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| 0.0 | ShartHarder | November 26th 21 |
how does a band who sound so distinctly WEIRD manage to bring so much emotion? god bless paul masvidal
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| 4.0 excellent | xlev | November 25th 21 |
How do you replace two of the best metal musicians ever? Get two new amazing ones. Fresh blood really gives Cynic new life.
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| 4.5 superb | leonardotardino | November 26th 21 |
incredible stuff, haven't heard an album like this in ages
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| 4.5 superb | alamo | November 26th 21 |
i really like these interludes (said no one ever)
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| 4.0 excellent | Zakusz | November 26th 21 |
Am I weird for liking this more than a thing else they have ever done?
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| 2.5 average | ajcollins15 | December 1st 21 |
On the band's fifth album, the progressive outfit looks to space ambient and rock for inspiration. Not only does it not pay off most of the time. This album is plagued with feeling unfinished and borderline uninspired. Don?t get me wrong it?s not a bad album to listen to but with half the album being interludes and half of the non-interlude tracks being boring instrumental cuts this album leaves a lot to be desired. Still, it?s fine when it?s on, but can?t be a bit tiring after a while.
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| 3.5 great | Assemblage | November 29th 21 |
Okay, hear me out. This is like the aural equivalent of a SleepNumber® pillow. A comfortable place to lay your head for sure, but wholly inoffensive in conforming to the space around you. It's there, basically. I'm glad Cynic had another go, but it's a little like coloring in the lines, and then erasing the lines afterward. I'm just saying, more often than not it's like Masvidal is afraid to actually play riffs on his guitar and just when it feels like it's getting there it pulls back.
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| 3.9 excellent | Robert Garland STAFF | November 26th 21 |
I really like these interludes, they provide such a great pacing.
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| 1.5 very poor | Ossacip Olbap | April 28th 23 |
crappy prog shit with occasional good riffs utterly ruined by prog shit and that drony lazy voice. linkin park shit, undoubtedly what death would have turned into in the 21st century
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | February 3rd 22 |
From the get go and the album intro on 1+2 I really like the extremely synthy, airy style of prog this offers, which reminds me a bit of The Contortionist's Intrinsic in that I quite enjoy it yet it isn't too well received. The album is largely instrumental, and it's a good thing because even for Cynic here the vocals are really stretching it. On previous albums, they were an acquired taste; here they just feel half assed. This is very clear on 6 or 13. The album is quite nicely continuous in spite of all the interludes, which contributed to my enjoyment of it at the start, but also made it feel getting very long after a while. By 15 I really needed it to be done, and although there's not much after that it also felt like quite the stretch. Really like the style of is, not quite its execution, but when feeling free to cut it short this is a good album to jam for sure. 3.5
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. STAFF | January 4th 22 |
s y n t h s. Truly, The Ascension Codes pace is rhythmed by its synths interludes introducing/concluding the proper tunes - of which the shorter ones are the best ("Aurora", "In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing").
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| 3.5 great | REANIMATED | December 27th 21 |
The truest realisation yet of metal without heaviness. Excellent jazz fusion work, powerful,
emotionally dramatic moments - shame about the pacing.
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| 5.0 classic | kk420 | December 9th 21 |
This almost tops traced in air for me if it wasn't for the lack of bass but the synth gives this a totally different feel, the whole album feels very triumphant and uplifting...like im getting beamed up...I hope Masvidal continues to push the Cynic sound forward.
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| 3.0 good | 2ool | November 30th 21 |
finally an album that fully embodies paul's cuteness
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| 3.0 good | Titan | October 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 21st 23 |
| 3.0 good | Shwany | January 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bren80 | December 4th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Samuel | September 27th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | remi | August 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | sr388 | June 22nd 22 |
| 2.5 average | Source | June 18th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Lakes | April 11th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Suyan | March 24th 22 |
| 3.5 great | hadriel | February 27th 22 |
| 3.5 great | vakuola | February 24th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Nishe | January 21st 22 |
| 2.5 average | GhostK | January 18th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | December 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | EvoHavok | December 21st 21 |
| 3.5 great | solrage | December 17th 21 |
| 3.5 great | mrfixit | December 17th 21 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | December 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Awake88 | December 15th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | December 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | unchange | December 11th 21 |
| 3.0 good | mursu | December 8th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Marci | December 8th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Brains | December 6th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | December 6th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Dwap | December 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | DocBass | December 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | December 4th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faraudo | December 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | December 3rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | brunch | December 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | December 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | December 2nd 21 |
| 3.0 good | RogueZ | December 1st 21 |
| 3.0 good | qt | December 1st 21 |
| 2.5 average | Evreaia | December 1st 21 |
| 3.5 great | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | December 1st 21 |
| 3.5 great | Poet | November 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | botb | November 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pizza | November 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | November 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | November 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | November 29th 21 |
| 3.0 good | cendor | November 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | MCB99 | November 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zac124 | November 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abb | November 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | November 27th 21 |
| 3.5 great | NoXoR | November 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moosic | November 27th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Dmax28 | November 27th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Gbhill | November 26th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Jerrad | November 26th 21 |
| 3.8 excellent | Trey STAFF | November 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | NBA | November 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | November 26th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | November 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | November 25th 21 |
| 2.5 average | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | November 25th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Trundle | November 25th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | arf | November 24th 21 |
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