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Tribulation - Down Below



8.2 | 320 votes |
Release date: 26 January 2018
Style: Gothic metal

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01. The Lament
02. Nightbound
03. Lady Death
04. Subterranea
05. Purgatorio
06. Cries From The Underworld
07. Lacrimosa
08. The World
09. Here Be Dragons
10. Come, Become, To Be [Bonus]
11. One Hundred Years [The Cure cover] [Japanese bonus]
12. Pay The Man [The Offspring cover] [Japanese bonus]

The Best Gothic Metal Album Of 2018

Staff review by
Auntie Sahar
Rating:
8.5
For many, the Swedish four piece that is Tribulation reached the peak of their ambition in songwriting with 2013's The Formulas Of Death, a challenging, polymorphic mix of death metal, black metal, and dark, ethereal atmospheres. Children Of The Night followed in 2015, a curveball that saw the band really cranking up the gothic influences. While good, it felt a little unrefined, as if it was sort of the missing link between The Formulas and an excellent new album in the future. This year, Down Below is indeed that "excellent new album."

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published 28.02.2018 | Comments (12)

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17.11.2017 - 17:23
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Cool artwork.
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30.12.2017 - 12:49
Rating: 8
Paz

Pre-ordered the transparent sun yellow LP. I hope it doesn't suck!
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17.01.2018 - 15:16
Rating: 8
Paz

The mediabook edition looks mighty good

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17.01.2018 - 23:22
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Looks hella sexy.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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28.01.2018 - 19:49
Rating: 8
Paz

"Mainstream crap", as people call it Me likey!
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30.01.2018 - 10:35
Rating: 6
666tipex666

No meat
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31.01.2018 - 15:09
Rating: 9
Daniell
_爱情_
An early AOTY contender.
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01.02.2018 - 03:21
Rating: 8
The Galactician

Enjoying this one more and more with each listen.

I kind of thought Children of the Night was trending in a Ghost direction, and I hear that even more with this record. Fine by me! Not sure with all the hubbub if Ghost will ever recover, so happy to have a band scratching that particular goth-pop-metal itch.
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01.02.2018 - 16:08
Rating: 8
masterofdisguise

Great album! I don't think it's better than Children of the Night, though.
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01.02.2018 - 19:38
Rating: 8
musicalkaratekid

Tribulation have really stepped it up with this album. Looking forward to seeing them live with Arch Enemy.
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06.02.2018 - 11:23
Rating: 9
boo-boo

Cheesy, but in the best possible way. I love these guys.
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World won't end today - it's already tomorrow in Australia.
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06.02.2018 - 14:48
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Definitely cheesy, but a very fine cheese
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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06.02.2018 - 17:18
nikarg

I suspected that they'd take a more gothic turn after hiring Oscar Leander. This is a very catchy version of Fields Of The Nephilim and I can see myself bumping the album up to 9 after a few more listens. For me The Formulas Of Death remains their absolute masterpiece though. One of the best bands that have emerged in this century.
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06.02.2018 - 18:04
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Two dear friends hated this album and I can't fucking get it. Lovely, catchy and fun album.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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09.02.2018 - 00:56
Rating: 6
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Ah shit this is fucking amazing. Only album from 2018 I've listened to so far and I can already say I'm happy with this year's output lol
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09.02.2018 - 05:27
Rating: 8
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
Written by The Galactician on 01.02.2018 at 03:21

Enjoying this one more and more with each listen.

I kind of thought Children of the Night was trending in a Ghost direction, and I hear that even more with this record. Fine by me! Not sure with all the hubbub if Ghost will ever recover, so happy to have a band scratching that particular goth-pop-metal itch.


Agree with the Ghost vibes, I'm hearing that as well. It is also fine by me.
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The sun shines over The Fool...
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09.02.2018 - 22:15
Rating: 8
InnerSelf
proofread free
One of those bands with unbelievable consistency, hopefully, the carry on with the same momentum.
I still haven't deciphered every detail of this album but I what got my attention right away is how flawless they transition between riffs and melodies, a quality they maintained throughout all of the music they've released.
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He who is not bold enough
to be stared at from across the abyss
is not bold enough
to stare into it himself.
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10.02.2018 - 00:50
solar

I love it!
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13.02.2018 - 21:34
Rating: 7
musclassia

I went back and listened to their previous albums a few days ago before I gave this a whirl, I do like this one and Children Of The Night, but I rather miss the style they had on The Formulas Of Death. I'm not someone who always leans towards more extreme and complex, but I just find that album so much more gripping than either of the two that have followed it with their more simplified, gothic-leaning sound
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20.02.2018 - 02:01
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
I'm unsure about how I feel about this for now, however one thing is for sure. When you look at each of there 4 albums at their direction, you can clearly see a diverging evolution that becomes completely obvious.
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I may not have the largest collection but I certainly have the absolute best

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03.03.2018 - 12:35
Rating: 9
Cassian

This album is crazy good!
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21.03.2018 - 20:12
Rating: 7
Reaper_Redeemer

My favorite of Tribulation.
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14.04.2018 - 03:30
Rating: 6
DeathMetal

There were some good songs, but overall it was boring for me.
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08.05.2018 - 03:57
Rating: 9
Tony Teh Towel

The 1st 2 tracks knock it out of the park imo, the rest is all good too but those 1st 2 songs WOW me
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19.10.2018 - 00:43
Mercurial

The takeaway from this album is Subterranea; if the rest of the tracks were as good as that it would be a winner. That being said after 4 or 5 goes I never made it to its conclusion so maybe there's some good ones near the end.
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28.11.2018 - 10:07
Rating: 7
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
It's not innovative. Not even really catchy. I just find them getting worse from album to album.
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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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17.12.2018 - 06:37
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Written by Mercurial on 19.10.2018 at 00:43

That being said after 4 or 5 goes I never made it to its conclusion so maybe there's some good ones near the end.

I guarantee you that the last songs are the standouts. Here Be Dragons is one of their best songs evah.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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03.03.2019 - 10:53
Nefarious
Doom Knight
I found this enjoyable at first, but one year down the line I don't have much interest in revisiting it. This album just makes me miss their old style & I end up listening to The Formulas Of Death instead.
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"FUCK!!! You're the fucking 5th person asking me in an interview about the woman in the bathtub?The problem is that I AM the fucking person in the bathtub, and I AM a fucking MAN, for fuck's sake! I hate you all!" ~ Herr Morbid
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01.04.2019 - 16:44
Rating: 8
tintinb

Nice album overall. Very reminiscent of the last one.
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Leeches everywhere.
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23.08.2019 - 09:41
Rating: 8
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by X-Ray Rod on 06.02.2018 at 18:04
Two dear friends hated this album and I can't fucking get it.

I hope you unfriended them.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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