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| 4.5 superb | Alabaster Jones | April 14th 15 |
There's always been something mystifying about bands that can play to the extreme side of both spectrums. In the case of Dead In The Manger, a mysterious and anonymous band, they play a mix of black metal, grindcore, doom metal and a hint of sludge metal. The main draw of this, however, is not the styles they play, but how passionate and emotional their playing is. The riffs shift from sinister to heart-wrenching, and the pained and distressed vocals echo that sentiment in spades. There's a very deliberate and calculated feel that backs up the emotion too, especially in the case of the drumming. It's over quickly, though, as the album only clocks in at a half-hour. Still, there is tons of replay value to be found here, as there aren't many moments during its runtime that aren't engaging, both mentally and emotionally. There really isn't an image to these guys, or a discernible reason they have for being a band, other than just to play the furious and impassioned tunes they love to play.
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| 4.5 superb | maninthebox | March 14th 15 |
The first masterwork of 2015, Dead in the Manger orchestrate quite a beautiful command over dynamics on Cessation. Beautifully Somber and savagely brutal are mixed seamlessly from one moment to the next creating an album the flows like a single journey through a land of loss and depression. Bands like Dead in the Manger, who successfully blur the lines between genres like black metal, grind, and even some post rock influence are the future of metal: New, Exciting, and always Engaging m/! Best songs, III, V, and VI
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| 4.5 superb | cjacob6 | February 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | rid | August 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Ryan P STAFF | March 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | motyli | March 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunn177 | March 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | EJinHD | March 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | February 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Prole | February 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | prouty | February 13th 15 |
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