| 4.5 superb |
| Anubis Gate A Perfect Forever |
| I was into their Andromeda Unchained album long before I gave this a spin. Wow was I blown away. Their track Sanctifed has a very catchy guitar riff, as do all of the songs. It really had to grow on me though, as it didn't immediately click with me the first couple of spins. I can't wait for their next outing. Keep an eye on these guys they have talent |
| Arcturus La Masquerade Infernale |
| At the Gates With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness |
| Borknagar The Olden Domain |
| Borknagar Empiricism |
| Coldworld Melancholie² |
| Very chaotic yet calming all the same, this is one of the best atmospheric albums I've ever heard. If you want energy and serenity all at once, this is your jam. |
| Detonation Emission Phase |
| Dismember Like An Ever Flowing Stream |
| Firewind Between Heaven And Hell |
| a classic power metal album in my book. Many complain of its cheesiness, but between fantastic vocals to the awesome shredding Gus G. creates, many of these songs stick with you long after your first couple of listens |
| Hypocrisy A Taste of Extreme Divinity |
| Not QUITE as much of a punch to the throat as Virus had, but dammit does it sound good. production is similar quality to their self-titled album and earlier (not complaining), and the songwriting is fantastic. typical Hypocrisy concoction. giving it a half point more to combat the disappointing low scores down there. hoping it gets even better with more listens! lml >_< lml |
| Hypocrisy Virus |
| Hypocrisy The Fourth Dimension |
| Hypocrisy The Arrival |
| Iced Earth Horror Show |
| Iced Earth Night Of The Stormrider |
| Ikuinen Kaamos The Forlorn |
| Judas Priest Defenders Of The Faith |
| Judas Priest Stained Class |
| Kalmah Swampsong |
| Kalmah The Black Waltz |
| Marionette Enemies |
Despite their fashion sense, and coming from a guy who listens to Dismember and Bolt Thrower
on a daily basis, these guys really shred. if you're sick of your melo-death sounding
pedestrian, give these guys a chance. Metalcore is a very minuscule part of their sound so
it's fairly tolerable. It's only a 3.5 but i bumped up my rating to balance the overall.
I'm expecting improvement on their next album. |
| Masterplan Aeronautics |
| Mercenary Architect of Lies |
| Mercenary The Hours That Remain |
| Moonsorrow Voimasta ja Kunniasta |
| Moonsorrow Suden Uni |
| Moonsorrow Viides Luku - Hävitetty |
| Omnium Gatherum Spirits And August Light |
| Paradise Lost Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us |
| Great album! I had forgotten what Doom Metal has done for me until i popped in this little gem. Now I'm grabbing hold of the genre again and not letting go! Their best album since Gothic. lml >_< lml |
| Pharaoh The Longest Night |
| Pyramaze Immortal |
| Pyramaze Melancholy Beast |
| Rapture Songs For The Withering |
| Rapture Silent Stage |
| Redemption The Fullness of Time |
| Skyfire Esoteric |
| Slough Feg Twilight Of The Idols |
| Slumber Fallout |
| Vanden Plas The Seraphic Clockwork |
| Wolves in the Throne Room Diadem of 12 Stars |
| Wuthering Heights The Shadow Cabinet |
| Wuthering Heights Far from the Madding Crowd |
| 4.0 excellent |
| Angra Rebirth |
| Angra Hunters and Prey |
| "Live And Learn" is one of the best Angra songs written. at least check out this EP for that. |
| Anubis Gate Andromeda Unchained |
| At the Gates Slaughter of the Soul |
| At the Gates Terminal Spirit Disease |
| Before The Dawn Deadlight |
| Before The Dawn 4:17 AM |
| Borknagar Borknagar |
| Borknagar Quintessence |
| Children of Bodom Hate Crew Deathroll |
| Disarmonia Mundi Nebularium |
| Disarmonia Mundi Fragments Of D-Generation |
| Dismember Death Metal |
| Dismember Indecent And Obscene |
