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| 4.5 superb | DatBeefPudding | September 17th 17 |
insanely fast tech death with one of the most unique vocalists in the genre
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | September 24th 17 |
Warp 10 technical death metal, with excellent vocal dynamics and impressive musicianship. Fans will not be disappointed.
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| 4.5 superb | marf1300 | September 26th 17 |
Tech death that doesn't get lost in trying to be as technical as possible. It features insane vocals, memorable melodies, excellent rhythmic interplay, and even dynamics! At only 30 minutes in length, you won't get bored before the end.
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| 2.3 average | Xenophanes EMERITUS | September 22nd 17 |
There's so much about this to like: the production, the vocals, the exciting variation, etc. But I'm exhausted two songs in, much like their last album. It's an exercise in how much the listener can handle and I guess just fail.
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| 4.0 excellent | Reviewc0re | September 19th 17 |
Dead lives riverFrommyhumanhiderWhentheculthadcomeformeIcouldhavegotawaybutdidntIcouldntbetheonetocausethisanylonger
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| 0.0 | shittyriemann | April 21st 20 |
Someone once told me this band is like Spawn of Possession on crack. That person needs their hearing organs examined.
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| 3.5 great | owl beanie EMERITUS | September 25th 17 |
this just might wank its way up to a 4 m/ m/ m/ m/
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| 3.5 great | zaruyache | September 25th 17 |
tech death purple haze shreds my way to heaven. Polymetric binomial riffs [ e x p a n s e ] trigger locked engage target destroyed.
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| 4.5 superb | Chamora | July 3rd 20 |
The paragon of modern TECHNICAL death metal. They're purists. Two guitars, one bass, a drumkit
with too many cymbals, and one dude growling into a microphone. No tricks, no gimmicks, just
phenomenal techdeath, with awesome riffs, a great vocalist, and world-class production. I just
listen to it and think 'Wow, this is a marvel of engineering'. At the same time, they set
themselves apart from their peers by just how catchy they somehow still are.
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | June 23rd 20 |
Archspire figure out how to add musicality to their previous purely shred focused tech-fest! A huge improvement in Archspire?s two most problematic areas from the last album; production and wankery. A much more riff-oriented album than the last ones with a grittier more natural peoduction makes for a way better and more enjoyable experience. Archspire still do not at all shy away from showing off their chops, they just do not ONLY do that.
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| 4.5 superb | G0atC0re | April 9th 20 |
Not a big fan of most tech-death wankery. But this is superb. I like how they are able to push the boundary of extreme technicality without completely sacrificing musicality. They also don't over-rely on one single technique such as sweep arpeggios that other tech bands tend to do (see: Brain Drill).
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| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | May 25th 18 |
"Relentless Mutation" is relentless and shrewd in thinking about the weight of your notes. Archspire is a band that i took some time to listen to, even got to write down on a personal agenda their names to listen to. I should have listened earlier to be overwhelmed by the absurd and violent speed this album produces. It's not just a pile of screams and deafening notes, it's a record with identity and soul, and that's what really highlights this work.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | December 28th 17 |
Where there is so much technical prowess and talent there is always potential but like many in the tech-death genre Archspire end up losing some power to dry vocals and terrible drum production. Relentless Mutation is a 30-minute tech-brutal-neoclassical death metal barrage of machine gun snare and a vocalist who spits more syllables than most modern rappers. In the end this style of vocals comes off as unique but overbearing and too repetitive; some drawn out words would add a powerful effect rather than constant syncopation with the music's rhythm. Where the production and vocals fail, the instruments shine. The drummer has a unique style utilizing quick burst, spitfire passages that change extremely quickly. That being said, his drums are clearly all triggered and snapped in post; lifeless. The bassist is often in the background as support but busts out insane multi-finger tapping leads every so often. The guitars speak for themselves often sticking to impressive trance-like rhythm sections instead of wanking around on the high notes all album long. The songwriting here is OK but in the end this along with the shameful production and repetitive vocals are why Relentless Mutation fails to reach the peaks of this corner of metal.
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| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | September 22nd 17 |
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