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Illidiance - Damage Theory
[10] Electro/Industrial // Contains all the aspects that I look for in a cyber/electro band; catchiness, varied pace, well-balanced, among a host of other qualities, and this album has it all. THE quintessential cyber album. |
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Radiance (FIN) - The Burning Sun
[10] Progressive/Djent // Un-friggin'-believable! I'm amazed at the level of creativity and "radiant" moments that this album is riddled with! Recommendation level; VERY HIGH. Quaker, I owe you one. |
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Amogh Symphony - The Quantum Hack Code
Technical Progressive Instrumental // Masterpiece alert! Crazy turns and unexpected shifts, all this held together by amazing technical prowess. Truly the work of a genius (Vishal J. Singh), and it shows. |
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Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function
Technical Melodeath // One-of-a-kind debut album. Technicality and melodic songwriting that just makes your head spin involuntarily. If you're a melodeath fan, you ABSOLUTELY have to check this one out. |
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Mourning Lenore - Loosely Bounded Infinities
Death-Doom // Never really gave it enough time before. Now that I did, however, my regret knows no bounds. An incredible, emotional onslaught that's sure to bleach all the color from your life, leaving you broken and in tatters. A powerful adversary to reckon with, especially on rainy days. |
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Misery Index - Heirs To Thievery
Death/Grindcore // Quick! Lock yourself in the cellar! Hide underneath the bed damn you! Misery Index have arrived, to kill you AND your oh so precious grandma/dog with their uber-violent brand of deathgrind. As the Builder Himself would've said it; "There is no escape for thee!" DIE. |
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Hateform - Origins Of Plague
Thrash-inflenced Melodeath // Boy, is this album amazing or what? Ferocious, razor-sharp melodic death with a thrashy vibe that makes it all the more delectable. And the melodies, oh... *regains composure*. Criminally underrated album (and band). |
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Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Progressive Thrash // Five long awaited years since their universally acclaimed masterpiece hit our ear drums. The Obsidian Conspiracy marks their return in grand fashion, harkening back to the ways of Dead Heart, yet at the same time avoiding being stale. All in all; pretty darn good. |
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Keep Of Kalessin - Reptilian
Thrash-influenced Black // Monstrous, draconian-sized juggernaut and a HUGE step up from its predecessor. Hybridized, thrashy black played with a catchy appeal rarely seen before. Superb. |
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10.
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Accept - Blood Of The Nations
2010 |
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11.
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Alcest - Écailles De Lune
2010 |
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12.
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All That Remains - For We Are Many
2010 |
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13.
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An Autumn For Crippled Children - Lost
2010 |
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14.
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Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
2010 |
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15.
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Apocalyptica - 7th Symphony
2010 |
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16.
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Arkaik - Reflections Within Dissonance
2010 |
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17.
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Avantasia - Angel Of Babylon
2010 |
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18.
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Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony
2010 |
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19.
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Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
2010 |
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20.
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Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
2010 |
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21.
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Borknagar - Universal
2010 |
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22.
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Brain Drill - Quantum Catastrophe
2010 |
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23.
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Bullet For My Valentine - Fever
2010 |
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24.
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Burzum - Belus
2010 |
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25.
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Catamenia - Cavalcade
2010 |
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26.
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Cloudkicker - Beacons
2010 |
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27.
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Cradle Of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa
2010 |
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28.
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Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante
2010 |
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29.
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Crow Black Sky - Pantheion
2010 |
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30.
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Cruentus - Terminal Code
2010 |
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31.
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Darkseed - Poison Awaits
2010 |
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32.
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Deathspell Omega - Paracletus
2010 |
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33.
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Decrepit Birth - Polarity
2010 |
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34.
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Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra
2010 |
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35.
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Disperse - Journey Through The Hidden Gardens
2010 |
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36.
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East Of The Wall - Ressentiment
2010 |
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37.
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Echoes - Nature/Existence
2010 |
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38.
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Element (USA) - The Energy
2010 |
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39.
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Eluveitie - Everything Remains (As It Never Was)
2010 |
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40.
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Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
2010 |
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41.
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Enthrope - Tomorrow's Dead Days
2010 |
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42.
