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| 0.0 | RYMsfullofscenesters | October 23rd 13 |
An experiment in using basic death metal techniques in a way that develops and flows like classical music (while remaining primal and expressing a profound sense of yearning). I can get people who don't like it, because it relies an awful lot on awkward rhythms and weird unresolved melodies to create tension, but if you don't think this is ATG's best album you probably shouldn't be on a music site.
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| 0.0 | Seanny | June 1st 11 |
I think this is definitely one of their better albums. The sound is raw... but that doesn't make it bad. The
playing is albeit, a bit sloppy... the drumming has a tendency waver out of control... Lindberg's vocals are
still very angry and primitive. But hell. There is SO MUCH emotion here. It took me a great many listens to
understand. It's not like a NWONBM album where the rawness of the production and the tortured feelings
slam you in the face. You have to dig a bit deeper to find it. I believe, for that reason, some people find this
album hard to swallow, as it is a bit of a chore to listen to. AtG is young and angry, and they're letting loose
everything they've got. The atmosphere created is dark and laden with hopelessness, magnified by the
brilliant use of violins (which I wish they would use more in their later albums) that seem to fit in quite well.
The musicianship isn't even that bad. There are some definitely some killer riffs in here. What we have here
is premature band, with much to improve upon.
Despite this, this album is astounding, and shows what AtG is capable of. I really don't like Slaughter of the
Soul. It's the kind of thing I'd listen to if I wanted instant gratification. This... this isn't a masterpiece, but it
certainly is something special.
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| 4.5 superb | BaphometConsumed | October 21st 10 |
Essentially a flawed masterpiece. It's not a conventional death metal album in the least, the songs are all extremely dense and sprawling in scope, and the production IS fairly bad.rBut what makes this such a fantastic album is the band's ability to consistently build off the riffs and develop them throughout the course of the songs running time. The band play with an astoinishing level of technical skill (though they never beat you over the head with it) and precision. Tomas Lindberg's vocals are at their most deranged and even emotional on this album, and the drumming manages to keep things together very impressively. The violin cameos are kind of hit and miss in quality, but when they hit, they hit hard.rIt's flawed. But it's an absolutely incredible album and deserves some respectful listens on the listener's part.
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| 0.0 | | November 16th 15 |
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| 0.0 | pizzamachine | October 14th 22 |
An album in which they are at the gates of my loins but I laugh at them and say I have a wife.
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| 3.5 great | Elmo | January 13th 22 |
gud ablum
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| 1.0 awful | PABLO PICASSO NUMERO UNO | October 23rd 21 |
fucking pathetic. lindberg sounds like someone broke his nose and he's begging for mercy as his assailant considers adding to the bloody pulp running down his shirt. the classical instruments are mediocre and played by amateurs, adding nothing but a 'what the hell are they doing there?' factor
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | July 7th 20 |
Used to have this at a 5, which kind of makes sense, as the second side is brilliant proggy, twisted, syncopated DM. Hoqever I must have forgottwn that the forst side is some of hhe most inconsistent DM I have ever heard. The out of tune orchestra parts sound conpletely out of place too. Just oof all over. Neverwhere and on rules absolute face though with odd meters and wanky parts all over.
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| 4.0 excellent | ForeverSetInZenith | February 18th 13 |
Atmospheric progressive death metal with raw production creating a highly-visceral musical trip.
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| 3.5 great | alexja | June 11th 11 |
Really grows on you. More complex and interesting than 'Slaughter Of The Soul'.
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| 3.5 great | UncommonWolf | November 9th 10 |
there are some truly sick songs on this album (Windows, Through the Gardens of Grief) but there are also some pretty below average songs as well. Good debut album from a very famous band
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| 2.5 average | Lelle | October 22nd 09 |
boring music, album lacks vibe, it's all just kind of there.
Plus the vocals are laughably bad
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| 4.0 excellent | Above | March 27th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Teddy23 | November 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Davey | October 31st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | October 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Halez | March 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | March 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | March 2nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | ffs | February 13th 23 |
| 3.5 great | haxxiy | February 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Zac124 | October 9th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Get Low | August 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | DType | May 28th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Pikmar | May 25th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xenoflux | September 14th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Nimlot | July 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | nbats | May 27th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Taku | April 12th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | November 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | Skiiddz | September 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | SuzyC | August 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | MAB | May 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | thutho28 | February 25th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Aranox | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ziopsis | January 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | January 1st 20 |
| 5.0 classic | kodama | August 4th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | JOK | July 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | blou52 | June 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Josh | March 27th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | alamo | October 29th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | YuckFou | September 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sapee | August 10th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | deaad | May 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | AriDoe | May 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | dbizzles | February 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Noobl | February 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Casavir | January 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loch | January 20th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | TrivirT | January 5th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | January 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 2.5 average | solrage | October 20th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Gbhill | August 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pon EMERITUS | April 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oslaf | February 17th 17 |
| 3.5 great | chanson | February 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | January 6th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | stub | December 5th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | October 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | GxTxK | October 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Ianman | July 12th 16 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | March 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | February 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | btati | February 8th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Santet | December 14th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Pegana | November 21st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Host78 | September 6th 15 |
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| 4.5 superb | Fozzie | August 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flave | July 2nd 15 |
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| 3.5 great | qiblas | April 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Abraxas | February 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | January 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | trve | November 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | naju890 | November 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | November 10th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Majkl | October 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Corinth | October 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | jaksnow | October 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | KaNe00 | October 16th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | adr | October 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | October 3rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | tancrni | September 26th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Marxman | September 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | August 14th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Sweepy | August 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Surtur | July 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Tonzx | June 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | alarm | May 31st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Duted | April 24th 14 |
| 3.5 great | ngk44 | April 16th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Mantas | April 10th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | MO | November 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Acorn | October 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | w00t | October 6th 13 |
| 3.5 great | kalki | September 25th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Smial | September 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | gegiu | July 16th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Cryio | July 2nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Hawks | April 25th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Sunlar | March 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | shanks | March 8th 13 |
| 2.5 average | adsta1 | March 6th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | CK | February 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | RAGG | December 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | arcane | December 27th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Dask | December 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Snuron | October 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Dev518 | September 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shiduba | September 15th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | Trey STAFF | September 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | fjutt | September 5th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Whisper | September 5th 12 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | September 3rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Zappo | August 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | joyless | February 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gazanga | November 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | stotty | September 25th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Pyreal | August 11th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Curse. | June 19th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Manco | June 19th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Surov | April 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ev0ken | April 25th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Majk | December 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | lkd | November 9th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Spaten | October 19th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Nego | September 19th 10 |
| 3.0 good | LCDMA | August 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Naffa | April 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | blkmtl | March 26th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | kruxz | March 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | qWot | March 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greenman | February 25th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | pride | February 22nd 10 |
| 2.5 average | drewkar | December 27th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Dobrozz | December 15th 09 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Fjolnir | October 24th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | avestin | October 6th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Usagi | September 24th 09 |
| 3.5 great | qwe3 | September 24th 09 |
| 3.5 great | feav233 | September 18th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Set | September 12th 09 |
| 3.0 good | GBJ | June 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | RedSky | March 30th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | Good | March 23rd 09 |
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| 4.5 superb | BillEco | January 24th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Saidir | October 9th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | gafel | September 10th 08 |
| 3.0 good | mana20 | January 19th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Satanix | December 12th 07 |
| 3.5 great | Rawar | December 12th 07 |
| 2.0 poor | jk2two | September 5th 07 |
| 3.0 good | Zoo | August 21st 07 |
| 2.5 average | Thor | September 28th 06 |
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