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Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress



8.5 | 411 votes |
Release date: 21 April 2006
Style: Melodic death metal

Owners:

510 have it
35 want it


01. The Illusionist
02. Slaves To The Subliminal
03. Mind Machine
04. Pitch Black Progress
05. Calculate The Apocalypse
06. Dreaming 24/7
07. Abstracted
08. The Kaleidoscopic God
09. Retaliator
10. Oscillation Point
11. The Path Of Least Resistance
12. Carved In Stone [bonus]
13. Deviate From The Form [bonus]

Additional info
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren at The Black Lounge Studio.
Additional keyboards and Per's guitar leads recorded at Studio Kabyss.
Keyboards performed by Jonas Kjellgren and Per Nilsson.

Artwork by Anthony Clarkson.
Layout by Tobe @ Nuclear Blast.
Logo by Pär Johansson.

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24.03.2010 - 05:51
Rating: 8
Builtforsin88

Written by Guest on 06.03.2010 at 14:30

Epic masterpiece!!
yea, i agree. The album get's better, and better as you go.
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21.07.2010 - 08:51
Rating: 9
sanpopo

Hands down, their best album to date.
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05.08.2010 - 08:02
Rating: 10
hadriel

Very refreshing album compared to the other melodeath crap that was released around this time. Alvestam's vocals are superb here. Can't stop listening to this album after 4 years.
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05.08.2010 - 08:14
Rating: 10
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Definitely an amazing album! I had to buy this album a few years ago after seeing "The Illusionist" video on a Metal hammer promo compilation DVD, and it definitely didnt disappoint! Amazing vocals from Christian Alvestam, memorable melodies, great riffs, and some dazzling twin lead guitar work by Jonas Kjellgren and Per Nilsson make this a classic album in its genre.

Although I love all their albums to a degree, this one is the best, and a shining example of melodeath at it's finest.
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30.12.2012 - 23:32
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
I prefer this album over Holographic Universe (which is the only other Scar Symmetry album I have).
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26.10.2015 - 04:13
Rating: 10
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Why are the last two tracks bonuses? Brilliant songs.
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16.09.2019 - 19:10
Rating: 8
SebaRaven36

In my opinion this is the best album that has released scar symmetry to date.
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02.06.2020 - 20:49
ickoriss

This was one of my first five extreme metal albums and really peaked my interest in the genre. I'd kill for more like this.
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05.03.2021 - 21:46
Rating: 9
skeksis25

The last two tracks are excellent and they are bonus tracks!!
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21.09.2022 - 12:50
Rating: 9
nonZero

This was one of my favourite albums for a long time back around 2010-2014 time. 'The Illusionist' is especially fun to practice vocals too (Älvestam is an insanely talented vocalist!), and the guitar work fantastic, difficult to nail the solos but great fun to play (Nilsson is an outstanding guitarist). The bonus tracks on this are fantastic, so I would consider the special edition to be the definitive one.

9.2/10 for me - 'The Illusionist' is the standout track. Tracks 2, 8-10 and 12-13 are also great. 'Calculate The Apocalypse' and 'Dreaming 24/7' are the weakest songs on this.
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