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| 4.8 classic | Trey STAFF | March 21st 23 |
Musically the band has progressed far beyond anything they?ve ever done before. The music seems cold, precise, and calculated. Every note, every cymbal crash, every pluck of a string seems to be calculated and specifically placed there. The music is still riffy and thrashy for the most part, but they?ve added a lot more technicality to the overall form of those riffs and notes. The bass has also taken a more lead role, sometimes seeming to be the lead instrument with the guitars following behind it, and it is very clear in the mix. Even when it is not the lead instrument though, the bass doesn?t simply follow the guitars; it is always playing something interesting and inventive seeming to bounce in and out of the riffs and sounds. Also, Ken?s vocals have not mellowed one bit. He still goes from the low thrashy growl to clean singing (not in a metalcore kind of way, remember this is 1991), and he still makes full use of the black metal style high-pitched shrieks. The big difference is, as stated above, he seems more in control of his style, and more thoughtful about what style to use where. Also, his lyrics have completely evolved from the typical thrash topics of the first album to the critical, almost self-analytical lyrics we find now.
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| 0.0 | PiratesWithHats | March 12th 12 |
A very great album that sadly is a little too forgettable at times to warrant a higher rating.
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| 2.0 poor | Hot Bowser | July 22nd 24 |
I'LL BE DAATH VAYDA!! roll the dice for a 25% chance at thrash (losers get random bullshit)
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| 4.0 excellent | GamamJ | June 24th 20 |
Technically fantastic, very dissonant and peoggy, but huge production issues. There is not much to say about these guys as musicians other than that they rule, and there really is a similar amount of stuff to be said anout the songwriting which is great. Yet the peoduction is really bad, making wverything sound super tgin, and I also struggle with the very weird vocals. Overall excellent though.
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| 3.0 good | Bedex | October 25th 19 |
This one feels superior to Reason only owing to the last four tracks. The rest was honestly a disappoint, and did not feel to me like an improvement over Reason - almost less good actually. The 'progressive' elements don't really make the music any better for me - quite the opposite. Even when nice thrash riffing does pop up, it's always ruined by wankery guitars or annoying squeals, an example being 3. Honestly by track 6 I was going to rate this sub 3. Track 7 and the first half of 8 are however quite nice, and show signs of the massive improvement 9 and 10 will be (bar a few questionable vocals on 10), those two being the first Anacrusis track I genuinely kinda liked, especially 10. Not quite jams though. The very closing of the album is kinda weird. 3.2
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| 3.0 good | remi | August 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mitch | August 14th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Elmo | July 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spag | March 30th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Gaius | November 9th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Feels | March 9th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Elynna | January 5th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Basina | December 26th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | vegaRiV | August 4th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Source | June 29th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Mac55 | April 15th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | SuzyC | April 5th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | jmal00 | September 23rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | August 2nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Veldin | July 11th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | blou52 | April 24th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Apathya | February 25th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | January 2nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | December 7th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | JKoppe | October 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | September 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | July 24th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Tib | May 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skye09 | April 28th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Casavir | January 31st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | CJBobs | September 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | lorr | May 20th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | January 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | November 16th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | GxTxK | October 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scoob | July 28th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
| 3.5 great | Ianman | July 15th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | trve | June 19th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | June 7th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Fozzie | October 19th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Tasty | October 15th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | oqre | September 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Pavera | September 21st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Odium8 | November 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Vader | October 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | manosg EMERITUS | August 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | mursu | August 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Amebix | May 17th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | kef7 | February 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alastor | February 18th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Evgeniy | February 14th 14 |
| 3.0 good | adr | February 12th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | FWX | February 2nd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | tbsprut | January 4th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Weirman | November 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zeg | November 7th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Smial | August 29th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | k4yser | August 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ulshad | July 8th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Craner | June 28th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | June 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jackus | May 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | dh198 | January 31st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | 3M0N1C | January 14th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | facupm | November 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | jayfatha | November 18th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Lynx1 | October 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Geadom | September 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wafflez | July 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Deviant. STAFF | February 14th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Zool | August 24th 11 |
| 3.0 good | FlameZ | August 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | June 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | April 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | December 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | janosik1 | November 10th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | makao | November 6th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | KILL | August 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | July 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | pride | December 30th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | aeuk | November 15th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | November 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wizard | November 2nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | DrReg | May 24th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Hugoj33 | January 22nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | GregBP | December 20th 08 |
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