The Ruins Of Beverast - The Thule Grimoires

So... Much... passion in what Alexander von Meilenwald does. My brain feeling like it's receiving a massage as I roll my eyes to the back of my head. Imagination taking me to a cold landscape subdued by ambience and psychedelia. If you enjoyed Drown's Subaqueous and don't mind Type O Negative then be prepared for a lush environment.

Written by quieted_darkness on 27.01.2021 at 22:40

So... Much... passion in what Alexander von Meilenwald does. My brain feeling like it's receiving a massage as I roll my eyes to the back of my head. Imagination taking me to a cold landscape subdued by ambience and psychedelia. If you enjoyed Drown's Subaqueous and don't mind Type O Negative then be prepared for a lush environment.

Mmmmmmmmmm Type O Negative you say? Fresh meat. Started listening now. It's fascinating how a substantial amount of outlets like Pallbearer and Woods Of Ypres have taken homage since Peter's death now finally a seriously inclined artist can rightfully compare to the innovative importance of them..

From all of the aesthetics indicated with the color green used at a glance (shows, art, merch, symbolism) seen in metal I believe it's all existent crucially because of Type O Negative's genius.

Gladiatorial soundscapes. Drenched in vines of doom psychedelia.

At least what first impression did to me.

The Foulest Semen 2: Thulean Boogaloo. Just listened to the stream on YouTube. I was hopeful after the first track that this might be something that would intrigue me and break out of the rut of his last 3 albums. But no. Much like those other albums, this is close enough to being good that it just pisses me off that it feels mailed in and monotonous by the end. The guitar tone and effects bore the shit out of me. He relies on the same vocal gimmicks which are eyerollingly lame. Officially giving up my TRoB fan card I've been clinging to since Rain Upon The Impure.

Written by Neachy on 28.01.2021 at 16:46

The Foulest Semen 2: Thulean Boogaloo. Just listened to the stream on YouTube. I was hopeful after the first track that this might be something that would intrigue me and break out of the rut of his last 3 albums. But no. Much like those other albums, this is close enough to being good that it just pisses me off that it feels mailed in and monotonous by the end. The guitar tone and effects bore the shit out of me. He relies on the same vocal gimmicks which are eyerollingly lame. Officially giving up my TRoB fan card I've been clinging to since Rain Upon The Impure.

Could not disagree more.

Good inspiration and mixture between 2 genres and those genres subgenres. I like this, its like latest Satyricon in song writing (black metal) meats some doom as Tristitia and mix together, creates good sound.

Written by Bad English on 05.02.2021 at 13:02

Good inspiration and mixture between 2 genres and those genres subgenres. I like this, its like latest Satyricon in song writing (black metal) meats some doom as Tristitia and mix together, creates good sound.

Could not agree more.

Whoa! AOTY material already??

I think I already have one favorite album for the year

Anchoress In Furs is a cracking track; I don't love all of it but there's enough range that the bits I'm less keen on are outweighed by the great stuff

This album doesn't just throw around the word 'atmospheric'. I felt like I was in a different planet altogether while I listened to this.

The guitar solos, few and used sparsely, goes really well with the songs. So do the chants. I have almost 6, 10/10 songs from this album. AOTY material for sure.

The intro riff effects are bad ass. Much like Neachy said, it has a lot of great moments but it also has a lot of empty-do-nothing moments that bring it down. I don't usually have to listen to albums multiple times to set a vote, but I think this one requires it. Homie definitely binged ToN while writing this.

Why wouldn't you binge on Type O Negative?

Deserts To Bind And Defeat is a mental opening blast. If anyone knows the "I want you to know, this is a dream" quote originates from please do share.

This is how I like my Ruins Of Beverast artwork;

Bad.

10+ min lengthy songs were very rarely been my cup of tea. I slept somewhere during the first spin.

For the record: this album is one idea weaker than Exuvia, but it is full of so many new ideas that it makes it a worthy successor. Well done Alexander, but please, if you are reading this, make darker music! Sounds like Exuvia, Blood Vaults.

Listened to this one for the first time in a while yesterday. It definitely stood the test of time, still a strong 9 for me. And it would be a 10 if it was 15-20mn shorter I think. The peaks are so fucking good and instense, and luckily well spread across the album so that I'm happy to listen to the whole thing, but there were a couple moments in the middle when I started looking at the remaining time .. Not that these are bad moments, but I don't think the album needs them. Still a killer album.

This is an impressive album, not quite on par with the classic Rain Upon The Impure imo but still manages to sustain that certain aura, and the production has certainly come along way since. Tbh no other band creates an atmosphere quite like this this band does, it's a one of a kind really.