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| 4.0 excellent | Hot Chocolate CONTRIBUTOR | August 11th 23 |
with the end of the swancore wars upon us, fights were had, blood was shed, kurt travis was kicked out of a half dozen bands, and women were abused. who would've thought 10 years ago it'd be Hail the Sun standing on top of the pile of yuck this genre has turned into.
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| 4.5 superb | Nikolas | August 11th 23 |
I've dug almost all of their work - but this is even a step up from anything from them before. Really enjoying this one.
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| 4.5 superb | WillFromAmerica | August 13th 23 |
I never expected Hail the Sun to top Wake, but they somehow did it and made their best album yet.
This is the most excited I've been about a new post-hardcore release since I was in college.
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| 3.5 great | Elevon | August 14th 23 |
I've always been a Hail the Sun fan and have been to four or five of their shows, but Mental
Knife and New Age Filth were pretty lacking to me. Luckily, this is a return to form.
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| 2.8 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | September 11th 23 |
Swancore never was my cuppa, but Divine Inner Tension proves that despite the genre's lack of relevance in 2023, Hail the Sun remain the best to deliver cheesy'n'proggy slabs of swancore.
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| 3.5 great | ajcollins15 | August 18th 23 |
I think the rein that Hail the Sun had over the swancore sound is starting to crumble. The band?s sixth studio record shows a lot of the same ideas and sounds they have been showing for the last decade. For many, this is perfectly fine, but I think the sound is starting to get rather stale at this point. ?Divine Inner Tension? just feels like something they have already released before?if not released five times. However, you can tell they are trying to get back to the same highs as 2014?s ?Wake?. Overall, the album is solid while it?s on, but if they continue down this path, I will grow more and more bored with the sound they have been known for so many years.
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| 2.5 average | BADNEW | August 17th 23 |
I can see why a lot of people would like this, but I don't. It's a voice we've heard a lot from other bands and a voice I would rather not hear again. Technical playing but no vibe or groove, a lot of studio tricks to make up for dull music.
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| 5.0 classic | Presence | August 15th 23 |
Hail the Sun’s best effort yet, truly a great album from start to finish. Glad the boys are still able to refine their craft all
these years.
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| 4.5 superb | MonotoneCulprit | August 14th 23 |
Was really cooling on this band over the years since Wake (aside from Secret Wars), but this one really delivers. Great stuff front to back.
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| 3.5 great | MCJACKDAHL | August 14th 23 |
never understood the post-elephantitis sput hype around this band but wowee does this record deliver. It still has a few of their trademark annoying baby-voice moments but these are their most inspired hooks and melodies yet and the instrumentals sound like De-loused in the best possible way.
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| 4.5 superb | Sly4evr | October 25th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | elry2k | April 24th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | December 3rd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Hansol | April 5th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Durrzo | March 17th 24 |
| 3.7 great | A.R.O. EMERITUS | January 23rd 24 |
| 2.5 average | Pangea | January 17th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | January 13th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | alamo | December 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | smaugman | December 19th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Runeii | December 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | sncold | December 7th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Cormano | November 30th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mser94 | November 27th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | November 23rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | UrukHai | November 22nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Araz | November 17th 23 |
| 3.3 great | Trey STAFF | November 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | pengui | October 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | CygnusX1 | September 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | IzzyTomy | September 22nd 23 |
| 3.0 good | DadKungFu EMERITUS | September 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | furpa | September 20th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | September 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dischi | September 17th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Asura14 | September 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Tara | September 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mordekai | September 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | vult | September 2nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Ebola | August 30th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | hadriel | August 29th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Elynna | August 28th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | August 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | August 27th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Mbranch | August 27th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lvxfra | August 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | wwf | August 24th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Kosko | August 23rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | TT | August 22nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | MAB | August 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brad | August 21st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | morry | August 21st 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Sodom28 | August 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | kibbles | August 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | August 19th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | damon r. EMERITUS | August 18th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Above | August 17th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | August 16th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Zac124 | August 16th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Sykx | August 16th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Luna | August 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hyndez | August 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | s0nicx | August 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tasty | August 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lassie | August 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | tellah | August 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tranqyl | August 13th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | August 12th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Oobaloo | August 12th 23 |
| 3.0 good | qt | August 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nine | August 11th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Simerix | August 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Emo | August 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | August 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | haley | August 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | August 11th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | analc | July 15th 23 |
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