 | Esoteric Metamorphogenesis
4.1
excellent
| Ranking: #75 for 1999 | |
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | January 9th 17 |
Out of all of the material Esoteric released in the 90's, Metamorphogenesis is far and away their most accessible. This is due not only to the length of the album being half that of the others, but to the production being much more full and heavier than before. Even still, the psychedelic nature of the band is not lost here, nor are their capabilities of writing an immense song. The three tracks here follow a similar pattern; the opening minutes are malevolent and intense before buckling down to the mid-section, which builds into a violent climax. The closing minutes are ambient noise, the ashes after a fire in a way. The vocals are as great as ever, but aren't as annoyingly jarring this time around, sitting a bit lower in the mix. The atmosphere is like their others, like a bad psychedelic trip, but the smothering feel of it is enhanced, also thanks to the production. All of this makes this record the best starting point if one wishes to enter the funeral realms Esoteric rules over with an iron fist.
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| 0.0 | | November 16th 15 |
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| 4.0 excellent | ThrashK | July 13th 13 |
Not quite as good as the longer albums, for example The Pernicious Engima or The Maniacal Vale, though the styles are a little different as well. This would be the best starting point to the band though, as it's more of the "usual" doom metal.
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| 4.0 excellent | Arked | March 21st 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | hexfix93 | September 2nd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | qt | August 13th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | vdop | June 3rd 24 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | September 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Bard0 | January 25th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Spag | June 29th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Oobaloo | December 20th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | SaneTBP | March 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Metaxu | March 26th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Runeii | December 4th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | xxm | January 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | December 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbgames | July 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nud | January 18th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryan P STAFF | October 26th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | August 20th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | August 5th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | rid | August 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | May 1st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | November 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | February 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nigtwig | January 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dizchu | November 8th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | adr | October 31st 14 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | May 12th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | lear | April 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kinski | December 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nacen | October 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | May 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maniac! | March 22nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | YUJOS | February 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lethe | November 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Iluvatar | November 19th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Vesper | November 10th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | leycec | July 13th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Lakes2 | February 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Aether | November 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadow17 | September 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hoenir | February 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mendigo | January 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | hval91 | January 5th 10 |
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