming and the riff never stop coming as well as being groovy as fuck
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| 4.5 superb | HenchmanOfSanta | October 17th 12 |
THE RIFFS NEVER STOP COMING. brb destroying a city block
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| 4.5 superb | bigguytoo9 | October 15th 12 |
Wow, Scott Hull and co. deliver once again with a brutally punishing album. Front to back this thing kicks your ass!! Adam Jarvis stepped his game up on drums for this.
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| 0.0 | TenSecondsToThink | October 15th 12 |
There are some insanely creative parts on this. Second half is about ten times better than the first.
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| 3.5 great | Fernando Alves EMERITUS | October 12th 12 |
Album takes no prisoners. Pretty solid.
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| 4.0 excellent | GeometricSexEd | October 10th 12 |
Vocals aren't as good as they used to be, but still heavy as mother fucking fuck.
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| 2.0 poor | Tool1 | February 26th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | nbats | December 26th 23 |
| 3.5 great | FunJan | July 21st 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | anode | December 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Tara | November 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | October 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Logan | September 28th 22 |
| 3.5 great | cvlts | September 12th 22 |
| 3.0 good | ckssr1 | February 25th 22 |
| 2.5 average | qt | January 20th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Lvxfra | October 22nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | October 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | August 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | borkle | July 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metaxu | January 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | remi | November 5th 20 |
| 3.5 great | gk1979 | September 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | rid | September 23rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | heck | July 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | Kevin | July 17th 20 |
| 2.5 average | GallyP | May 15th 20 |
| 3.0 good | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | digs795 | December 18th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | eckology | December 13th 19 |
| 3.0 good | JS19 | August 27th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ToddDC | July 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | June 5th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nate | April 4th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ryguy | November 8th 18 |
| 2.5 average | tomr4 | September 9th 18 |
| 3.5 great | AriDoe | August 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | August 29th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Loch | January 20th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | SinNanna | November 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Asahi | October 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | August 9th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | August 2nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Kf1975 | July 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | December 30th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Brumas | November 27th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Cosmos | February 16th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Henry | January 14th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Essence | November 6th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Zubes | April 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | March 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | DAKODA | February 23rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | apert | February 14th 15 |
| 2.5 average | exvx | January 1st 15 |
| 3.0 good | slaps | December 18th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Arctick | December 15th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Ayl | November 18th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Mumakil | November 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Korpcun | November 7th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Pollux | October 25th 14 |
| 3.5 great | EJinHD | September 4th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Propose | March 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | xbogx | February 26th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | yep123 | January 31st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | cromag1 | January 14th 14 |
| 3.0 good | MBUF | January 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | G2Santos | December 30th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Hvalur | December 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | chaitu | November 21st 13 |
| 3.0 good | tg103 | November 18th 13 |
| 3.0 good | wil94 | November 1st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dre517 | October 27th 13 |
| 2.5 average | kotsaja | October 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | cjacob6 | September 5th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Smial | September 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | 6sic6 | July 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | June 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | N2B3J | May 2nd 13 |
| 3.0 good | TheDMV | March 12th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Feels | March 9th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Alexd93 | February 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Tib | February 24th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | January 29th 13 |
| 3.5 great | pike27 | January 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Torii | January 16th 13 |
| 2.5 average | DadKungFu STAFF | December 30th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | December 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tancosin | December 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | afox13 | December 11th 12 |
| 3.5 great | iPim | November 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | alkahest | November 14th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | November 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Curse. | November 6th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | chayka | November 3rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Dronach | October 29th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Wizard | October 28th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Winrar | October 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Shaad | October 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Melanin | October 22nd 12 |
| 2.5 average | Rail | October 14th 12 |
| 3.0 good | DWiz | October 10th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | KILL | October 9th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | pixmpy | October 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dev518 | October 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | August 20th 12 |
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