This one brings the ruckus! I got what I wanted: it's busy, furious, cosmic, & full of surprises. Also it has a real sci-fi feel as the album cover promises. The electronic element brings in definitely synthwave, darkwave, ambient, and maybe trance and techno. Similar to The Algorithim. I'm so happy to find this artist.   Jan 23, 2023

There are a few amazing songs on this album. Most of the rest of the tracks lack the urgency and raw power that most Soundgarden songs tend to have, but even the weakest songs on Down on the Upside are very very interesting and deserve credit. There's a lot of inventive singing and melody-writing and some really thick atmosphere too.   Jan 22, 2023

A+ for style, and the production is good too. I hope his other releases just have more passion and éclat. Other than that, he's basically on his way to some very good music like the obvious influences, probably Enisum and Veldes or very similar artists..   Jan 22, 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed this death metal album. Also, I wish all the best to the band in case life is difficult for a death metal band living in Pakistan.   Jan 21, 2023

Gigantic melancholy blasted my whole body throughout this album. So far, I find the firs track to be the most powerful, but the whole record is just so well written. If I change this score, it's going up to a perfect 100 - this album is that close to the border. My pick of the week.   Jan 21, 2023

I was almost giddy that this was released yesterday, and it totally lived up to my high expectations. The impressive drumming is what pushes me to give it such a high score. After all these years, it's still the same smooth shiny vocals and top-tier songwriting. Such great gothic metal from the masters.   Jan 21, 2023

How did this release slip by me last year? This is a true group of masters and this album is every bit as powerful and impressive as their other masterpieces.   Jan 21, 2023

I used to listen to this album so frequently. What a great band. Sometimes I skip Surprise! You're Dead!, but this recording is a massive achievement in modern music.   Jan 21, 2023

Impressive production, but then again this is extremely extremely commercial music. Endless Rain is way too corny for me, but most songs are really enjoyable, and clearly these guys take their execution very seriously.   Jan 21, 2023

Good black metal with a super dramatic feel to it.   Jan 21, 2023

Thank Cthulhu for album covers! I listened to this when it was brand new and was super glad to rediscover it. Great ominous & apocalyptic feelings are infused into this nice blend of black metal & death metal.   Jan 21, 2023

Obscure becomes a good word when you find surprising gems like this one. Basically black metal here, but definite power metal influences show up now & again. I hope these guys are in current bands, because this blast from the past shows some real inspiration.   Jan 21, 2023

I listened to the remastered version, which is still super super lo-fi. Actually, the first couple of tracks had me unsure because of all the tinny sound, but I'm glad I kept listening; there are some great melodies and composition on this album. A good listen for fans of the underground.   Jan 21, 2023

One of my favorite discoveries of the past week, and it was an excellent week of top-tier albums for me. This is an astoundingly dank album.   Jan 21, 2023

It's really a shame that the vocals really change this good album into a bad one. There're way too many vocals, and they mostly drone on and on in the same tone. The instrumentation is better than their earlier albums, and I really appreciate how many sub-genres they go through, even a black metal song. I have mixed feelings on this one, and overall it's negative.   Jan 21, 2023

Really decent blackened thrash with the best aspects of both genres.   Jan 21, 2023

I loved this one. Energy and adrenaline just jumped right out of the speakers. Definitely trying more from Pia soon!   Jan 21, 2023

Dig really blew me away when it was released, and I've always seen this listed everywhere as a top album from the early 2000s and nu metal. After hearing all the songs, it's not quite as good as it's legendary reputation; it's a mix of good & mediocre songs. Besides Dig, I find the better songs are mostly not the heaviest ones.   Jan 21, 2023

Bluesy, stoned, & swaggering. Good singing and the guitarwork makes me melt.   Jan 21, 2023

Very lo-fi, and it has a very primitive feel, I think intentionally. It's not for everyone, but it totally sets the mood. Also, the riffing is overflowing with evil.   Jan 21, 2023

The whole album is good, but that 2nd to last song is pure gold. I really want to go walking to it as soon as humanly possible.   Jan 18, 2023

Heavy, energetic, and it has such perfect instrumentation. It's like having fun and enjoying the view while right in the middle of a dark & dangerous adventure. My pick for today.   Jan 18, 2023

Huge epic work with many cathartic and sombre moments. I like the first track the best. On a serious note, I send positive energy to Chort, considering he composed this to address the death of his child.   Jan 18, 2023

2022 was an amazing year for black metal from Poland, and these guys are part of that success. This album gets into truly deep melancholy, and they do that with rather fast and mid-tempo songs, which might surprise you. Tons of passion and a great sound. I hope they do this well with a full-length release, and very very soon please?   Jan 18, 2023

The first time I've listened to a whole album by Neurosis, and I'm very glad I did. I look forward to hearing more from the discography from this early band of a great genre.   Jan 18, 2023

Wow, this band is not your typical blackened death metal band. While I like their 2022 more than this, Lurkers in the Capsule of Skull is still extremely cinematic in feeling. Also it has that mind-warping dissonance. Even people who love heavy music might be surprised at how heavy this album is. Does that make you want to listen?   Jan 18, 2023

Nicely strange feelings are created through the medium of oldschool death metal here. The vocals are very guttural and hard to distinguish, which I don't like much, but on this album they're kinda quiet and in the background, so I like it, surprisingly. They're definitely a good band, but I'll recommend it only if you really like death metal, otherwise I can't guarantee it'll work for you.   Jan 18, 2023

A tribute to Lustre as this guy admits on his Bandcamp page. I feel the music is a little bit better than average, so I score it at 75. Worth a listen 1 time, and I'll look forward to this guy honing his songwriting skills to catch up with his hero.   Jan 18, 2023

So this is the same singer as Dark Funeral. Well, I have to listen to more from each band. These songs are really catchy and energizing. Good variety in composition, vocals are done with great tact, the recording is very good, and a strong mood soaks into the soundscape. I find the weakest song to be the Bathory cover, which is surprising, but the weakest point is still pretty good. Recommended.   Jan 18, 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