Jiri is no longer scared of this album being a disappointment.

Daaaaaamn, Erik Wunder still got it. The caustic riffs and animalistic drums are intact. I also think that Charlie Fell turned out to be a good choice for a vocalist. Not surprising given the crazy shit he did with Lord Mantis.

Sooooo good!

YAY IT'S GREAT

Written by [user id=142921] on 10.02.2016 at 01:23

I love everything including the vocals.

Fix'd

So excited for this. A shining example of why Charlie is one of the best vocalists in metal today.

Written by [user id=142921] on 10.02.2016 at 01:23

I love everything except the vocals.

I really like Charlie Fell in other stuff, but here he just sounds a bit weak and meh, and a tad annoying.

I don't think the song is particularly amazing either; feels like it lacks some of the caustic deliciousness of the previous two records. I'll wait to hear the whole thing before deciding how I feel about these developments.

Wouldnt call it a huge meh, but indeed it lacks the intensity of EoB and those nice toolish touches in Gin. Maybe sits in between without having the greatness of either. Let's see what happens next.

Written by Jiri on 09.02.2016 at 22:16

Jiri is no longer scared of this album being a disappointment.

First listening - missing Phil
Second time - maybe the idea to replace Phil was no so bad
Third time - yeah Wunder still crushing
Fourth time - AOTY contender !

Not much is better than burning eardrums with Cobalt in the morning!

Not too bad. Definitely missing most of the menace and intensity of EoB. I'll pass.

It's not bad but it lacks the agression of EoB and has some of the annoying riff redundance of Gin...

I know EoB will never be matched but I hope it'll still be somewhat good...

Charlie reminds me of Mike IX Williams of Eyehategod in both vocal sound and appearance.

Written by Jiri on 15.02.2016 at 04:16

Charlie reminds me of Mike IX Williams of Eyehategod in both vocal sound and appearance.

I dont hear the vocal resemblance at all but he does indeed look like a chunky version of Mike.

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I dont hear the vocal resemblance at all but he does indeed look like a chunky version of Mike.

Haha, I was thinking he was the chunky version as well. I need to listen to him more, but from the first few listens, I am hearing some similarities. Maybe a similar 'hardcore' vocal approach.

Can't say I'm terribly excited after hearing this track. It sounds good, don't get me wrong. But as others have said, the raw aggression seems to be lacking.