 | Arsis We Are the Nightmare
3.6 great
| Ranking: #49 for 2008 | |
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| 4.5 superb | Thor | November 18th 08 | Arsis maintain the devastating technicality from United In Regret and decided to throw in a plethora of hooks this time around. The production also has improved by leaps and bounds, making this the most accessible Arsis album to date, despite the constant flurry of fretboard acrobatics. Darren Cesca's drum performance here is also almost too much to take. Almost.
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| 4.0 excellent | Ryce | October 17th 09 | I don't think the technicality here goes quite into "wankery" territory; there are bands so much worse in that regard, that this sounds modest to me. I thoroughly enjoyed this album, and look forward to the next.
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| 2.0 poor | EasterInTheBatcave | January 25th 16 | Fun in small doses, but the problem is that each track sounds similar to the last, making it hard to distinguish individual songs from one another. The production is fantastic and the musicianship is impeccable, but that songwriting flaw is semi-crippling.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | September 17th 14 | The servants to the night have busted out an album soaked in shameless technicality and unabashed melodeath sounds. We Are the Nightmare does have a tendency to take a nosedive in recording quality due to how overpowering the instrumentation can be, though Arsis seem content enough to not allow it to interfere.
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| 1.5 very poor | kingjulian | December 17th 09 | About as pretentious and boring as they come. They can play their instruments, but I can't listen to it for more than a minute. Technicality for technicality's sake, and the vocals suuuuuuck.
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| 3.5 great | Shredzilla | April 6th 09 | This album was pretty awesome. There were definitely some parts that were outstanding; however, the album did have some "meh" to it. To me, it just wasn't too memorable. While still a great album, I haven't felt compelled to play it much lately, but boy do I remember playing the crap out of this album when I first purchased it! It sure is technical as all get out, but Arsis is not the most polished and outstanding Tech Death band I have come across. To me, bands like The Faceless and Necrophagist blow these guys out of the water, but that doesn't mean Arsis is a bad band. This album is certainly a step in the right direction for Arisis.
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| 3.5 great | MaSuPe | September 17th 25 |
| 3.5 great | haxxiy | March 5th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 13th 22 |
| 3.5 great | heck | May 31st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | January 28th 20 |
| 2.5 average | benny06 | January 8th 20 |
| 3.5 great | hussam | April 30th 19 |
| 2.5 average | pengui | October 10th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Akifexx | September 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kasper | July 18th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | February 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | wulolu | November 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | fossaII | August 6th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | tellah | December 1st 16 |
| 3.5 great | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Flave | November 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | ngk44 | September 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | June 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fossa | February 11th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Diamant | January 21st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | BDoms17 | December 11th 14 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | September 23rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | alarm | July 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | May 15th 14 |
| 2.5 average | cjacob6 | February 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | January 17th 14 |
| 3.0 good | zundza | December 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | joomisy | September 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | SMUD | July 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hati | July 18th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Dask | December 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | TomTibo | November 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | sagu | October 3rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Zappo | September 3rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Edlund | May 30th 12 |
| 3.0 good | MTTS | February 17th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Andrew | December 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Toddley | November 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Phate72 | September 18th 11 |
| 3.0 good | JJwins | September 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cabrero | August 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Tib | August 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Oinky | August 1st 11 |
| 3.5 great | mvp | July 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | eeule | July 18th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ev0ken | April 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Derkyle | March 3rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Remer17 | February 22nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Scoot | January 6th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | mullo | August 18th 10 |
| 3.5 great | ArchoN | August 5th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Tfries | July 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oceans | June 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Guiltor | June 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | GhostK | April 9th 10 |
| 2.5 average | asaf | April 6th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | blkmtl | April 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | xDANKx | March 30th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | vdop | March 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Curse. | March 4th 10 |
| 2.5 average | ameypv | January 20th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kakuran | January 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Markk1 | January 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | JWT155 | January 2nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 3.5 great | drewkar | December 27th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Artinuis | November 22nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | bigguy69 | November 20th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Guiller | October 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | KevHals | October 21st 09 |
| 4.5 superb | met65 | October 21st 09 |
| 2.5 average | bloodah | October 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | GodFree | September 30th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Glomp | September 27th 09 |
| 3.0 good | pride | September 22nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Robewho | September 10th 09 |
| 3.0 good | ereh | September 4th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | Skyler | September 3rd 09 |
| 3.5 great | X3ni92 | August 12th 09 |
| 3.5 great | awf170 | August 12th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Ire | June 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | J2e2c | May 31st 09 |
| 3.5 great | GBJ | May 23rd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Vano | April 7th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Warpt | March 20th 09 |
| 2.5 average | DaTwig | March 19th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | pumi | February 16th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Poet | January 4th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ttufan09 | December 30th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kronzo | December 19th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Winxco | December 12th 08 |
| 2.5 average | tarcus | November 10th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Rx512 | November 7th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Poshul | October 8th 08 |
| 2.5 average | Wolfe | September 27th 08 |
| 3.5 great | valtiel | September 26th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | yontar | September 11th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | morjens | September 9th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Slaytan | September 6th 08 |
| 1.5 very poor | McP3000 | August 10th 08 |
| 3.5 great | mikev | August 3rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Bleak | July 23rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Gmaj | May 18th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | Mikesn EMERITUS | May 18th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Tyler EMERITUS | May 17th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | twiik | April 21st 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Medika | April 17th 08 |
| 2.5 average | Wizard | April 16th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zoo | April 15th 08 |
| 2.5 average | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | April 15th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | DsRaMoS | April 15th 08 |
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