Hypno5e are frustrating for a few different reasons. Their brand of epic, atmospheric, post metal/djent/prog is so damn good as well as pretty unique, but they've been doing the same thing for multiple albums with little change. Rather than make any kind of huge musical leap, Hypno5e are content to just keep making minor incremental changes, which makes every one of their albums simply sound like upgrades to the previous ones. Worse, the few things they should drop (such as all the spoken word sections) just keep getting dragged back into every new release. Having said that, A Distant (Dark) Source is definitely their best release. Its production is better, the songs are more memorable, the melodies are better crafted, the effects are more tastefully done, and the spoken word sections have been drawn down a little. On its own, A Distant (Dark) Source is an excellent release… I only wish they'd start to diversify a little more.
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