I love imagining that some metal musicians are narrating an absurd circus and I'm in a crowd that finds it all disturbing but can't look away. In the end, I like The Sham Mirrors more, but this is special as well.   Jul 23, 2023

I keep thinking to myself, "Maybe this will be his weak album," but it just never is. Maybe Nostalghia is becoming an underground legend.   Jul 23, 2023

For me, this artist came out of nowhere and it's tons better than I expected. There's spoken word, a great mix of harsh & clean vocals, and the symphonic element has that film score feel to it. Absolutely beautiful music.   Jul 23, 2023

The industrial aspect of this album is great, and I particularly love how they mix it with black metal, electronica, & classical instrumentation. I really want this band to produce more music.   Jul 23, 2023

I was in bliss the whole time. The performance is fully in the moment. It's so gratifying the way it's recorded. There are no weak songs. Also, it's quite nu metal without ever sounding cringey or childish. I even loved the track with Durst on it. I also hear some groove metal, but maybe I'm thinking too much. Anyway, I love this one, and want to listen to it alongside Deftones' Around the Fur.   Jul 20, 2023

I really felt the passion and was impressed by a lot of the songs. It's far from a perfect album, but I think Gary sang in a way that matches the band's vibes perfectly - much better than Van Hagar. Without You and Josephina are total triumphs. The way track 6 started off, I thought it was going to be pointless, but it builds up to a high point very well. A couple of interludes ramble a little, but it's a solid album I want to listen to more.   Jul 20, 2023

I didn't like this one as much as I thought I would. I loved Hope, and the execution is good throughout. I felt kind of teased like it was promising to get full and beautifully gothic metal like Joy Division + heavy distortion but that sound barely materialized. I had some little complaints about weak lyrics and then the intro track is followed by a track that has its own intro. I need to deduct points here & there. Still listenable, but not my favorite from them.   Jul 20, 2023

It has such interesting moods that it's clear these musicians have attained great control over what mood they convey. Not to make the sub-genre issue even more complicated, but I find it somewhat similar to sludge quite often. Fundamentally it's black metal with some crust punk parts. All in all, good stuff.   Jul 19, 2023

Oh wow. This does have some influence from Sabbath's Vol. 4 like the cover implies, but it's actually more Sabbath's first 2 albums with an emphasis on the bluesy feel with lots of romp and lots of doom. It does all this really well and with swagger. I can say they deserve to use that album cover, and that I look forward to hearing more from them.   Jul 19, 2023

The sound is just what I'm looking for, and so is the cover art. The only thing this album doesn't do is give enough music. I have a feeling a longer release from them will achieve a much higher impact. Not to complain though; I listen to this one quite a few times and still really love it.   Jul 19, 2023

Some songs are good and others are very good. I especially like track 8.   Jul 19, 2023

Satisfying as all heck. It's full of black metal conventions, but I also get the sense that they're playing what's really in their hearts as opposed to imitating other bands.   Jul 19, 2023

Their music is rich in atmosphere and it conveys a variety of emotions even at one moment. These aspects are even more powerful on this album because these veterans perfected these songs. It's really a joy to behold. Concealing Fate and Nocturne especially get my heart racing.   Jul 19, 2023

Maybe the best djent band to feature vocals, here starting off with a very good album. Later on Portals we see how much better they can play these same songs now.   Jul 17, 2023

There's a lot of buzz about this one. Although it seems a lot of people like it a lot more than me, I just love how these long piano passages match up with the mostly mid-paced doom. Anyway it's a great album from a band that has their own unique sound, and they deserve tons of respect for that.   Jul 15, 2023

Mathcore that I like a lot more than usual. A great recommendation from The Metal Meltdown. Top-tier energy throughout and track 10 (the title track) is pure fire.   Jul 15, 2023

Mostly I was enjoying it just a little, but the drumming makes everything work a lot better, and my score would be much lower if there wasn't such pro drumming here.   Jul 15, 2023

Even if you're not into themes like evil, hostility to the human race, & sacrilege; I'll still recommend hearing this once. The compositions are enjoyable and the sound of the percussion can really grow on you.   Jul 15, 2023

Even better than I remembered it. The melodies make me melt, and the drumming kept me enthralled.   Jul 15, 2023

The styles of all the most iconic nu metal bands, performed with no cringiness. The mood is dirty & dystopian, and it's fast aggressive music with a fun 16-bit album cover. Extreme amounts of fun.   Jul 15, 2023

