 | Hypno5e Shores of the Abstract Line
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| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | February 24th 16 |
Like its predecessors, Shores of the Abstract Line is a sprawling behemoth of an album that requires attention and multiple listens to truly appreciate. Unlike its predecessors, though, the work is entirely enjoyable and never feels tedious. Hypno5e have finally managed to craft their unique blend of prog, post metal, and djent in a way that flows, and is memorable. The mellow sections that often derailed songs on the previous releases have taken a more focused direction thanks to less spoken word parts combined with stronger melodies from both the instruments and the vocals. The heavier sections, too, have improved immensely thanks to a wider variety of influences and tempos. Shores of the Abstract Line finally delivers on the potential that previous Hypno5e albums only hinted at. The mellow sections are poignant and compelling while the heavier sections pummel the listener with more nuances than ever before.
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| 4.5 superb | Smashingfrogballz | June 12th 16 |
Simply for its aggression i give it a high rating. The singer doesn't have the dreadful black/death metal dirty vocals but more of a hardcore style of screaming. The clean singing is pretty good, pretty smooth. The atmosphere of the album is what really shines though. Moods i would say are introspective, aggressive, cathartic, and at times liberating.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | February 24th 16 |
To be able to sit on water in a lotus position at the middle of nowhere is all fun and games until you find yourself listening to Shores of the Abstract Line, which is when one can truly get through the meat and potatoes. French metal outfit Hypno5e's 2016 studio album warrants patience above all else, for it by no means makes for easy listening on the first go; the spoken word monologues coupled with this record's overall cinematic feel equals an LP that's a grower inside and out. From both a songwriting and instrumentation perspective, Shores of the Abstract Line largely succeeds at delivering agog melodies while remembering the more aggressive moments.
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| 4.0 excellent | BRAman22 | February 23rd 16 |
Overall a very good progressive album that sounds like the lovechild of Gojira and The Ocean. Some of the shit did miss the mark for me, though having the interludes and samples not in English actually created a good effect.
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| 3.5 great | MaSuPe | July 18th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | April 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | DocBass | September 11th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | ariich | February 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | JayDawg | November 9th 18 |
| 2.5 average | mikep87 | January 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Brandon | December 30th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | MikeBG | December 27th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Rodstar | December 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | November 13th 16 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | October 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | hadriel | September 20th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | motyli | May 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | fll | March 26th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Majkl | March 5th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | February 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZBJE | February 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | gallus90 | February 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | lobstah | February 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Arctick | February 23rd 16 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | February 22nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | dbilidb | February 21st 16 |
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