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An Abstract Illusion - Illuminate The Path



8.4 | 176 votes |
Release date: 27 July 2016
Style: Melodic death metal, Progressive death metal

Owners:

107 have it
21 want it


01. Breathe. Create. Beauty.
02. Abode Of A God
03. Drop This Planet Of Dust
04. Illuminate The Path
05. Vakuum
06. Talvatis
07. Skeletons Of Light
08. Svartesmeden Och Lundamyrstrollet [Windir cover]

Top 20 albums of 2016: 10

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17.08.2016 - 07:32
Rating: 8
masterofdisguise

Absolutely stunning. Even though it's their debut, I'm actually surprised these guys are still obscure, they sure deserve more.
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12.09.2016 - 21:31
JayMo4

Listen to Talvatis and tell me it isn't Porcupine Tree's Collapse The Light Into Earth played over the drums from Drive by The Cars.
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18.09.2016 - 13:28
Rating: 7
phanto

Written by JayMo4 on 12.09.2016 at 21:31

Listen to Talvatis and tell me it isn't Porcupine Tree's Collapse The Light Into Earth played over the drums from Drive by The Cars.

yeah it's the same chords.
they should have just called it "Collapse the Light into Earth (Porcupine Tree cover)"

other than that, good album
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27.09.2016 - 21:51
Rating: 9
IronArkadius666

Excellent album, can't put it down. Reminds me of Shade Empire's latest at times. Only a couple of songs dragging it down from a perfect 10. Highlights for me are Drop This Planet Of Dust and Vakuum.
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20.10.2016 - 20:17
Rating: 8
cubanmetalguy

Written by IronArkadius666 on 27.09.2016 at 21:51

Excellent album, can't put it down. ... Only a couple of songs dragging it down from a perfect 10. Highlights for me are Drop This Planet Of Dust and Vakuum.

Couldn´t agree more. Their EP from 2014 is excellent as well, specially the last song "Chameleon of the Clouds".
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17.09.2017 - 09:18
Rating: 9
MeatWolf

If you have a slightest sympathy for Wintersun, Be'lakor, In Mourning, In Vain and the likes, check this out immediately.
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05.10.2018 - 23:17
Rating: 9
BloodJuNkie
Of Egypt
The only thing i didn't enjoy a lot is the vocals, anything else was awesome!
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10.11.2020 - 16:20
Rating: 8
nonZero

8.5/10 leaning towards an 8 for me.

Some very good parts on this and the dynamics are fantastic (the whole thing feels like a journey as the best prog albums should IMO), but the whole feels a little held-back, as if they've set themselves the boundaries of what they should sound like and have stuck within the barriers of it.

A bit more experimentation could go a long way.
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27.10.2022 - 01:36
Rating: 9
24emd
Theory Snob
Got into this through their amazing sophomore effort, really like this one, don't know which I prefer.

Edit: Its Woe by an inch.
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17.11.2023 - 19:22
Rating: 8
miekka18

Very good, 8.4 / 10
voice scape is huge. Music comes like a great tide wave to my face
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