Not big into Power Metal much anymore but this, this I like. Great mix of Power Metal, Metalcore, and Melo Death.   Jun 6, 2024

Got curious as this was rated very poorly by Q Magazine (back in 2011) and Allmusic. Definitely deserved. This is some of the most generic, textbook definition Butt Rock I've ever listened to.   May 22, 2024

Leagues better than their 2 previous albums in '92 and '94. Will freely admit I'm being biased as this album was what introduced me to this band. Very good late 90s Metalcore and one of my favorite albums from that period.   May 22, 2024

Better than the 2 albums that came after but still not exactly my thing. I'm probably in the minority but I think their Metalcore albums are their best.   May 22, 2024

Same reasons as "Inhabit". The vocals are not great.   May 22, 2024

The musicianship is there and great in regards to the instruments. As for the vocals, not so much. The vocals absolutely kill this album for me.   May 22, 2024

Oh boy, the cover art alone tells you everything you need to know. It's shit. The vocals are absolutely grating and the drums are 100% a drum machine. Wouldn't really even consider this Metalcore either, its more Groove Metal (shitty Groove Metal at that) than anything else. Either way its hateful nazi bullshit and should be avoided like the plague. *Reason for adding was for it to be seen and mocked. Hateful shit like this doesn't belong in metal and never will.   Apr 28, 2024

Another very biased album comment by me. I love this album a lot. Reminds me of the other prog. metal and djent bands I started listening to around 2013-2014. Instantly reminded of that time in my life any time I play this. Really great grooves and melodies on this one.   Apr 28, 2024

My favorite release from them now. BIG 2000s Metalcore sound (even more so than before) with more of the industrial sounds and elements they started incorporating in "Replica of a Strange Love". The screamo inspirations are unfortunately not as present in this release, in its place we have a LOT of Melo Death influence and it sounds fantastic.   Apr 10, 2024

Very good release but has a very minor problem that keeps me from giving it a 100. Tracks 1 & 3 "Lights = Quality" and "Drab Eyes" have some, in my opinion, very awkward sounding guitar riffs at certain points. Other than that though, very solid EP.   Apr 3, 2024

One of my favorite releases by these guys. The Norma Jean influence is VERY noticeable here.   Apr 3, 2024

Recording quality isn't the best (by no means the worst either) but still a pretty good start in my opinion. Definitely leans more into Metalcore bordering into Deathcore than the Chaotic Hardcore/Mathcore-y sound the band is known for.   Apr 3, 2024

My introduction to this band was through this EP, specifically tracks 1 & 5 (Ups & Downs, Rollin'). One of the best Metalcore releases of the 2010s (In my opinion). *Part of what I like to call (and made up myself) the Crystal Lake trifecta. Consisting of Cubes, The Sign, and True North. (All of which I consider to be the best of Crystal Lake's discography.)   Jan 10, 2024

My favorite Crystal Lake album and in my (unpopular) opinion their best album. The atmosphere on this album is amazing. Every listen instantly reminds me of the day I first listened to it in early 2017 (so I'm VERY nostalgic about it). Definitely has a BIT of a softer sound to it in parts but it does not detract a thing from it as the heavy tracks still hit hard.   Jan 10, 2024

The instruments and harsh vocals are all well and good but the clean vocals are...not great. Album became somewhat of a slog to get through because of it. Definitely a one and done album for me.   Jan 10, 2024

My first exposure to Pop Punk and one of my first exposures to Metalcore. So my rating is biased (and my own personal opinion). Not ground breaking at all but it doesn't need to be. Overall a fun album.   Dec 28, 2023

This band (unfortunately) hasn't put out a good song or album since Bad Vibrations (Yes, I actually like that album). This album is a mess, it sounds like the band couldn't decide what genre/s they wanted to be and the end result is, like I said, a mess.   Dec 28, 2023

Your standard Easycore and Pop Punk. Nothing ground breaking (nor does it need to be) but still fun.   Dec 28, 2023

I'm unsure how to feel about this. They went from pretty standard (but pretty fun) Easycore and Pop Punk to Surf Rock and Power Pop. I've listened to this album twice but I just can't really get into it. It has it's moments but It just feels like a bizarre shift in genre.   Dec 28, 2023

This may be heresy to some but I cannot for the life of me get into this band. You have groovy and heavy riffs which are all well and good but then you have the lyrics, very juvenile and bad at times (ex: "Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills"). I'm also not a fan of Phil's vocals (I'm not a fan of Phil in general for a LOT of reasons that I will not get into.) I can understand the overall importance of the band on metal as a whole but they do absolutely nothing for me.   Dec 27, 2023

This band is ALL over the place and I love it. You can go from absolutely nasty highs and gutturals to extremely poppy choruses and then into a buildup and breakdown. Not many bands can pull off this sound and make it work in my opinion.   Dec 27, 2023

Definitely not for me anymore if this is how Architects plans to sound going forward. (Which is fine, I'm not going to make an ass of myself like some have done online concerning this and FTTWTE.) Too radio safe/generic for me though.   Dec 27, 2023

Definitely a return to form but not in a good/positive way. Obvious call out track towards admittedly annoying people who were rather vocal about not liking the last 1 or 2 albums (I didn't care for them either but I wasn't being an ass about it).   Dec 27, 2023

I genuinely can't get through this album without getting a headache. Dubstep has never been my thing and probably never will be.   Dec 27, 2023

Another very biased rating and another EP I could gush about. Definitely has that mid 2010s Metalcore sound to it (If that makes any sense). Kyle's clean, high, and low vocals here are on point (and some of the best IMO).   Dec 27, 2023

I could gush about this EP/Mini-album for hours. One of the best 2010s Metalcore releases in my opinion (Very biased, This band and specifically this EP was my shit in high school.)   Dec 27, 2023

Garbage, not just the album but the band itself and the person/people in the band as well. *IYKYK (If you know, you know)   Dec 27, 2023

Very mediocre/average. The definition of "Octane-core", very radio safe/friendly.   Dec 27, 2023

aux.aura's debut EP. A mix of bird shrieking screamo, emoviolence, and mathy metalcore with the end result being 6 minutes of absolute fuckery (this is a compliment). Definitely not a band/release that everyone will like or be into, mainly due to the vocals.   Oct 13, 2023

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

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

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

밴드가 나이가 있음에도 변화무쌍한 데다 멈출 줄 모르네요.   Nov 8, 2024