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Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth



8.4 | 271 votes |
Release date: 11 March 2011
Style: Melodic death metal, Progressive thrash metal

Owners:

220 have it
27 want it


01. Procession
02. Sands Of Time
03. Empyreal (Part 1)
04. Empyreal (Part 2)
05. A Serpent's Tongue
06. Awakening
07. Kingdom Of Solitude
08. Where The Sky Ends
09. Dystopia
10. Apparitions
11. Altered States Of Consciousness
12. Beyond The Resurrected
13. Eclipsed
14. From The Edge Of The Earth
15. Earth's Dust [iTunes bonus]

Additional info
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Scott Atkins.
Additional Ambience, Synths, Acoustic Guitars and Piano by Josh Middleton.
Artwork by Daniel Goldsworthy

Guest review by
TrollandDie
Rating:
8.6
It constantly amazes me that so many people in the metal community bash the genre of metalcore. It is understandable that certain groups can attain a bad image for the genre with more breakdowns than a vintage Chevy, vocals that could rival the majesty of a castrated cat and a general "what the fuck are they doing" sense of artistic direction leading many to stereotype metalcore as the black sheep of modern metal. But maybe, thanks to this very band, that might change for good.

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published 14.01.2012 | Comments (6)

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12.09.2011 - 00:01
fabregassed
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Written by Guest on 11.09.2011 at 23:25

BITCHES! STOP BRINGING THIS ALBUM DOWN WITH YOUR 1s!!! D:<
Thank you.



You wanted them made visible, and now look what has happened. You've doomed us all.
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12.09.2011 - 00:02
MechanisT
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Written by Guest on 12.09.2011 at 00:01

Written by Guest on 11.09.2011 at 23:25

BITCHES! STOP BRINGING THIS ALBUM DOWN WITH YOUR 1s!!! D:<
Thank you.



You wanted them made visible, and now look what has happened. You've doomed us all.


If only I had the hindsight...
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12.09.2011 - 11:57
K✞ulu
Seeker of Truth
Written by Guest on 12.09.2011 at 00:02

Written by Guest on 12.09.2011 at 00:01

Written by Guest on 11.09.2011 at 23:25

BITCHES! STOP BRINGING THIS ALBUM DOWN WITH YOUR 1s!!! D:<
Thank you.



You wanted them made visible, and now look what has happened. You've doomed us all.


If only I had the hindsight...

forgot Havok?
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Savor what you feel and what you see
Things that may not seem important now
But may be tomorrow

R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner

Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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12.09.2011 - 12:54
MechanisT
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Written by K✞ulu on 12.09.2011 at 11:57

Written by Guest on 12.09.2011 at 00:02

Written by Guest on 12.09.2011 at 00:01

Written by Guest on 11.09.2011 at 23:25

BITCHES! STOP BRINGING THIS ALBUM DOWN WITH YOUR 1s!!! D:<
Thank you.



You wanted them made visible, and now look what has happened. You've doomed us all.


If only I had the hindsight...

forgot Havok?


Not, unfortunately...
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21.09.2011 - 21:19
Rating: 9
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
Very well done album! The first -core album I've ever liked, but then again, the thrash and death dominates in this.

Good job, Sylosis. \m/
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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09.10.2011 - 15:48
Rating: 8
musicalkaratekid

A slight improvement on their debut album,yet i prefer the vocals on 'Conclusion of an age'. Plus 'Empyreal (Part 2)' would have been better off being conjoined with 'Empyreal'.
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05.01.2012 - 21:10
Rating: 10
BaneConall
Fart Enthusiast
Written by Kvltness_94 on 03.01.2012 at 21:03

Piece of shit. 'nuff said

You seem to think that about a lot of albums this year ...
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18.03.2012 - 22:49
Rating: 9
MyNameJeff

Written by BaneConall on 05.01.2012 at 21:10

Written by Kvltness_94 on 03.01.2012 at 21:03

Piece of shit. 'nuff said

You seem to think that about a lot of albums this year ...

brotip: don't argue with the elitists... all you can do is let them pass by and ignore them

awesome album btw! i like how they use the subtle keyboards even more than in their previous album!
good stuff :p
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26.10.2014 - 13:00
Rating: 10
Toxik

Really creative record. The lenght dosn't bother me...
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10.12.2014 - 20:36
Rating: 10
Toxik

Written by Guest on 22.03.2011 at 20:11

Damn solid album. Well balanced thrash and melodeath that even the so-so vocals don't spoil.

