Black metal but also definitely gothic, which is great news to me; hearing both sub-genres combined with gorgeous results is so satisfying for me as a fan of both.   May 27, 2023

So powerful and such good musicianship that it's hard for me to know exactly what is done so well, but my ear tells me it's something. By the end I feel like I've been listening to excellent music the whole time but don't even notice the last track is longer than 20 minutes.   May 27, 2023

Solid album. It's depressive but not too depressive, so I think a lot of us will like it even if we stay away from that sub-genre.   May 27, 2023

Great great great musicianship here. Some songs are not just top-tier but deeply inspired as well, whereas the others are in the plainly good zone. About the sub-genre, some people might hear straight black metal, and some might hear melancholic black metal, but I agree with BMP that it's mostly atmospheric BM due to the guitar melodies, arrangement, and tempos.   May 24, 2023

Solid good black metal. The only problem is that the cover art seems to promise it'll be the best thing ever (my tastes here) but that's too much to expect, right? I recommend this one for black metal fans.   May 24, 2023

Death metal that I just totally love without feeling like it's just for death metal fans. This band is truly unique; their songs move all over the place in a hyper way with barrages of heaviness, but it's somehow the most soothing thing you can listen to. I just lay back and let the music take all my attention. An unforgettable experience.   May 24, 2023

Good current traditional heavy metal, and the cover artwork is gem.   May 24, 2023

A great mix of black metal styles, reminding me of Elderwind, Aquilus, and Enisum but it's still the artist's original ideas. The big story here is the massive catharsis & melancholy in the powerful climaxes. The best thing I've heard in the last couple of days. Highly recommended.   May 24, 2023

Really wonderful depressive BM compositions. Some of the yelping & hollering vocals detract from the enjoyment, but if depressive is one of your favorite sub-genres then you might love those parts. Also, hail Sri Lanka, especially because I don't hear much from this country.   May 24, 2023

Fact 1: it's good dependable black metal. Fact 2: I have a new band to get acquainted with.   May 21, 2023

So much beauty on this album. I don't find it perfect, but enjoyment is what I'm looking for. All songs are some level of good, and the tracks make an extremely nice cohesive flow. Respect to the living legends.   May 21, 2023

Overall it's an extremely listenable & relistenable album. Not all songs are excellent; some are plainly good. Rats! Rats! Rats! is absurdly powerful. I also love how so many highlights & memorable points are spread all over the album.   May 21, 2023

I totally loved this album. The compositions are dynamite, and the execution sounds so tight; it's really impressive. On Aggression Continuum I was complaining about the clean vocals, but on this album I like the sections with clean vocals. The last song is just kinda good, but the rest are truly excellent.   May 19, 2023

Dependable black metal that is nice & evil.   May 19, 2023

Good melodic BM, and track 10 is pure genius.   May 19, 2023

It starts out rather depressive, but then alternates between darkwave, metal genres, and all kinds of combinations of those 2. This is done very very well; I was receiving deep emotions, but also laughing & enjoying the variety. The execution on that album cover is way too low compared to the actual music. This album was a big discovery for me today.   May 19, 2023

Manufactured Hope is straight up fantastic. Some of the songs on this album, though, feel mediocre to me, and the sections with clean vocals tend to feel awkward. Overall, good but not great.   May 19, 2023

Massive respect to Deftones for staying dedicated to the creative process after all these years. This is a very solid album with inventive songs and elements of their earlier eras all mixed in tactfully. The title track is the highlight - my favorite song of 2020.   May 19, 2023

What a great band. I love some of their other work more, but this is great too. This album soothes me while helping my mind stay active.   May 19, 2023

To be honest, I have more fun trying his discography 1 album at a time. These re-recordings are all good too. Whatever you do, just listen to something by Horn and you're making a good decision.   May 19, 2023

Great energy! Also, you should know this is a straight up symphonic black metal album; there're even some female operatic vocals. The lead vocals might turn off some people, because they're kind of croaky. For me the whole album had great thick moods like danger, despair, & spite. Rabenflug, as BMP labels track 8, is absolute top tier.   May 19, 2023

Impressive for a demo.   May 19, 2023

A nice variety of great black metal songs and great doom songs, mostly black metal. Achievement Unlocked : Made an album cover no one will forget. Even if you dislike that cover, give them credit for that.   May 19, 2023

A lot of cliché lyrics, lame themes, and compositions that are too commercial. I do find the drumming well performed. I also really liked track 4. All in all though, the album is just mediocre.   May 19, 2023

Don't assume it's ABM; this is death doom. It's very good death doom too, by an artist with other one-man-bands - each one a different kind of doom. Definitely recommended.   May 19, 2023

A wonderful album out of Katatonia's monstrous discography. I've always remembered Ghost of the Sun, which I love. Now I'm struck by how haunting & nuanced all the songs are on this one, and the production is scrumptious.   May 19, 2023

These songs mostly have a mix of well make elements and weaker ones. I especially liked Wiping Off the Dead (fitting, seeing the evocative title). In the end, the album is just somewhat good to my ear.   May 19, 2023

The sound on this album is so perversely lo-fi that I was in ecstasy. Some good songs and some excellent ones.   May 19, 2023

Overall very good, but there's absolutely a lot of total expert-level djenting on this album. Unfortunately some of the clean vocals drag down my score a little. For example, I'll be skipping Red Fur from now on. In the past week, the 'core' sub-genres have been releasing a lot, and I think this might be the best recent one. The songs are fun, playful, super passionate, and intricate. Thank you Veil of Maya.   May 14, 2023