Bad. Also, it's nothing like the cover. No bad-boy rapping to metal here. A couple parts with boring talking are maybe supposed to be rap. Way too much sappy garbage with bad lyrics and lame singing. The Pixies cover on the bonus track is great; a great song stays great. Never Said It (another bonus track) is good too. Most of the songs are boring though.   Jul 15, 2023

I expected pretty bad, but it's quite good music with great recording. The clean singing gets a tiny bit annoying once in a while, but even most of the clean vocals are all right, which is impressive for metalcore. It's not my thing, but I still think it's pretty good.   Jul 15, 2023

I enjoyed everything here, but Devin absolutely has more powerful material.   Jul 15, 2023

Sadness starts infiltrating me as these songs play. Not like the crushing sadness of a melancholic BM band; Agalloch's songwriting implies the sadness and the experience is so precious. I used to listen to this one a lot, but now I realize how prominent the gothic style is on most of the songs. I don't know if I care to distinguish gothic from dark metal, but I'm sure this album is extremely powerful & special - as good as music gets.   Jul 13, 2023

A pretty-good album by Kamelot's standards is actually a very very very good album. I find the songs all good, and I even was enjoying the interludes. Most of all the vocals are insanely powerful on this one - all well-written vocal melodies, delivered with Roy's genius touch, and with genuine emotion. A very good album with mind-blowing singing.   Jul 13, 2023

Blackened death metal from an unknown country. This one really grew on me - it made me want to play it again & again, and I started liking it more each time. Yes that cover art makes me swoon. Actually, I'm curious who created it; it's the kind of thing Midjourney AI always attempts but ends up ruining it in its nonsensical way. Anyway, embrace the mystery and try this brand new album.   Jul 13, 2023

The melodies in this album pull at my heart noticeably more than his 2023 album, but still a tiny bit weaker than that 2021 album, which has the most clever songwriting he's had yet. I'm still stoked at discovering this one - captivating BM and Lovecraftian themes. I'll be listening to this regularly.   Jul 13, 2023

Tracks 2 to 7 are just gorgeous to my ears. The first song and ambient track at the end are nowhere near that level. Still recommended though; this is definitely the same kind of material as in his 2021 masterwork, just a little below.   Jul 12, 2023

It's the same style I love so much, but on their later albums this sound is so much more refined and just sweeps me away more. Of course this makes sense considering how early this is in their monstrous discography.   Jul 12, 2023

죽어버린 남자다움에 오함마로 심폐소생을 시키는 앨범. 멈췄던 심장이 그들의 리프와 드럼을 따라 다시 뛰기 시작한다.   Nov 1, 2024

스래쉬 음반을 언급할 때 항상 다섯 손가락 안에 꼽는 앨범...모든 곡이 베스트일 정도로 완벽하다. 개인적으로 Stronger Than Hate을 가장 좋아한다.   Nov 6, 2024

85-90, 예전에 빽판으로 즐기던 음반. 운이 좋게 다시 시디로 구입하게 들어보게 되었다. 지금 이 시점에서는 좋게 들렸고 시원시원했다. 녹음은 거칠긴 하나 가끔 너무 갑갑한 믹싱이 되어 있는 메탈음반이 많은데 차라리 이런 식으로 만드는게 낫다 싶다. 1,2집도 언제인가는 구해지지 않을까 생각해본다.   Oct 30, 2024

어쿠스틱 기타, 첼로, 플루트 등을 이용하여 녹음한 어쿠스틱 사운드의 작품이다. 그러나 표현하고자 하는 사운드의 방향성 자체는 무겁고 진지하다. 멜로디가 약간 서늘한 냉기를 품고 있다. 더운 여름에 들으면 시원함을 느낄 수도 있지만 대체로 가을의 분위기에 잘 어울린다. 커버아트와 음악의 매칭이 절묘하다.   Nov 4, 2024

90-95. 이 시기의 블가 앨범들은 다 좋은 듯. hansi의 보컬을 더 느끼고 싶어서 사모으기 시작한 앨범인데 그렇다고 나랑 맞는 음악을 하는 밴드가 아닐 수 있었지만 지금까지 몇번들어본 결과는 만족스러운 행진 중이다. the eldar같은 곡은 지금의 나에게는 최고의 곡. 인트로+본곡 같은 스타일로 중복이 되는데 큰 단점같지는 않다. 조화롭게 잘 넘어갔다.   Nov 8, 2024

