 | Primordial Redemption at the Puritan's Hand
3.7
great
| Ranking: #144 for 2011 | |
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| 2.5 average | DarkNoctus | April 22nd 11 |
this is a great album, which holds a pretty steady standard throughout (spare a few uninteresting moments that I wish were briefer). standout track is easily The Mouth of Judas, which could be one of the best tracks they've ever put out. it's not a disappointment, but it's not mindblowing either.ralso hawks do you have to bring up Marrow wherever you go? we're listening to Primordial ffs :T
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| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | April 30th 11 |
I had given up on Primoridal after "Storm Before Calm", but I had been reading good things about this album and Amazon had it for $5.99 so I figured "what the hell" and bought it. I'm glad I did. This album is more exciting, less two-dimensional, and has a bit of that "Storm..." flair that I had been missing.
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| 4.5 superb | wyankeif1337 | April 22nd 11 |
this finally leaked, and guess what? it is just as fucking amazing as you expected it to be. also, noctus: hawks brings up marrow because it was boring and you're weird for 5'ing it 
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| 2.6 average | Erwann S. STAFF | January 17th 22 |
Pagan-adjacent, blacky folk metal, then ew power metal vocals that take over everything. When the dude sings/howls, whatever was happening musically is relegated to the back, and when the riffs aren't that interesting, it ain't good. Also, each track overstays its welcome. At least "The Mouth of Judas" is an absolute banger demonstrating the best of 2011 Primordial.
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | June 18th 16 |
Choosing to go in a darker direction than its predecessor did, but losing some of the catchiness that made that record so good along the way, Redemption At The Puritan's Hand is another good outing from the Irish folk metal legends Primordial. The base sound you know and love is still very much there, but there are small tweaks here and there that betray a darker vibe to the album. For instance, there is a noticeable doom metal influence on "The Black Hundred", and the bass-heavy intro of "The Puritan's Hand" is sure to catch the ear. Add that to excellent opener "No Grave Deep Enough", a song that plays off of the bands' established strengths wonderfully, and "Bloodied Yet Unbowed", which just might be the most epic song they've ever created, and you've got yourself a very good record. It does lose some steam in the second half, but there are more than enough great moments here to at least warrant it a listen.
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| 4.5 superb | PaleCompanion | April 29th 11 |
Excellent album again. Might not replace TTND in my heart but it really is fantastic. And I guess I totally understand where Hawks is coming from, having been disappointed by Agalloch last year as well, the fact that this album is great is such a relief.
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| 3.5 great | Hawks | April 22nd 11 |
As a Primordial fanboy, I must say that I'm extremely pleased with this. Won't end up being as good as the 2 albums that came before this, but that really doesn't mean anything considering all Primordial is great in some way. Just happy I wasn't let down by this like I was last year with Agalloch.
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| 3.0 good | Dodenakker | April 22nd 11 |
Listened to it this morning. Still listening to it though. Second time around now, and I must say that it is very good! It has a good chance that this will be a 4.5
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| 3.5 great | Coast | March 16th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sasaboy | October 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaSuPe | August 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | October 6th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Inveigh | February 17th 22 |
| 3.0 good | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | gk1979 | June 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jay78 | April 7th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Marci | March 3rd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | yoil | December 31st 19 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | December 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | July 18th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | January 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 30th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | colwin | December 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | August 1st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mazerus | January 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | October 7th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Ianman | July 7th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Diatom | April 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | November 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | silva | July 19th 15 |
| 3.5 great | boab92 | June 23rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | Santet | April 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | CK | January 12th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Rail | September 20th 14 |
| 2.5 average | cjacob6 | February 1st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Host78 | January 25th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Harvest | January 13th 13 |
| 3.0 good | kx8 | December 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | bventon | November 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabster | October 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | RAGG | August 26th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Edlund | May 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | January 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cloudnx | December 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Phate72 | November 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cells | November 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Poet | November 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | siddha | October 14th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | joec101 | September 18th 11 |
| 3.5 great | neikos | September 5th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | August 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ohyes92 | August 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chainer | July 31st 11 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | July 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aether | July 17th 11 |
| 2.5 average | lobby | July 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Voivod STAFF | June 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryce | May 18th 11 |
| 2.5 average | alsid | May 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Kriss | May 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Photon | May 1st 11 |
| 2.5 average | Wizard | April 29th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | ev0ken | April 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hoenir | April 23rd 11 |
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