Average Rating: 2.50 Rating Variance: 0.00 Objectivity Score: 68% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name2.5 averageSatyr TotemLoved their first full length. I think this album is a bit of a miss for me. Obviously their playing ability is off the charts. If you take each instrument in isolation, it’s pretty impressive from a technical standpoint. Some tracks feel way too much like a “riff salad” for me. I understand this genre doesn’t really follow a simple song structure, but some of the tracks are just all over the place and don’t seem to lead or build to anything. Vector is the one track where I feel they expanded on one or two ideas instead of trying to cram 50 things into a 4 min song. Again technical playing ability does not always translate to good song writing. Also vocally, it’s just sounding all the same to me. Their harmonies and chord choices are almost so crazy that it’s really hard to write musical vocals that make sense and feel like they are a part of the song. Drums are phenomenal and mix/production is next level for sure. It’s a fun listen but not sure I will be going back for more like I did with their first LP. Stand out tracks to me are Vector and Totem. I also love their 2 interlude tracks.
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