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Equilibrium - ReKreatur
2010 |
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43.
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Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
2010 |
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44.
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Fear Factory - Mechanize
2010 |
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45.
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Finntroll - Nifelvind
2010 |
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46.
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Forgive Me - Last Drop Of Life
2010 |
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47.
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Grave - Burial Ground
2010 |
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48.
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Gru - Cosmogenesis
2010 |
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49.
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Hail Of Bullets - On Divine Winds
2010 |
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50.
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Haken - Aquarius
2010 |
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51.
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Halcyon Way - Building The Towers
2010 |
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52.
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Helevorn - Forthcoming Displeasures
2010 |
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53.
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Helloween - 7 Sinners
2010 |
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54.
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Hour Of Penance - Paradogma
2010 |
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55.
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Ihsahn - After
2010 |
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56.
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Immolation - Majesty And Decay
2010 |
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57.
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In Mourning - Monolith
2010 |
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58.
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James LaBrie - Static Impulse
2010 |
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59.
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Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Bilder fressen Strom
2010 |
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60.
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Kalmah - 12 Gauge
2010 |
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61.
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Khoma - A Final Storm
2010 |
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62.
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Lantlôs - .neon
2010 |
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63.
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Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards
2010 |
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64.
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Masterplan - Time To Be King
2010 |
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65.
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Melechesh - The Epigenesis
2010 |
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66.
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Mnemic - Sons Of The System
2010 |
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67.
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Motörhead - The Wörld Is Yours
2010 |
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68.
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Myrath - Desert Call
2010 |
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69.
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Negură Bunget - Măiestrit
2010 |
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Negură Bunget - Vîrstele Pămîntului
2010 |
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71.
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Neuromist - Move Of Thought
2010 |
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72.
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Noctiferia - Death Culture
2010 |
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73.
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October Tide - A Thin Shell
2010 |
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74.
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Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR
2010 |
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75.
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Ortega - 1634
2010 |
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76.
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Overkill - Ironbound
2010 |
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77.
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Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One
2010 |
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78.
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Periphery - Periphery
2010 |
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79.
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Pure Reason Revolution - Hammer And Anvil
2010 |
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80.
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Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels
2010 |
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81.
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Rings Of Saturn - Embryonic Anomaly
2010 |
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82.
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Sargeist - Let The Devil In
2010 |
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83.
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Shaolin Death Squad - Five Deadly Venoms
2010 |
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84.
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Shining (NOR) - Blackjazz
2010 |
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85.
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Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast
2010 |
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86.
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Son Of Aurelius - The Farthest Reaches
2010 |
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87.
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Soreption - Deterioration Of Minds
2010 |
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88.
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Spires - Spiral Of Ascension
2010 |
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89.
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Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age
2010 |
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90.
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Synthetic Breed - Perpetual Motion Machine
2010 |
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91.
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What Mad Universe - A Cosmic Chapter With Gaia
2010 |
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92.
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Wuthering Heights - Salt
2010 |
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93.
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Yakuza - Of Seismic Consequence
2010 |
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94.
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Crematory - Infinity
Industrial/Gothic // An improvement from Pray, but if you're expecting another Revolution (or even Klagebilder), then you're bound to be disappointed. They still have a knack for churning out catchy songs, though. |
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Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void
Melodeath // Pretty disappointing follow up of a nearly perfect album by my favorite band. Some promising moments here and there doesn't save it from overall expectations. Ah well, next time hopefully? |
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Mortemia - Misere Mortem
Gothic // First Tristania, then Sirenia, and now Mortemi... a. Same ol', same ol'. Derivative much, Morten? |
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Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
Atmospheric Blackened Folk // A letdown of monumental proportions. I can understand that they don't want to repeat themselves, but damn does this blow... some interesting ideas that clicked, the harsher, black metal leanings being one of them, but overall too few and far between. Poorly executed album. |
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Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned
Power/Progressive // What. An utter. Disappointment. I mean, seriously... shoddy production has never been shoddier and does it's best to take the glaze off even the best moments of this album, a cardinal sin, especially for a prog album in my opinion. |
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Sonic Syndicate - We Rule The Night
[3+] Alternative // http://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=8677 'Nuff said. |
