With the possible exception of Negative Plane's recent one this is easily the best BM record of the year so far.

Agreed for the most part, this and Negative Plane's latest are excellent releases, but my personal tastes are drawn more to Woods of Desolation and Deafheaven.

Dort, wo das alte Böse ruht is a great black metal album as well. 2011 is not too shabby thus far.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 22.05.2011 at 20:25

Agreed for the most part, this and Negative Plane's latest are excellent releases, but my personal tastes are drawn more to Woods of Desolation and Deafheaven.

Dort, wo das alte Böse ruht is a great black metal album as well. 2011 is not too shabby thus far.

Deafheaven and Woods are a little too effusive for me to love, too heavy on the melody and not enough concentration on a strong, unique sound (or at least one that doesn't pander so much to that blackgaze sound anyway). Still nice stuff though. If you haven't yet get round to listening to that Verwüstung record, I reckon it's right up your proverbial alley.

Written by Guest on 23.05.2011 at 19:11

If you haven't yet get round to listening to that Verwüstung record, I reckon it's right up your proverbial alley.

Haven't yet done so, but I plan on hearing it in its entirety within the next week.

Written by Guest on 23.05.2011 at 19:11
If you haven't yet get round to listening to that Verwüstung record, I reckon it's right up your proverbial alley.

While I'd still take WoD and Deafheaven as my top 2 "blackgaze" albums of the year, Beyond the Watercolor... is an awesome album. Very...ethereal, and has a strong "White EP vibe".

Written by Troy Killjoy on 07.06.2011 at 04:05

Written by Guest on 23.05.2011 at 19:11
If you haven't yet get round to listening to that Verwüstung record, I reckon it's right up your proverbial alley.

While I'd still take WoD and Deafheaven as my top 2 "blackgaze" albums of the year, Beyond the Watercolor... is an awesome album. Very...ethereal, and has a strong "White EP vibe".

And on a separate but annoying note this album will never see itself mentioned on any lists due to it's annoying album title construction. Anyway, glad you liked it.

This is a damn solid album , might end up with a 9 upon further listens.
and Ah ! Down Spiral Depersonification is a hands down classic

Written by InnerSelf on 12.10.2011 at 20:12

This is a damn solid album , might end up with a 9 upon further listens.
and Ah ! Down Spiral Depersonification is a hands down classic

Track 2??
The last 2 minutes slay balls.

Written by Oaken on 27.11.2011 at 01:57

Written by InnerSelf on 12.10.2011 at 20:12

This is a damn solid album , might end up with a 9 upon further listens.
and Ah ! Down Spiral Depersonification is a hands down classic

Track 2??
The last 2 minutes slay balls.

Indeed

Mirror Mind Reality is a contender for song of the year.

This album was a good album in 2008 ..........

Most of the German power metal, and heavy metal groups from across the style of Black Metal Black Metal, but this was good
((( Song # 1 I love this album )))

Written by nille on 13.01.2013 at 19:21
This album was a good album in 2008 ..........

Wrong year.
but yeah, this is some fine black metal.

I know this is the album for the year 2011 ..... This album is the album of 2008 for me was that it was stronger and better .....

I feel sad giving this such belated praise, but returned to down spiral personification whilst getting drunk and remember just what a quality album this truly is. Sad it's name alone removed much of its praise opportunity, but a truly great album given such an impreassive 2014 followup

Too good. Best song they've ever written.

Just got this in the mail.

Agree with Dima about the production, which is one of the best I know. And yeah, the artwork was indeed created by Lacombe