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01. Allfather
02. I, Chronocrator
03. Vanitas
04. Descending Jacob's Ladder
05. View from Hverfell I: Head Above The Heavens
06. View from Hverfell II: Inside Omnipotent Chaos
07. View from Hverfell III: A Traveller Of The Seed Of The Earth
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Dissonance for the sake of dissonance. I can think of many bands that have been tarred with such a brush. In many cases those distinctions aren't warranted; said bands repudiate such claims by exploiting variety, restraint and poise and make an art form out of cacophony. However I find giving Dodecahedron, Netherlands' newest bright sparks in the boundary pushing world of avant-garde black metal, such benefits of the doubt somewhat difficult at times. A common comparison you'll find laid next to this entity amongst reviews and descriptions is that of Deathspell Omega and, in a sense, that comparison is accurate and justified: Dodecahedron do exude the style of riff that have defined and made the French legends so revered (though not before the likes of Ved Buens Ende did the same) but it's done here in such a predictable and obvious manner that the majority of the moments seem unfathomably forced, consisting of every imaginable anti-riff lined up for sake of being the band that so desperately wants to be more "anti" than all the others. So much so it misses the point entirely. The avant-garde riff, bastardised beyond all recognition.
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| published 15.03.2012 | Comments (45)
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Idk cuz this can't be anything but Technical Black metal. But most seem to stick with the Avant-garde BM tag, which is very misleading.
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Definitely the most "overrated" (and I use that term in the broadest context possible) album from this year. Aesthetically interesting but musically shallow, sterile and lifeless.
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 Oaken - 20.03.2012 at 19:47
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Great st00f. The first riff of "I, Chronocrator" kills.
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It has some interesting moments, but overall, boring...
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Found this to be extremely overrated. Sure it's progressive, but there's too much 'atmosphere' and not enough actual music (or impressive music at that) being played to impress me on this album.
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JD - 15.04.2012 at 17:00
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Still thoroughly unenjoyable.
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