95-100 2024년까지 나온 오케스트라와의 협연 음반 모든 것을 통틀어 최고다. 다 어설픈 편곡때문에 그냥 원곡 듣고 말지 라는 생각이 드는 반면 이 음반은 최소 제대로 만들어진 영화음악 하나 들었다 할 정도로 편곡자체가 매우 잘 되어 밴드와 오케스트라가 제대로 융화 예상과 달리 스튜디오로 앨범을 냈지만 dvd 2disc를 사면 라이브 시디가 포함되어 있는 듯 하다.   3 days ago

85- 90 채스틴의 기타가 바삐 움직인다. 당시의 다른 기타리스트와는 다른 맛이 있다. 레더 레온은 참 좋은 보컬같다라고 생각을 또 하게 되었다.   Oct 27, 2024

라센은 일본 빅터에서 받아 동일하게 12번 "Rainy Nights"이 더 들어가 있다. 앙그라 초기는 의외로 많이 듣지 않아 생각보다 익숙하지 않은 면이 있다. 현재는 이 정도 점수를 주고 다음에 또 감상하면서 고쳐보도록 하겠다   Oct 28, 2024

Their most representative album of the eighties, full of innovation and class, with forceful themes and a benchmark in style for the hard rock genre, in fact it is their best-selling work to date! My personal precise rating is (94/100) Faves: Criyng In The Rain and Don´t Turn Away!   Oct 30, 2024

완벽하다. 지금와서 painkiller 정도의 힘을 기대하는 것은 무리지만 관록과 경험으로 영그러진 놀라운 앨범을 냈다. 엔지니어링도 크게 한몫했다.   Oct 31, 2024

옛 모습이 그립다. 그래도 화이팅!   Nov 1, 2024

조금도 기대안했었는데….훌륭합니다!!   Nov 1, 2024

온갖 괴생물체들이 꿈틀거리는듯한 아트워크의 세계관이 펼쳐지며..끈적이는 불협화음 데스 사운드에 빨려든다.   Nov 6, 2024

The album finds Blood Incantation returning to their death metal roots with renewed psychedelic vigour, eager to tear apart familiar metallic ideas   Nov 6, 2024

80-90. 메킹 커멘트를 보고 얼라이브를 베스트 대용으로 해도 된다는 의견에 2,3를 사게 되었는데 1,3에만 rock and roll all nite가 있다는 것을 다시 여기서도 알립니다. 이번에 사게된 앨범이 일본반 shm-cd 규격인데 음질이 나쁜게 아니지만 2보다는 살짝 거친게 아닌가 싶다. 아직까지는 얼라이브 시리즈+일반 스튜디오 베스트 조합으로 끝낼 생각.   Nov 6, 2024

85-90 기본적으로 2010년 이후 이들의 앨범이 특별히 구리다고 생각이 든 적이 없다. 이번 앨범은 기다려도 라센이 안나와서 결국 수입반을 샀다. 전체적인 곡 수준, 연주 수준 모든게 긍정적 방향이다.   Nov 6, 2024

85-95. 5번은 후기 대표곡. 커버한 밴드가 sodom , megadeth, helloween, Jorn 등이 있다. 필 라이엇이 안죽었다면 사이크스가 백사로 과연 넘어갔을까 하는 생각과 씬 리지가 꽤나 터프한 느낌도 갖게 되는 과정이었는데 이 미래가 재미있었겠다 라는 생각이 드는 앨범.   Nov 6, 2024

Very good work on guitars,a tight rhythm sectionand lots of keyboards effects the way only FATES WARNING teached to play !   Nov 7, 2024

훌륭한 데뷰. 1집을 꼭 사야 할까라는 생각으로 살다가 이제야 얻어걸린 느낌으로 사게 되었다. 물론 1집을 필수라고 여기지 않았지만 후회도 없다. 보컬이 멤버들보다 나이가 10여살 많은 걸로 기억하고 게디리의 좀 더 듣기 좋은 버전이라고 생각이 든다. 다만 믹싱이 마음에 들지 않아서 살짝 밋밋하다. 보컬과 드럼이 살짝 뒤로 간 느낌.리믹스가 절실하나 과연?   Nov 7, 2024