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| 3.0 good | theBonerKing | July 14th 22 |
Eddie Munson's favorite album.
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| 3.0 good | iDontaeCareFAM | February 21st 23 |
Okay so I've been getting into the album and it's not that bad, there's some cool moments here and there but it borrows too much from Mr. Bungle and Cardiacs, it just makes me want to go listen to them instead.
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | December 29th 22 |
'Hellfire' has a lot of amazing musicianship, layering of many many numerous instruments and a great energy. As far as prog goes, it has a lot of things you want with various song structures and whackiness without pretentiousness, I get a sense that these guys live it the way they write it. Didn't quite stick for me personally as much as many others and maybe that energy is the reason. While I like the pace, it just rarely ever stops and there is always a ton going on so its hard to appreciate some of the nuances because it just goes and goes without relief.
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | August 26th 22 |
A refinement on the mid Cavalcade, Hellfire kinda justifies how much of a slog the preceding record is: this is basically the same dadaist brutal jazzy avant-prog shizzle. Still, this time the compositions are properly engaging. This is the main difference, really: the songs are better. Still ain't focused enough to properly awe from front to back, but a refinement of their previous proposition.
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| 4.0 excellent | YRI | July 23rd 22 |
Seems like 2022 could be the best year the Windmill Scene will ever have. If Squid also happen to drop something that's near as good as this and Ants From Up There, then it's official.
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| 4.0 excellent | BillyBrill | July 22nd 22 |
This shit FIRE. Get it like the name like of the albrLiterally why do I keep eating black midi 4.5 and then decide I dont really fuck with it like that. Best black midi still
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| 4.5 superb | ajcollins15 | July 21st 22 |
The more I have listened to ?Hellfire? and last year's ?Cavalcade? the more obvious it has become how much they are supposed to be ?movie-like? and companion pieces, with the latter being a drama and the former being an action movie. However, I am not here to review both albums and how they relate, that will take many more listens. For now, ?Hellfire? is a continuation of the band's loud and extreme version of progressive rock and jazz rock. This album is somehow, even more, turned up to 11 in the abstractness than ?Cavalcade? was, and I love nearly even a minute of it. This album is also much more ?play/theatrical-like? than past releases which is an interesting dynamic to hear from the band. Although I might find ?Cavalcade? to be a much more complete listen, ?Hellfire? is a much stronger sonic album with the brutality of it. Out of all post-Brexit/new-wave post-punk bands, Black Midi is driving farther and farther from that style and it will be fascinating to see what they do next because I don?t know how long the band can sustain this sound.
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| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | July 16th 22 |
I kind of have no idea what I just listened to but I dig it!
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| 5.0 classic | eureka | July 14th 22 |
This is going to be one of those albums I have to hear a few times before I have a solid opinion on it, but I like it a lot so far - the musicianship and execution here are top-notch.
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| 4.0 excellent | Naomi Lores | June 27th 22 |
I wish I had more to say than "hey i love black midi and this is a great record", but that's what I've got.
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| 2.0 poor | REANIMATED | June 27th 22 |
If you're hoping the rest will be as good as Welcome to Hell and Eat Men Eat, you will be sorely
disappointed. Production is only marginally better than Cavalcade's and most of the music is,
shockingly, far weaker, as the band pivot away from noise rock almost entirely, instead turning to
carnival music and post-ironic smooth jazz fusion.
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| 4.0 excellent | Rick64 | June 14th 25 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | January 8th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lacking | February 17th 24 |
| 3.0 good | alamo | December 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | pooferia | December 15th 23 |
| 3.5 great | platttt | November 30th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | October 9th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | shioaz | September 21st 23 |
| 5.0 classic | ach31 | August 21st 23 |
| 3.0 good | haley | July 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | kiri | June 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | vult | June 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fugue | June 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | June 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | gschwen | April 3rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Surtur | March 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | inca829 | February 22nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Respawn | January 24th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | mrfixit | December 27th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Polvo | December 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | December 1st 22 |
| 2.0 poor | ast | November 26th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Pangea | November 23rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Casavir | November 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | dullboi | November 14th 22 |
| 2.5 average | sevhar | November 11th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | SadLad | November 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | hamid95 | October 27th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Votex | October 3rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | trunkle | September 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luklear1 | September 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | September 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gegery | September 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | krongey | September 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | August 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Handers | August 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | August 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | dwbtdom | August 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | LOGOS | July 31st 22 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | July 30th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Corney | July 30th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | July 29th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | luetin | July 27th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Gillie | July 26th 22 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | July 26th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jsegura | July 25th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arctick | July 24th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | furpa | July 23rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | July 23rd 22 |
| 3.0 good | Sowing STAFF | July 23rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | July 22nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hyndez | July 21st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | colbes | July 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jekub | July 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Paint | July 19th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Yotimi | July 18th 22 |
| 1.0 awful | Teal | July 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jhop | July 18th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Scoot | July 17th 22 |
| 3.0 good | anat | July 16th 22 |
| 3.0 good | fdrc | July 16th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | arf | July 16th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | July 16th 22 |
| 3.5 great | xlev | July 16th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | JS19 | July 15th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zakusz | July 15th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZIG | July 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Lucman | July 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | doofy | July 15th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jarnii | July 15th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | iGuter | July 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Djang0 | July 15th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Zac124 | July 14th 22 |
| 2.5 average | bmelt | July 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | June 30th 22 |
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