군터 베르노의 부재가 오히려 곡의 diversity가 증가하는 방향으로 귀결되어 조금 변화된 VP를 느낄수있다. 그 와중에 코어는 전혀 흔들리지 않고 너무나 탄탄한 장르의 전형을 보여주는 뛰어난 앨범이다. 이들 특유의 늘어짐이 가끔은 지루하기도 하지만, 이정도 내공에 이정도 앨범을 찍어내는 이들은 결코 없으므로, 이제 당연히 명예의 전당에 입성해야 한다.   May 10, 2024

1990년도에 대체 무슨 일이 있었길래... rust in peace, painkiller, spiritual healing, cowboys from hell까지... 가슴이 웅장해진다. 나머지 앨범들도 손에 꼽을 정도로 좋아하는 앨범이지만 거의 모든 곡이 취향 저격인 앨범은 이것 밖에 없다.   May 7, 2024

드디어 이들의 약점이었던 절제된 기타솔로가 어느정도 해금되었습니다. 지난 앨범도 만족스러웠는데 역시나 이번에도 실망하지 않게 해주네요. 나이가 들어감에 따라 내가 좋아하는 밴드들도 하나둘씩 늙어가고 멤버들도 세상을 떠나는 걸 보니 매우 슬프네요. 반덴플라스는 계속 음악활동 왕성히 해주었으면 좋겠습니다   May 8, 2024

너무 탄탄하다. 40년 가까이 축적된 음악성이 드러난 앨범...연주, 곡 구성, 녹음 등 나무랄 부분이 없다.   May 10, 2024

밀레니엄 시기의 소위 '팝수성' 가득한 사운드로 청자를 타격한다. 특기할만한 것은 그 타격 지점이 RATM도, Limp Bizkit과 Korn, Slipknot도 내딛지 않았던 공간이라는 사실.   May 10, 2024

천재라 불렸던 자들은 진짜 총기가 불을 뿜는 때가 있다. 이시절의 나가쉬가 그랬다. 전작과 너무 다른 이앨범으로 전작에 버금가는 놀라운 사운드를 만들어냈다. 일렉트로니카와 익스트림을 섞어 부대찌개처럼 절묘한 융합의 새로운 맛을 냈다. 이렇게 세기말을 통과했던 이들은 너무 빨리 미래로 넘어갔다. 25년이 넘어도 여전히 미래적이다.   May 14, 2024

이때의 모습을 그리워하는 건 나뿐이진 않을 듯...   May 16, 2024

시간이 지날수록 앨범의 가치가 살아나는 작품. 코지파웰의 드러밍이 기가막힌 글램롹의 좋은 본보기.   5 days ago

Absolute crushing, heavy as fuck!   May 3, 2024

이름값에 걸맞는 앨범. 특히 유럽 내에서 그들의 인기는 타의 추종을 불허한다. 처음부터 끝까지 단단한 구성과 강력한 연주가 여전하다. 하지만 들은 후 이렇다할 임팩트나 싱글지향적 멜로디 부재의 한끝이 아쉽다.   May 5, 2024

개인적으로 이 앨범을 그렇게 좋아하지 않는다. 이 앨범이야 말로 방향성이 애매했던 프로듀싱과 작곡으로 생각보다 안좋네 라고 생각했던 앨범. 물론 메탈 갓이 주다스의 시그니쳐로 쓰이기는 한데 이 곡도 애매하다. 브레이킹 더 로나 리빙도 맘에 안들고 물론 관중과 싱어롱할때는 좋긴 하다고 생각은 하지만 말이다. 75-80점.6번 8번이 의외로 좋다.   May 8, 2024

very good album by Sepultura. Also, the front cover of Arise is excellent.   May 12, 2024

20세기의 끝을 알리는 멜데스의 걸작이다. 끝내주는 멜로디 하나로 메탈을 좋아하지 않거나 입문하는 사람들에게도 권해볼만한 작품   May 12, 2024

이 앨범 그냥 시대를 관통했습니다. 2030 고독사가 늘어나고 점점 사람들과의 관계가 멀어져 가는 요즘 시대에 살아가는 우리들에게 받아야할 위로를 이 앨범이 하나의 동화처럼 들려주기 때문입니다. 그리고 이 앨범의 모티브가 된 실화는 현 우리나라의 문제점을 그대로 나타나는 게 더 소름돋습니다.   May 12, 2024

Excellent disc. Despite not surpassing its predecessor, it is a sensational album. The Last in Line is one of Dio's greatest classics.   May 14, 2024

미국 밴드를 유럽 스타일의 밴드로 만든 건 샤샤 패스의 힘이 아닐까 한다. 본격적인 이들의 전성기 시작~   May 17, 2024

락/메탈의 시대 흐름에 따른 트렌드의 변화를 가장 적나라하게 보여주는 앨범. 메탈헤드 모두가 수긍할 만한 스타일의 음악은 아니지만 당시 Slayer도 Public Enemy도 좋아했던 나에게는 최고의 앨범 중 하나였다.   May 18, 2024

이럴거면 차라리 슬레이어 새 앨범을 내시는 게...   May 18, 2024

만약 "드림시어터"의 음악으로 본 다면 이 앨범은 DT중 가장 쳐지고 가벼운 음반이 될 것이다, 만약 드림시어터의 "음악"으로 본 다면 이 앨범은 재즈,블루스 등을 잘 버무려 본인들만의 스타일을 접목시켜 만들어낸 이색적인 작품이 될 것이다. 물론 호불호가 당연히 있을것이다. 하지만 이 앨범은 망작이라는 평가를 받기에는 수려한 곡들이 가득가득 들어차있다.   May 18, 2024