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Wilderun - Epigone



7.9 | 312 votes |
Release date: 7 January 2022
Style: Progressive metal, Symphonic metal

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104 have it
26 want it


01. Exhaler
02. Woolgatherer
03. Passenger
04. Identifier
05. Ambition
06. Distraction I
07. Distraction II
08. Distraction III
09. Distraction Nulla
10. Everything In Its Right Place [Radiohead cover] [digipak bonus]

Additional info
Produced by Wilderun. Mixed by Jens Bogren. Mastered by Tom Couture.
Recorded at More Sound Studios in Syracuse, NY, Jan-Feb 2021.
Electric Lap Steel, Resonator Guitar, Baritone Guitar and Mandolin recorded and engineered in Norwalk, CA.

Staff review by
Netzach
Rating:
9.5
2022, go home, you're already on fire.

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published 31.12.2021 | Comments (41)

09.01.2022
A lot of bands fancy themselves as cinematic or epic, but very few bands manage to mirror the actual experience of a story. Wilderun so effortlessly drag you along for the ride, and Epigone rewards every bit of patience you give it.

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14.01.2022 - 20:41
Rating: 7
Vonpire

This album has one excellent track - Passenger . Mostly are too dull and long for it to be considered more than a 7 for me. But progressive isn't really my cup of tea, so just my 2 cents. Not a bad album in any way but not as great as the one before.
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15.01.2022 - 04:57
Rating: 8
ATG

I enjoyed this album a lot, for me Wilderun is like an evolved form of what Ghost Reveries Opeth era was, its nice to hear a band that writes music fluidly that flows nicely, everything and the kitchen sink thrown in there beautifully with a tad bit of chaos.
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16.01.2022 - 15:02
Nifheim
Nifheim
For MS Olden Tales will end up being better than Epigone
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16.01.2022 - 15:47
Rating: 9
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Written by Nifheim on 16.01.2022 at 15:02

For MS Olden Tales will end up being better than Epigone

Every time I come back to this album's page, the rating gets lower and lower and I get sadder.
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
One day there will be no heart at all?
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16.01.2022 - 16:11
Rating: 7
Metren
Dreadrealm
Written by RaduP on 16.01.2022 at 15:47

Every time I come back to this album's page, the rating gets lower and lower and I get sadder.


You just need to distance yourself from this and turn all your feelings to smoke and mist. #lifehack
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16.01.2022 - 16:15
Nifheim
Nifheim
Written by RaduP on 16.01.2022 at 15:47

Written by Nifheim on 16.01.2022 at 15:02

For MS Olden Tales will end up being better than Epigone

Every time I come back to this album's page, the rating gets lower and lower and I get sadder.


The more I listen Epigone the more I like it. My favorite of them is still Sleep, but Epigone is getting closer.

I like Olden Tales but it's light years away from Epigone and the rest of their discography. The explanation I imagine is that the latest album has fewer hooks and the first listens can be more difficult to digest.
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18.01.2022 - 05:48
Rating: 9
mikeprado30

My favorite still keeps being Veil Of Imagination (MASTERPIECE), but this one is also great stuff, I felt it more progressive and personal.
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BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE!
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04.02.2022 - 11:43
Rating: 9
robpal
Proglord
I liked this one less than Veil, but nonetheless a very good album.
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09.02.2022 - 13:05
Nifheim
Nifheim
Written by Nifheim on 16.01.2022 at 15:02

For MS Olden Tales will end up being better than Epigone


Officially Official: For MS Olden Tales is better than Epigone
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12.02.2022 - 04:53
Rating: 9
Nicko's Nose

Does anyone have the US version of the CD and if so does it work? I want to buy it but I heard some people’s copies didn’t work.
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12.02.2022 - 15:13
Nifheim
Nifheim
Written by Nicko's Nose on 12.02.2022 at 04:53

Does anyone have the US version of the CD and if so does it work? I want to buy it but I heard some people’s copies didn’t work.


I bought it from Century Media US and had no problems with my copy (I received it a week ago). But I have also read of people with problems in AMG.
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12.02.2022 - 22:29
Rating: 7
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
This album just doesn't do it for me, I find it rather dull. I find the second half more interesting than the first half of the album.
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12.02.2022 - 23:20
Rating: 9
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 12.02.2022 at 22:29

This album just doesn't do it for me, I find it rather dull. I find the second half more interesting than the first half of the album.

Turn that six upside down.
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
One day there will be no heart at all?
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13.02.2022 - 06:55
Rating: 7
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Written by RaduP on 12.02.2022 at 23:20

Turn that six upside down.

It's slightly grown on me, but I think it's one of those album's I need to be in the right mood for, I feel the same way about Opeth.
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18.02.2022 - 16:59
Silmendil

Meh. A very big disappointment. It's all over the place. The Veil of Imagination is just on another level compared to this one. Such a pity.
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07.05.2022 - 09:57
Rating: 8
tintinb

This is such a smooth album, not much metal though. Nice album to chill with. The lead singer sings like an angel.
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Leeches everywhere.
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30.05.2022 - 20:07
Rating: 9
Opethian

Written by ATG on 15.01.2022 at 04:57

I enjoyed this album a lot, for me, Wilderun is like an evolved form of what Ghost Reveries Opeth era was, it is nice to hear a band that writes music fluidly that flows nicely, everything and the kitchen sink is thrown in there beautifully with a tad bit of chaos.


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15.12.2022 - 15:04
ickoriss

Didn't quite reach the heights that Veil did for me (it was my album of the year for 2019), but still a fantastic record nonetheless.
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23.12.2022 - 19:12
Rating: 6
bosserman

Album has its moments but really just teases you for the most part. So often the songs just build and build and build without ever getting to any sort of payoff.
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17.06.2023 - 11:36
Rating: 8
Tel3tubby

I still have this album on repeat, but only for the first four songs. Everything after that is bland.
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20.07.2023 - 15:32
Rating: 7
24emd
Theory Snob
Written by Tel3tubby on 17.06.2023 at 11:36

I still have this album on repeat, but only for the first four songs. Everything after that is bland.

Wait... You find over half the album (tracks wise) bland and still gave it a 9?
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