| Dismember Massive Killing Capacity |
| Dismember Where Ironcrosses Grow |
| Ensiferum From Afar |
| Finsterforst Zum Tode Hin |
| great piece of folk metal. Das Grosse Erwachen never gets old. Fans of Moonsorrow will eat this up |
| Heavenly (FRA) Dust To Dust |
| Helloween Rabbit Don't Come Easy |
| Hypocrisy Hypocrisy |
| Ikuinen Kaamos Closure |
| In Flames The Jester Race |
| In Flames Colony |
| In Flames Clayman |
| In Flames The Mirror's Truth |
probably the first time in recent memory where I felt the B-sides utterly dominate the
tracks on the LP record. They must have been on a drinking stupor when they were figuring
out the setlist for the record. Hopefully they will develop a better sense of songwriting
and judgment for their next album |
| In Flames Whoracle |
| In Vain (NO) Mantra |
| Iotunn The Wizard Falls |
| Damn I can't stop spinning this album. Can't wait for an LP, and more growls, please! |
| Judas Priest Painkiller |
| Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance |
| Judas Priest British Steel |
| Labyrinth Sons of Thunder |
| Masterplan Time To Be King |
| Mercenary 11 Dreams |
| Moonsorrow Verisäkeet |
| Omnium Gatherum The Redshift |
| Pyramaze Legend of the Bone Carver |
| Redemption The Origins of Ruin |
| Redemption Snowfall on Judgment Day |
| Rush Snakes & Arrows |
| Scar Symmetry Symmetric in Design |
| Scar Symmetry Pitch Black Progress |
| Scar Symmetry Holographic Universe |
| Skeletonwitch Beyond the Permafrost |
| Skeletonwitch Breathing the Fire |
| Slough Feg Ape Uprising |
| Slough Feg The Animal Spirits |
| Soilwork A Predator's Portrait |
| Soilwork The Chainheart Machine |
| Swallow the Sun The Morning Never Came |
| The Spektrum Daemonicus Awakening |
| Triosphere The Road Less Travelled |
| While Heaven Wept Of Empires Forlorn |
| beautiful, beautiful music. being a fan of the Doom genre, I'll try not to be biased. The vocals are something some may need to get used to, but if u give him a chance, they'll grow on you. Clean vocals in Doom bands seem to be a thing of the past in the eyes of many, but they work way better imo than predominant growls in most cases (funeral doom is an exception). Guitar work is excellent, synths are used very well, and violins can be heard throughout. fans of Solitude Aeturunus will no doubt love this album and I eagerly await this bands next album coming out this year, it being 6 whole years in the making. I am also saddened to see so few reviews for this band. |
| 3.0 good |
| Children of Bodom Blooddrunk |
| Dark The Suns In Darkness Comes Beauty |
| Dark The Suns All Ends In Silence |
| Disarmonia Mundi The Isolation Game |
| In Flames A Sense of Purpose |
Nothing like they were before. I've been listening to these guys for years, and each
release has a different feel. At this point they aren't even metal anymore. People scream
and moan in anguish about bands going "commercial" and whatnot. That may be true, but asking
them to go back to their old sound is lunacy, and there's a reason. Don't EVER tell a band
to not change their sound. My philosophy is that a band should evolve their sound with each
release, and the band has been doing so from the start.
Unfortunately it's not as good as they can be. Production is terrible, and Anders
whines waaay too much these days in his tunes. Is he emo now? Anyway there are only a few
good tunes here, and if there are any songs to add to your playlist, it should be
"Condemned", "Tilt", and "Eraser". Bands who stick to the same formula only hurt their
integrity more than otherwise, so even though they suck, at least they're DIFFERENT. If you
don't like them now, listen to their older stuff...Or go listen to some Slough Feg ;) |
| Soilwork Stabbing the Drama |
| Wuthering Heights Salt |
