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Dark Millennium - Acid River



7.4 | 71 votes |
Release date: 7 January 2022
Style: Progressive death metal, Death doom metal

Owners:

14 have it
1 wants it


01. The Verger
02. Godforgotten
03. Threshold
04. Lunacy
05. Essence
06. Vessel
07. Death Comes In Waves

Staff review by
nikarg
Rating:
N/A
Seven deadly sins, Seven ways to win, Seven holy paths to hell, And your trip begins…” Oops, wrong album! But the trip is guaranteed nonetheless.

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published 15.01.2022 | Comments (8)

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Comments: 23   Visited by: 223 users
07.01.2022 - 19:53
Rating: 8
Ansercanagicus
endangered bird
7 songs of 7 minutes each. Released on the 7th of January. Is it a sign ? (and don't tell me it's their 7th release...)
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07.01.2022 - 20:08
Rating: 8
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Staff
Written by Ansercanagicus on 07.01.2022 at 19:53

7 songs of 7 minutes each. Released on the 7th of January. Is it a sign ? (and don't tell me it's their 7th release...)

It's their seventh release. The compilation doesn't count.
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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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08.01.2022 - 12:56
nikarg
Staff
This is dope. I am so reviewing it.
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09.01.2022 - 11:12
Rating: 7
BCI
- "Did you take the acid before or after recording?"
- "Yes"
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Black Crown Initiate have ruined a lot of bands for me...
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09.01.2022 - 16:59
Rating: 8
LordFezzington
Lost To Apathy
Written by nikarg on 08.01.2022 at 12:56

This is dope. I am so reviewing it.

Best thing I've heard so far this year. Look forward to the review.
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09.01.2022 - 21:37
Rating: 7
musclassia
Staff
I was thrown by this being tagged as death doom/prog death, when "Godforgotten" starts off as stoner rock and ends as dirty doomy sludge. Of course, the next track immediately goes proggier (and those vocals remind me a bit of Death). The album's a bit too scattered for me - there's sporadic moments that I dig quite a lot, particularly some of the melodies/solo bits, but I'm not quite consistently enough taken with it
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10.01.2022 - 07:36
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by RaduP on 07.01.2022 at 20:08

Written by Ansercanagicus on 07.01.2022 at 19:53

7 songs of 7 minutes each. Released on the 7th of January. Is it a sign ? (and don't tell me it's their 7th release...)

It's their seventh release. The compilation doesn't count.

I hope non of Greek bands ever will do like that
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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10.01.2022 - 07:38
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
First 2022 album and I am happy. I had more time listen it more, mixture between death doom/ and progressive death, small melodic softer parts whit an calmer vox mix whit heavier parts. This is example how change a sound a bit in each album and create killer albums.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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10.01.2022 - 10:00
Rating: 9
KaninStryparn
This albums grows on me day by day. Reminds me so much of death
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Heavy Metal is the law that keeps us all united free
A law that shatters earth and hell
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10.01.2022 - 10:08
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by KaninStryparn on 10.01.2022 at 10:00

Reminds me so much of death

Literally death? why?
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Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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10.01.2022 - 10:52
Rating: 9
KaninStryparn
Written by Bad English on 10.01.2022 at 10:08

Written by KaninStryparn on 10.01.2022 at 10:00

Reminds me so much of death

Literally death? why?

The band death, And it's mostly cuz of the vocals
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Heavy Metal is the law that keeps us all united free
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21.01.2022 - 19:14
Rating: 8
Dark Forever
Ruído Sonoro
Definitely a grower, great balance between raw, old school death/doom with some melodic parts. However, forcing every song to be 7 minutes long didn't work for all, some clearly have unnecessary filler.
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Taste the DARK...
... and you'll live FOREVER!
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05.02.2022 - 21:00
Rating: 6
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
Any album that has the word "acid" in the album title I would expect to sound trippy, and to some degree it didn't dissapoint, it's kind of a cool album. I've also noticed that the song lengths are all around the 7 minute mark, not sure if that's of any significance?
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05.02.2022 - 21:41
Rating: 7
musclassia
Staff
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 05.02.2022 at 21:00

Any album that has the word "acid" in the album title I would expect to sound trippy, and to some degree it didn't dissapoint, it's kind of a cool album. I've also noticed that the song lengths are all around the 7 minute mark, not sure if that's of any significance?

I assume the 7*7 thing is intentional - it was when Monolithe did the same on Nebula Septem
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05.02.2022 - 22:03
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 05.02.2022 at 21:00

Any album that has the word "acid" in the album title I would expect to sound trippy, and to some degree it didn't dissapoint, it's kind of a cool album. I've also noticed that the song lengths are all around the 7 minute mark, not sure if that's of any significance?

If it would be greek band. Maybe Pantheist shoud compose 13 minutes long songs and 13 songs.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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05.02.2022 - 22:35
Rating: 6
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
Written by Bad English on 05.02.2022 at 22:03

If it would be greek band. Maybe Pantheist shoud compose 13 minutes long songs and 13 songs.

Well they could, but at 169 minuites that sounds very tedious
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05.02.2022 - 22:39
Rating: 6
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
Written by musclassia on 05.02.2022 at 21:41

I assume the 7*7 thing is intentional - it was when Monolithe did the same on Nebula Septem

Sounds like it could become a trend.
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05.02.2022 - 22:41
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 05.02.2022 at 22:35

Written by Bad English on 05.02.2022 at 22:03

If it would be greek band. Maybe Pantheist shoud compose 13 minutes long songs and 13 songs.

Well they could, but at 169 minuites sounds very tedious

It was some other meaning.... Ask Nik.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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20.02.2022 - 17:52
Rating: 7
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
Contributor
Very good doom metal! The cover art is also interesting: an upside-down waterfall with the water jets resembling skulls!
I wasn't all that impressed with the first two songs, but I'm glad I kept listening because the album really takes off after that! I like the Van-Drunen-like vocals and the diverse mix of instrumentation and varying pace. "Threshold", "Lunacy", "Essence", and "Death Comes in Waves" are really fantastic, multifaceted songs!
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03.03.2022 - 23:00
Rating: 8
Sir Yupp
Not rating this a 7 feels kind of wrong, all things considered
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13.05.2022 - 18:02
Rating: 8
tintinb
Loved the stoner nature of the album. Loved the first two tracks of the album and the last one. Was kind of meh in the middle.
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Leeches everywhere.
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06.01.2023 - 17:23
Rating: 9
Nate612
Easily my favorite album from 2022
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25.10.2023 - 05:01
Rating: 9
thebenfo
I still think about this album from time to time, as it was my introduction to this band, and it very well could be their best. I love these niche, overlooked European death / doom bands. These guys are a hidden gem.
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