Ultra hype. Can we top Where Owls Know My Name? D8

Tech death ?

Written by Mehrad on 28.07.2021 at 12:22

Tech death ?

Well... yeah

Yes please...

Looking forward to the concept aspect of this album!

Written by ickoriss on 28.07.2021 at 01:52

Ultra hype. Can we top Where Owls Know My Name? D8

Same Here man!! Great two songs pré-released....."Focus" and "Clean" ..... can't hardly wait for the full album

I was expecting more proggy tech death metal things, but still good I guess.......

They've smashed it. Owls was unbelievably beautiful and so is this. First listen and I feel that exact same goosebumpy feeling I did 3 and a half years ago...

What a great album...was expecting nothing and I am more than satisfied and again a dumb guy put a 1/10.

I wasn't expecting this album to live up to 'Where Owls Know My Name,' but I was still hoping this album would be on par with the previous two. It's a completely different sound from before focusing much more on prog aspect then tech, but still a solid album.

An Amazing album!!! Damn always a great experience to listen a new album from this guys!

First listen was satisfying, with lots that struck me as unexpected but interesting. Can't even begin to put a rating on this yet, but I am not let down by it. This is brave and creative and dark and heavy and soft and beautiful, and at no point was I thinking they were indulging in hipster bullshit, which suggests I'll be exploring this one for a while.

Really disappointing. Loved their first album. Really enjoyed their second album. Didn’t enjoy the trajectory they took on their third. Then there’s this one. The token saxophone. The songs feel completely self indulgent and pretentious.

I guess I have their first two to go back to.

Was really curious where they were going to take the Winter album. The first 3 had pretty clear main themes with Spring being Fertility/Growth, Summer Thriving/Heat, Fall Death/Change. Finally they've made it to my favorite season and my interpretation of the theme is Dreams/Work. The slower pacing and quiet moments give the album a more cold and lifeless feel which I believe to be completely intentional to better convey the season. That's not to say that there isn't some seriously heavy moments but those moments are more intentionally placed rather than being in your face constantly. So far I'm impressed, it's a fresh and unique take on their sound without straying too far from their roots.

Hightlights: Terrestria IV: Work, MORE?, Void from Which No Sound Escapes, Focus

That part at the end of track 2 where its gets really loud and static for 10 seconds almost blew out my only pair of Bluetooth headphones. I don't think I will listen to it again after that. Other than that it is a good album.

Very disappointing. Guess owls forgot these guys' names.

I wanted to like this album, it's just average to me because it is consistent and well put together, but the songs...

Owls has become one of my favorite albums, and with the release of 'The Work', I am just in love with River of Nihil! What an album this is, maybe not as good as Owls, but still a beautiful record, with menacing yet spacey parts, that just work so well together. Really love it!

Am really enjoying this. Will vote after a few more spins. Can't see any problems with songwriting, just a matter of taste I guess.

Really enjoyed "Owls", but this is meh. Don't see myself hitting the play button again.

I feel like this is a decent follow-up to "Owls". This album is definitely more varied than it's predecessor, but I found that it stayed true to the theme. It works, but it's not a masterpiece.

Written by Grouch Douglas on 25.09.2021 at 12:17

That part at the end of track 2 where its gets really loud and static for 10 seconds almost blew out my only pair of Bluetooth headphones. I don't think I will listen to it again after that. Other than that it is a good album.

I wonder what the fuck went through their heads when they did that. It's the first time in my life I feel like editing a track to cut that part, it's really really bad and painful for the ears.

After a few spins I can say I feel very disappointed by this one. Sure there are good moments, but overall it feels totally disconnected to me, I'm lacking smart transitions. I feel like I'm going from a blast to an interlude without a warning, and I'm left wondering "WTF is happening" most of the time.

It probably was a mistake to expect another Owls', but still I'm surprised to see nothing I was expecting in this one at all .. Probably won't be coming back to it anymore, and stick to Owls'.

Also I still don't understand the tiniest bit why people would bring Sax in metal, it sounds completely out of place to me.

But anyway, I try never to criticise music, but I really felt let down here

Where owls know my name was a masterpiece for me...but this one is really weak...

The song writing of these guys is spectacular. The first half of the album is so much better than the second half. More? is one of my favorites of this album.