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| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | April 5th 25 |
Working my way through their discography in chronological order, because i only really know 2 albums and an EP, and rthis is genuinely one of the greatest things i have ever listened to. Have always liked this band, but this is so next level rfantastic.
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| 4.5 superb | Elmo | August 3rd 22 |
gud ablum
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| 3.0 good | ExoskeletalJunction | April 11th 22 |
Listening diary 8th April, 2022: My Dying Bride - The Angel and the Dark River (gothic doom
metal, 1995)
I think at this point I can say that I’ve given My Dying Bride a fair shake of the stick and
can throw them pretty firmly in the “do not get” pile. I first tried this when I was but a
wee lad and before I grew a full appreciation for more extreme forms of metal, but even after
a decade of waiting, I still think this is reasonably dry and uninteresting. The death vocals
take a firm backseat here for a focus on gothic melancholy, and for small fragments there are
sections resembling the kind of melancholic beauty they so clearly aim for - and on the whole
I think this has more good material than bad. But there are long stretches of meandering
nothing here, with the slow tempos being ruthlessly exposed when they’re not held in place by
captivating musical ideas. I love a good piece of sad-bait, but I didn’t feel any kind of
sadness at all in this, mostly boredom.
5.1 (5th listen)
Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog -
www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction
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| 3.5 great | rage11111ro | November 7th 21 |
Very sorrowful and melancholic with deep but uneventful vocals that developed a lot in the future albums.
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| 0.0 | geasoftime | April 8th 13 |
I need to relisten to this album. This band for that matter. It's been something like ten years since I last heard this, but it was very good if I recall correctly. Long overdue.
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| 0.0 | ScreamsFromTheFire | April 6th 07 |
This album kicked my gloomy ass! This band always comes up with something new. I am going to listen to this album on a daily basis for a long time.
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| 4.5 superb | MaSuPe | September 9th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sarah | November 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lani | June 14th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | April 28th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | JoneHK | April 20th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Above | March 27th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Ectier | February 25th 24 |
| 3.0 good | KuyJuk | November 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | haley | June 4th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Timmy | January 21st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Phasma | December 14th 22 |
| 3.0 good | KManoc1 | September 30th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Jerrad | August 11th 22 |
| 3.5 great | blou52 | July 31st 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Bren80 | June 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | phylyps | March 5th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Blurbs | February 25th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Karen94 | November 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | November 15th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Juuso | February 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Darkbe | January 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spag | December 4th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Zaleb | August 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Source | July 5th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElioG | March 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | January 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | sohu | June 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | March 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | gk1979 | January 29th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | RomanLy | January 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | J1m1 | September 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeeRyan | July 17th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Nero | May 25th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | orakst | December 22nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | adios | October 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Valeron | September 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | March 19th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Shabz | March 18th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | January 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | December 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | December 23rd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | vkristi | December 17th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | zrong | October 23rd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | September 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chaioth | August 25th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | elch21 | July 25th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ianman | June 20th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | June 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | mRA | May 3rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | deslad | March 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | December 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | December 4th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Abraxas | October 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bierlag | October 24th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | rasi | October 17th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | October 8th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | trydom | August 28th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | MelbCro | August 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Raven49 | August 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Nud | August 11th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | silva | July 19th 15 |
| 3.5 great | yep123 | July 19th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | ngk44 | June 3rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nigtwig | January 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kriss | August 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | August 6th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | August 4th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Eons | July 12th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | July 8th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | bahlof | June 14th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | manosg EMERITUS | May 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Zeg | March 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Isida | March 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Propose | March 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lunx | February 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | SeiGor | February 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | unkle | November 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | August 20th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Cha0s | July 18th 13 |
| 3.0 good | hraffe | March 24th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Majkl | March 20th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Draakul | February 25th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Mrfxf | January 4th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | msm008 | December 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kx8 | December 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | November 27th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | sagu | September 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marth | August 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timon87 | August 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Tale | April 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Behexen | April 3rd 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Host78 | March 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Vragec | March 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | KILL | March 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | March 7th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Stonik | February 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aether | February 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Donny | October 27th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | petrrr | October 18th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | stotty | September 25th 11 |
| 3.5 great | stfrnz | August 17th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | leycec | June 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | itchy | February 15th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Lykle | December 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Oceans | October 16th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Kenos | September 25th 10 |
| 4.2 excellent | Ryan P STAFF | September 22nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | miltos | September 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | August 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | geakal | July 8th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | nbden | June 30th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Yusuf | June 3rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TLX | June 2nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | kriz | May 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kayowas | February 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | gzs75 | February 25th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Egarran | November 24th 09 |
| 3.5 great | aeuk | November 16th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | November 15th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | krazaln | November 11th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | ferrum | November 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dan11874 | September 28th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Awake88 | September 12th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Set | September 12th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Skyler | August 16th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Zaton | June 23rd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Asaura | March 18th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Henry8 | December 13th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Navarro | October 9th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | plystrup | February 22nd 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Zoo | February 16th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Pieguz | December 14th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rawar | December 12th 07 |
| 2.5 average | Mikesn EMERITUS | October 24th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Floppy | July 30th 07 |
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