Outside looking in, Sheol is absolutely Hypno5e’s most experimental and abstract release, but with that comes a steep price of admission. It shouldn’t be a surprise if the first handful of listens all end the same way; with no solid recollection of what Sheol was about, but with a lingering certainty that it was compelling and worth another listen. With repetition, Sheol will slowly morph into the endearing album early listens foreshadowed. If there is anything negative worth highlighting, it’s that sometimes it’s tough to keep up with Hypno5e’s forward momentum when they are perfectly content to drop elements that worked in the past while, at the same time, devoting very little time to progressing the softer side of their sound. Despite these minor complaints, Sheol is clearly another confident step forward for Hypno5e’s sound (even if it comes at the expense of their past) that keeps their long-running formula intact while moving in an ever more abstract direction.
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