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| 4.5 superb | cloakanddagger | January 28th 21 |
Fully embracing the goth and I'm all here for it, got damn this is good.
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| 4.5 superb | alkostach | January 31st 22 |
I've been debating with myself whether it's a 4 or 4,5. There is so much incredible and wonderful stuff in here. The first and the three ending tracks are simply outstanding. I like the doom/goth elements (which scream Celtic Frost's "Monotheist" to me). But the tracks 2-4, which sum up to 25 minutes are not as good. It's not that they drag, because they've been put in front, so that before they really annoy me the incredible stuff begins. But after a few times they are a chore to get through. Don't get me wrong. If I had to skip almost 40% of any other album I'd say it's a piece of shit. I need to skip more then a third of Grimoires in order to enjoy it, but it's a proof how good the beginning and the ending are, pure genius.
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| 4.0 excellent | rage11111ro | November 7th 21 |
Too obsessed about the claustrophobic feel I get from most of its albums and about whatever one would use to describe what's breathing out of Exuvia to put this at the peak of glorious Ruins catacombs but nonetheless this is magnificent.r
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| 4.0 excellent | didnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | May 17th 21 |
Odd, I actually expected a by-the-numbers black metal album - which indeed I got but in a different way - and not that I'd be captivated throughout the hour or so that it was on. Sure, much like the ails of many other genres of the type, it can be a little too long sometimes, but I think the riffs, the crescendos, the atmosphere far outweigh a few rare moments of drawn out dullness.
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| 4.1 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | March 2nd 21 |
Always evolving, the one-man band now incorporates even more obvious gothic influences thanks to tones that 80s post-punk wouldn't have renounced to. These gothic add-ons work wonders with both the eerie production and the great space given to non-metal atmospheric moments, but it mostly shines when, after building up his crescendos, von Meilenwald unleashes his ominous blend of black and doom metal. Some of the chanted vocals do sound too grandiloquent for their own sake, but apart from that this is a suspenseful winner.
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| 4.5 superb | haesslichermensch | February 8th 21 |
I was never such a big fan of the band and found they were overrated. Now there has been another hype around the new album, and I was really in doubt if I should give it any chance at all. Conclusion. I am so glad I did. An awesome album and the first one of the band with +4 rating from me.
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| 4.5 superb | Jared Wegenast | February 3rd 21 |
Oh mein Gott. Oh mein Gott. Oh mein Gott. Oh mein Gott. Oh mein Gott.r
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| 4.0 excellent | Chino smoking it up! | February 2nd 21 |
Approaching a more gothic industrial vibe on this one, not so focused on heaviness, or the maddening fast bm (see Rain Upon the Impure), but definitely showing how versatile this guy can be. The atmosphere as always is sick and spot on. Digging more and more the melodic vocals (props for the amount of different type of vocals he can reach). Another big piece with room to grow on me. That closer is so lushy, woof.
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| 4.0 excellent | kabster | December 1st 25 |
| 4.5 superb | nbats | November 27th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | October 22nd 25 |
| 5.0 classic | Skye09 | May 8th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | April 27th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | cog | December 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loveloth | December 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | alpsi | November 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kelek | October 31st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | August 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryan P STAFF | August 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | May 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 20th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Aurora | January 5th 23 |
| 3.5 great | FunJan | January 4th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Feels | October 23rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | MAB | September 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chippe | March 20th 22 |
| 3.5 great | rid | February 18th 22 |
| 3.0 good | qt | January 15th 22 |
| 3.5 great | epmxcx | December 29th 21 |
| 3.5 great | BeeRyan | December 27th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Pangea | December 17th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Zakusz | December 1st 21 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | November 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kantala | November 20th 21 |
| 3.5 great | huskr96 | November 14th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Lvxfra | October 22nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | namsaap | September 6th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | August 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | kleggi | June 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | gk1979 | June 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | June 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Spag | April 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbm | April 20th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Taku | April 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | March 12th 21 |
| 1.0 awful | qzaj66 | March 11th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Egarran | February 25th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gorey13 | February 25th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | jhop | February 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | February 21st 21 |
| 3.0 good | Redguy | February 20th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | February 19th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Risodo | February 19th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Nephren | February 19th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Roodof | February 18th 21 |
| 3.5 great | TeeDeeM | February 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeternal | February 15th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | kx8 | February 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | sicky | February 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ian b | February 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | February 12th 21 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt | February 12th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Raust | February 12th 21 |
| 3.5 great | dabisco | February 10th 21 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | February 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | emmny | February 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Evreaia | February 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xenoflux | February 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | February 9th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Yoni91 | February 8th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | February 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | trilo | February 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | February 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | mikep87 | February 7th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | February 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | yayafa | February 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | February 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kruppe | February 4th 21 |
| 3.5 great | GallyP | February 4th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | February 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ClayJ79 | January 31st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | TT | January 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aranox | January 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | January 23rd 21 |
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