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| 4.0 excellent | maninthebox | December 31st 14 |
This was one of my first loves of 2014. Insanely gripping melodic death metal with lyrics entirely about the honor of Samurais, and some amazing eastern folk instrumentation added in for good measure is what this album has to offer. Seriously, it?s as amazing as it sounds. Every single track is an epic slice of shogun infused fury and with insanely catchy tracks like Hold the Sword and One Man?s Burden you?ll keep coming back. It?s truly on the ballad esque Lady of the Wind that these samurai shine though. It?s an emotionally impactful epic the rises above the rest of an album as an example of what this band can truly be capable of. I look forward to seeing this potential fully realized, but for now amazing albums like this one are more than enough from these Finlanders. Best Tracks: One Man's Burden, Lady of the Wind, and Upon My Honor.
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| 2.0 poor | 2026 | April 20th 22 |
pretty piss poor mdm but unrestrained is decent
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| 4.5 superb | Jared Floryan | May 6th 15 |
If you are certain about taking the path of a demon, commit seppuku in front of the people you cherish most; however, if you decide to take the path of an honorable warrior, jam Shogunate Macabre in order to appease your cold-blooded brethren. Finnish melodeath band Whispered have a gimmick that is ridiculous, effective, and filled with badassery, but even then, they're not restraining their own songwriting cred. The musicianship is all too merciless and beautiful, with this group even paving the way for Eastern-inspired instrumentation so it can fight alongside the crunchy, slightly unremarkably awesome guitar and drum work. Kirisute gomen, indeed!
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| 4.0 excellent | alamo | August 23rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Kantala | December 13th 21 |
| 3.0 good | qt | December 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Harff7 | September 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zac124 | December 9th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | August 4th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Flave | April 20th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | ICDD | February 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | October 17th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aranox | February 23rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Andrew | October 25th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jhator | August 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | March 31st 17 |
| 5.0 classic | nouneka | November 17th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Soossi | October 1st 16 |
| 4.5 superb | mogmi | August 3rd 16 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt | June 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kirkt95 | February 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | January 30th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Mogget | January 12th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Loot | January 5th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Prole | October 10th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | mohsen | September 13th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Escain | August 30th 14 |
| 2.5 average | adr | June 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Smaizi | March 19th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | feenah | March 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | March 18th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Landen | March 10th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | leycec | March 7th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Shabz | March 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arashi | March 2nd 14 |
| 3.0 good | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | February 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tyrael | February 25th 14 |
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