Igorrr - Spirituality And Distortion

Alright, I confirm Laure sings on this, and that baroque music is still there, in spite of what the teaser tracks made me think, so I'm reassured.

I was a bit worried by the middle of the first listening but then... the last 5 songs just blows your mind. Masterfull as always!

Written by annodomini on 29.03.2020 at 12:33

I was a bit worried by the middle of the first listening but then... the last 5 songs just blows your mind.

You're right
The first singles certainly were underwhelming... but this album is worth getting just for these five last songs!

Written by Darkside Momo on 03.04.2020 at 03:33

The first singles certainly were overwhelming

I think "underwhelming" is what you mean

Written by RaduP on 03.04.2020 at 16:04

Written by Darkside Momo on 03.04.2020 at 03:33

The first singles certainly were overwhelming

I think "underwhelming" is what you mean

whooops indeed. Corrected!

The songs here are more streamlined and cohesive, but that's not what I expect from Igorrr, a project that appealed to me thanks to its insane mix of styles, sounds and arrangements, akin to sound collage. Compared to his past albums, this is much more restrained. And I expected a better, more inspired guitar work and riffs, since he's trying to take his project into a more metal direction.

Edit: my opinion of the album has improved a bit. I'm starting to accept it for what it is, without expecting it to sound like his early (and crazier) records - and some songs are really good, like the three-combo Himalaya Massive Ritual, Lost In Introspection and Overweight Poesy, but for me it still sits a bit lower on his discography.

Huh? So that was it? I was expecting some sort of übercreative mind-melting avant garde never made before, but all I got was just a symphonic metal(ish) album with some Middle Eastern influences, techno beats, polka, basic death metal guitars and random screaming. Very disappointing.

The cover art is absolutely awesome, Fortifem's style is very recognisable, original, and beautiful, exactly like this album from igorrr !

Their best and most metal album

Well I see that as a negative. It has kinda become a metal band with Igorrr in it. Aside from Very Noise, this is a mediocre metal music.

The picture disc is hella nice

I like how each of Igorrr's album have gotten a progressively higher score on MS. Maybe the next one will be an 8.3/10

I was expecting a bit more weirdness. This felt like standard Igorrr being Igorrr which to be honest is not a bad thing.

I like the originality and the controlled chaos they have made.