 | The Ocean Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic
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| 4.1 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | September 28th 20 |
Mmmh that production is tasty af. On top of clearly hearing all instruments, it allows their slight "experimentations" to work particularly well, like the horns and keys spread throughout the record, *that* black metal part shining bright like a diamond, or the calmer end of the record. Talking about calmer soundscapes, I've always found their clean vocals to be kinda meh, but I find them to work quite well here ("You're wandering all by yourseeeeelf"). Gotta jam Part I and this one back to back. Seems like I've found my post-metal AOTY.
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| 3.0 good | neikos | September 3rd 20 |
I really cant understand what is happening here. The music is as flat as the (earth) CD.
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| 3.5 great | OverSlyZed91 | September 23rd 20 |
Well...a serious change of direction. The songs are really raw and there are no melodic clean choruses anymore. :'(
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| 3.8 excellent | Trey STAFF | January 13th 23 |
I'm not the biggest fan of post metal. For me, there's just too many dead spots between the obvious peaks, a glaring lack of hooks and melody, and generally there's not enough even during the best sections to make me want to slog through the minimalism again. You throw in more aggression, some progressive influences, and cut all the needless silence, and apparently I'm good to go -- or maybe, at that point, it's not really post metal anymore. Either way, this is easily the best release from The Ocean. Excellent use of keyboards, lumber riffs, prog-lite melodies, beats, and song structures, and great shouts and clean singing.
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| 3.0 good | ajcollins15 | September 30th 20 |
I understand why a lot of people love this five-piece German post-metal band. However, every time they release music, I feel so underwhelmed and want to go listen to other bands in the progressive metal and post-metal camp. However, their ninth studio album, and second for their Phanerozoic series, I am starting to better understand why people love them; they make solid ass metal music that keeps my interests peaked both lyrically and sonically. Maybe I will have to go back and listen to their earlier stuff again. Still, I don?t love this album as other people do and that?s okay. It is an above-average listen and if you really want some lengthy metal music then this is up to your ally.
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| 4.5 superb | Ectier | September 23rd 20 |
This is not what I was expecting at all. Its not bad, but perhaps im disapointed from being overhyped. A confusing album that will probably be a grower on more listens
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| 4.5 superb | Fowo | September 20th 20 |
so many people already have a copy, where are the reviews? Angryface
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| 4.0 excellent | Robert Garland STAFF | July 1st 20 |
this is an album that goes something something rawr rawr something rawr!
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