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| 4.5 superb | Waiting around to die | April 18th 20 |
'Psychedelic black metal' is to far too easy a go-to explanation for what OP create. A truly one off band with their best record to date. Constantly refreshing their sound. What a time to be alive with the new Ulcerate and new OP within a week of each other if you Forgetting the small caveat of a virus destroying the humans...but whatever...
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| 3.9 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | December 10th 20 |
Of all the adjectives that could properly fit this album, the one that first popped in me mind wasn't "psychedelic" but "disgusting". Like the demonic being the band took its name of, it's just fucking colossal, and it always strives for hitting the listener's uneasiness real hard. Of course the psych influences are more than evident and add to the overall weird approach. It's disturbing, but it's awesome.
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| 5.0 classic | ItsOnlySkinDeep | April 24th 20 |
This album is absolutely disgusting. And I LOVE it.
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| 4.5 superb | Hellshock | April 17th 20 |
It's amazing how tight and complex this record is. Oranssi created new style of music, not just black + psychedelia – it's
something completely new.
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| 4.5 superb | DarkNoctus | April 16th 20 |
so uhh, this is pretty fucking sick huh
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| 4.0 excellent | 2notepockets | August 29th 22 |
Better than initially thought after subsequent listens
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| 4.0 excellent | ExoskeletalJunction | March 15th 22 |
Listening diary 24th February, 2022: Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi (avant-garde psychedelic
black metal, 2019)
This one's finally starting to click for me - a relief of sorts, since *Värähtelijä *is one
of my favourite albums of all time, and the fact that I wasn't quite getting this one was
threatening to put me in the pile of edgelords who complain about bands they like getting
famous. I can definitely see why this one caused Oranssi to blow up, but it's not because
it's more accessible, it's because it's more bonkers. There's far less of the atmospheric
black metal style here, instead they've gone into some even more bizarre fusions including
krautrock and synthesisers, and the psychedelia is turned up to 10. It's nowhere near as
immersive as their previous records, and perhaps that's why I didn't latch on as easily, but
the atmosphere is traded for some incredibly muscular grooves, and the overall creativity of
the album couldn't be higher, especially for modern metal.
7.2 (6th listen)
Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog -
www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction
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| 4.0 excellent | cjbizzlebizzle | October 16th 20 |
One of those records you really have to be in the right mindframe to put on but everytime you do, its like a fresh, completely wild experience. Heavily atmospheric inducing a sort of dark, ominous mood getting a lot from psychadelic rock and a ton of different metal influences. In the first track alone you spend about 5 minutes meditating to some throaty golbin grunts/cries out words before the riffs absolutely crush you while the synth and noise elements give this thing a spacey/futuristic vibe. Weird in the best way as the deepest, darkest corners and trenches that you find in this album will absolutely 100% engross you and make you feel like you are gone from the world we call our own. 'Uusi teknokratia' is a true track of the year candidate.
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| 4.5 superb | BRAman22 | July 25th 20 |
Psychedelic black metal that is at its best when it's at its craziest. My only real issue is that some of the acoustic openings take too long to get to the good stuff.
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| 4.5 superb | Chino smoking it up! | April 27th 20 |
I love this, can't yet to divide this from Waste of Space Orchestra, or the (for me obvious) grim vibe from Magma's (70'0s psyprog band) influence, in an evil and insane, yet tribal and entrancing, BM outfit.
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| 4.5 superb | davezillaMP3 | April 25th 20 |
yeah, what Tw1ster said about this in their sound off
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| 4.0 excellent | Tw1ster | April 25th 20 |
This album is a terrifying listen. I was completely uneasy for the whole duration of it.
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| 4.5 superb | Daneleslie | April 25th 20 |
This is my first time checking these guys out. Holy fuck
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| 3.0 good | Gary STAFF | April 23rd 20 |
After the first listen, well, I wasn't really hooked at all. On the second run though, I liked what I've heard, but especially from the third track. This is pretty, highly atmospheric, but I don't know, it didn't really grab me for some reason...
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| 3.5 great | 8genre | April 23rd 20 |
The atmosphere in this is really amazing... half the time. I love it when it works but
some of the passages just grab me like the rest of it. I'll keep plugging away at it and
the rest of the album might click but for now its great but nothing amazing.
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| 4.5 superb | Braeckderm | April 17th 20 |
I like my black metal chaotic. Pazuzu delivered just what I needed. Serious contender for aoty.
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| 3.0 good | nbats | September 6th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trundle | January 29th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | madtwoo | October 15th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | alpsi | October 14th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | September 19th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sapee | December 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nodnraf | October 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kelek | August 16th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Blaidd | June 19th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | June 18th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | NeoZod | May 18th 23 |
| 3.5 great | FunJan | March 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 20th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | JS19 | May 27th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | EyeSock | January 15th 22 |
| 3.5 great | qt | January 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | chayka | December 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Lvxfra | October 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | PHClock | July 30th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | kleggi | June 16th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Taku | April 12th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | jc3494 | March 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mifopal | March 3rd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | jhop | February 24th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | February 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | dragoth | January 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | January 20th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | cog | January 18th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | lulcho | January 14th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Polvo | January 11th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Runeii | January 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Onyx | January 6th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Makram | December 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | December 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Garden | December 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | emmny | December 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | zveroboj | November 16th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | gk1979 | November 15th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Risodo | November 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabster | November 1st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | opie | October 10th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | sicky | October 5th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | October 5th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Blix | October 4th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | gbowles | October 1st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Nephren | September 25th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Arlind | September 17th 20 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | September 9th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | progsun | September 5th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Yahya | September 2nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yoni91 | August 17th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Gazham | August 12th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | July 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | July 25th 20 |
| 3.5 great | gnimas | July 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xavier | July 8th 20 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | June 30th 20 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | June 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | June 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Emo | June 13th 20 |
| 3.5 great | MAB | June 8th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | May 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Spag | May 14th 20 |
| 2.5 average | RogueZ | May 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | May 6th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | May 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | slish | May 3rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | May 1st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | April 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | mRA | April 28th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Corney | April 27th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | kx8 | April 26th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | wilemz | April 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jewgioh | April 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | botb | April 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | April 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skoop | April 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bobshat | April 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | clayson | April 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | tyler | April 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | neikos | April 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | April 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | eirinn | April 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Steev | April 21st 20 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | April 20th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Rausku | April 20th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | JOK | April 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | April 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kruppe | April 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | April 19th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | April 18th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Mila91 | April 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Host78 | April 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Stagger | April 18th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Ugluk | April 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | clavier EMERITUS | April 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | April 17th 20 |
| 2.5 average | bmelt | April 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | April 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | zzf1918 | April 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbm | April 10th 20 |
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