Although: 72 minutes long? Why?

Try to listen again the album and skip A Serpent's Tongue, Awakwning and Kingdom Of Solitude
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23.03.2016 - 18:43
Rating: 7
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
I liked a lot their previous album but this one sounds not that good...
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Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
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12.05.2020 - 13:15
Rating: 8
nonZero

8.5/10 leaning towards an 8 for me.

An enjoyable album. A bit more experimentation and variety and it'd push it to a strong 9 for me.
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Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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11.03.2021 - 22:01
Rating: 10
musclassia

10 years since my life changed forever, pretty much a confirmed staple in my top 5 favourite albums for the rest of my life I reckon
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23.02.2022 - 01:26
Rating: 8
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
This album gets better with every listen! I first was put off by the screaming ("deathcore" is what you call it?) vocals that reminded me of Gojira and the 14(!) tracks. But listening to it more often, I find the nuance, and the emotion in the vocals is truly palpable. 14 tracks are in fact too much to listen to in one sitting, I think. But there are some really great songs here. I really like the technical guitar-work throughout, especially on "Procession", "Empyreal", "Where the Sky Ends", "Apparitions", "Altered State of Conciousness", and "Beyond the Resurrected".
I love the artwork as well (nice choice, musclassia ). It's very similar to Demigod's Slumber of Sullen Eyes, I find.
I will be listening to this more often!
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23.02.2022 - 12:21
Rating: 10
musclassia

Written by F3ynman2000 on 23.02.2022 at 01:26

This album gets better with every listen! I first was put off by the screaming ("deathcore" is what you call it?) vocals that reminded me of Gojira and the 14(!) tracks. But listening to it more often, I find the nuance, and the emotion in the vocals is truly palpable. 14 tracks are in fact too much to listen to in one sitting, I think. But there are some really great songs here. I really like the technical guitar-work throughout, especially on "Procession", "Empyreal", "Where the Sky Ends", "Apparitions", "Altered State of Conciousness", and "Beyond the Resurrected".
I love the artwork as well (nice choice, musclassia ). It's very similar to Demigod's Slumber of Sullen Eyes, I find.
I will be listening to this more often!


I wouldn't say it's got anything to do with deathcore really on the vocal front - it's like a half-scream/half-shout, while deathcore vocals we're talking more brutal growls and pig grunts. It probably counts as a metalcore vocal style, although I think Josh has a fairly distinctive voice that's not obviously similar to the classic metalcore vocalists.

And yes, it's certainly a long-ass fucking album, but it's one of those cases where the songwriting level is so great throughout that it's not a downside for me; admittedly, however, the fact that it was such a formative record for me probably makes me embrace the length more than I would if I did today. And I love the artwork - I got the special pre-order bundle back when it came out that came with a flag version of it - used to have it hung up in my university room, but no idea where it is now!
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23.02.2022 - 12:50
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Artwork looks familiar. Wonder where else have I seen that.
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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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25.02.2022 - 00:03
Rating: 8
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Written by musclassia on 23.02.2022 at 12:21

And yes, it's certainly a long-ass fucking album, but it's one of those cases where the songwriting level is so great throughout that it's not a downside for me; admittedly, however, the fact that it was such a formative record for me probably makes me embrace the length more than I would if I did today.

I know the feeling. I use this example a lot here (I'm sorry) but once again I'm reminded of my adoration for Vektor's Terminal Redux, which is actually 73 minutes long, while this album here is 72 minutes long! There, I love the sci-fi story told from the perspective of the antagonist so much that I don't mind the length at all!
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