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| 3.5 great | cloakanddagger | October 18th 19 |
I'm surprised people think this is that bad, it's not Februus, I'm pretty sure it's established
that they've moved on from that sound but this is definitely a step up from La Partition, an album
that I really fell out of love with after hearing it a few times but this seems like an
improvement overall.
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| 2.5 average | mdross95 | October 21st 19 |
lol @ them releasing the final track prematurely as as single... what a moronic decision
anyway this is not terrible, not great. februus is still leagues ahead of anything else they've put out
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| 4.5 superb | Tundra (Sput Villain) | May 22nd 25 |
This is actually the bands best work to date, and it's not very close. Paragon is Uneven Structure refining their post rock djent hybrid to potentially the maximum level. Their previous work had huge problems with incoherent song structures, bloated runtimes, and everything in between. This album has what makes the band so good, and also refines the songwriting, and enhances production value. * They essentially use the post rock formula throughout much of the album. Build atmosphere gradually into big crescendo by the end, but it just works flawlessly. It allows for the heavy djent payoffs to become more satisfying than ever. It doesn't have any of the problems of the bands prior material where it will frantically jolt from soft to heavy over and over again, as if that's in anyway a satisfying experience. The djent parts weren't given nearly enough time build into a rewarding climax. It felt like wandering though a maze with no clear exit. However, not every song on Paragon will have this formula, some will divert from that path in satisfying ways. * Paragon is essentially a djent "crescendocore" album. For those into post rock you'll know exactly what I mean by that. The payoffs in the album contain the most satisfying djent chugging the band has ever produced, but also has enough coherent songwriting to where it never becomes an arduous experience.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Wegenast | April 25th 24 |
Great album; I don't get the hate. Atmosphere is a little
smaller than previous releases, but songs each have more
punch/go a lot harder. Lots of memorable moments across --
some of my favourites are Hero, Innocent, Outlaw, and
Jester. The drum performances on this album alone are
amazing.
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| 2.5 average | Dolving999 | October 18th 19 |
Band is forever ruined for me after I discovered the vocalist is actually a character from Sam & Max: https://imgur.com/a/8F4CzMe
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| 2.5 average | monocaust | October 18th 19 |
picks up a decent head of steam and then completely fizzles out. Seems pretty much confirmed now that Februus was lightning in a bottle
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| 4.0 excellent | Toondude | October 18th 19 |
Clean vocals are still kinda ass but overall this is much better than La Partition
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| 0.0 | Chuggy | October 17th 19 |
Awful, muddy production lacks punch.
What's up with the ESL vocals? I get that these dudes aren't native speakers but there is a clear euro
accent in the cleans that totally jacks them up. The technique used also makes them sound very
strained.r
Songwriting is nothing new for 2019. This style has been around for a decade now and I guess this is
the tail-end of a genre.
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| 3.0 good | Shwany | January 13th 23 |
| 3.5 great | cb123 | July 26th 22 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | November 17th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Wolfe | April 27th 20 |
| 3.0 good | mRA | November 12th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | November 7th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | Elynna | October 27th 19 |
| 2.5 average | pxl | October 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | Dmax28 | October 18th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Jeejee | October 18th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Rausku | October 18th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | Nine | October 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nomos2 | October 17th 19 |
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