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An Abstract Illusion - Woe



8.6 | 413 votes |
Release date: 9 September 2022
Style: Melodic death metal, Progressive death metal

Owners:

131 have it
32 want it


01. The Behemoth That Lies Asleep
02. Slaves
03. Tear Down This Holy Mountain
04. Prosperity
05. Blomsterkrans
06. In The Heavens Above, You Will Become A Monster
07. This Torment Has No End, Only New Beginnings

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Top 20 albums of 2022: 1

Additional info
Released via Willowtip Records
Artwork was done by Adam Burke
Mixing/mastering was done by Robin Leijon

Staff review by
musclassia
Rating:
8.7
This is no illusion, abstract or otherwise: Woe is the real deal.

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published 21.09.2022 | Comments (11)

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21.12.2022 - 17:11
Rating: 8
Gag reflex
Very good except for the annoyingly 'in your face' lyrics. They could have used more subtelty in that regard. More ambigous or abstract (hence the bands name) lyrical content would suit the music better in my opinion. Songwriting is excellent though.
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'The thoughts of dead babies
Wiped away with my semen'
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02.01.2023 - 15:03
Rating: 9
restartmylife
Great solos, guitar work is amazing
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03.01.2023 - 07:59
Rating: 10
24emd
Theory Snob
I feel a little bad about this, but here goes my second post here. Upped the rating to a 10, every single detail of this album is absolutely amazing, I can't explain enough how intricate and goosebump-inducing this album is. Best of 2022 by a landslide.
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"I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2
"Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend

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04.01.2023 - 16:30
metalbrat
Typically for fans of over-lengthy songs where you get enough and more time to do gradual progression with some atmospheric touch....ain't that easy to do.....well, MS have many fans for them.
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In the beginning I was made of clay. Then I bit the apple and they changed me to metal 🤘
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16.01.2023 - 15:26
Rating: 10
P3YM4N
Great album
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17.01.2023 - 20:47
Rating: 7
Samot
I'm not going to lie, I didn't like it the first time I heard it...it wasn't love at first listen to me .... but now!!! This album got better every time you listen to it.... sensational! really great album
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Um, Dois, Três, Quatro! Yeah! PORRA!!!
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18.01.2023 - 01:20
Rating: 10
24emd
Theory Snob
Written by Samot on 17.01.2023 at 20:47

I'm not going to lie, I didn't like it the first time I heard it...it wasn't love at first listen to me .... but now!!! This album got better every time you listen to it.... sensational! really great album

Right? It's an insane grower... even for someone who loved it on first listen, it's now absolutely earth shattering!
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"I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2
"Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend

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21.01.2023 - 22:24
Rating: 10
hellsmiles
Agreed completely with the last two comments, i only put it on because it held the number one spot for so long and now, months later, i still can't stop listening to it. superb music.
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13.02.2023 - 10:44
Rating: 9
Growing
I really like this. It flows so smooth from passage to passage. Ig there are not really that many highlights when it comes to particular riffs or melodies, but the way it flows is superb.
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13.02.2023 - 23:18
Rating: 9
sogrom
Very nice surprise to end last year which was generally disappointing to me music-wise. Listening to this I have similar feelings to when I first discovered Agalloch (through this site as well since 15 years ago it was kind of obscure band).
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01.03.2023 - 00:49
Rating: 10
24emd
Theory Snob
Glad this one got some well-deserved recognition in the MSA 2022
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"I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2
"Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend

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17.11.2023 - 19:23
Rating: 8
miekka18
Technically very impressive. soundwise enjoyable. 8.5/10
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08.01.2024 - 21:17
Rating: 9
musclassia
Staff
The damn groove in the second half of Prosperity - wormed its way into my head, after I remembered where it was from, stuck it on and just reveled in it, I could listen to those rolling chugs for hours
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01.02.2024 - 12:05
Rating: 10
Came back a year later to comfirm that this is still a straight 10.
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19.03.2024 - 12:21
Rating: 9
nonZero
'In The Heavens Above...' is such a fucking epic song, definitely the stand-out from the album.
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06.04.2024 - 01:04
Rating: 10
24emd
Theory Snob
There's just nothing else like this album. Perfection from start to finish.
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"I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2
"Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend

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