Extremely evocative short songs, and I keep finding more depth and nuance the more I listen to them. There's a lot of tracks that start off with a somewhat gothic synth / new wave part, and then keep that driving beat throughout the sludgy vocals and hardcore guitarwork or some other arrangement of these elements. Here I discover another band that has been doing very interesting things I now want to hear more of.   Nov 2, 2023

Can we all hope one day that Gru records another album? Anyway, this one gorgeous and it gets my mind working fast. I love every second of it.   Nov 2, 2023

Amazing instrumentation that must be both physically and cognitively demanding. The amazing part is how thick the spooky atmosphere is at the same time. For me it was a splendid introduction to the band.   Nov 2, 2023

I love how so many like-minded artists contribute to this album. A great album for floating through misty dimensions full of strangely colored clouds.   Nov 2, 2023

Empowering pagan vocal melodies and epic heavy metal guitarwork combine to make a lush yet energetic album. Don't expect some simple punky BM recording.   Nov 2, 2023

That running time looks a little long, right? If this album lost a couple of songs and interludes, it would be as good as Thy Kingdom Cold. Dark Fables of the Night has a song or 2 with vocals that just continue for too long, and that feels really unnatural with the croaking technique he uses. There are tons of well-crafted evil songs, and they all match the Halloween release date.   Nov 2, 2023

I'm just learning about this band and I'm thoroughly impressed. Excellently played. Also the blackened vocals are done perfectly and are just pure pleasure to listen to, whereas blackened vocals are usually just for fitting with the atmosphere for me. Another great new straight black metal release just a week after Asagraum. This autumn has been intense.   Nov 2, 2023

Although I'm giving it the same score, it's slightly better than Ragnarok. Spine is a nice short album with great production and soundscapes. Just a tiny bit of black metal mixed in with singer-songwriter and new wave.   Nov 2, 2023

This album has a bunch of excellent moments, but I wouldn't call any one track completely excellent. The firs song is in atmospheric/depressive territory, and the last song is in a folky Agalloch style. All in all, a good album like every other black metal album I listened to today. It's not my fault I have to give out all these high scores.   Oct 31, 2023

To me, this sounds tight, well played, & well written. It's all melodic BM, except for the last song, which is blackened doom. I am very impressed with this band.   Oct 31, 2023

It's all good, but Track 3, The Justice of Gnashing Teeth is so powerful & captivating, maybe one of the best songs this year.   Oct 31, 2023

Very good and very very evil. Funny how those go together. I feel some Second Wave on this album too but the First Wave sound is what jumps out at me more.... and then there's the bonus track 'Hail Bathory', which is brilliant.   Oct 31, 2023

Don't worry; Wata survived the cover photo. That's good news because Boris is an absolute legend of a band for making top-tier music like this album, meticulously, thoughtfully, & with audible inspiration. The wobbling & popping distortion in the beginning is followed by 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond' feeling stuff later on. In 5 minutes 40 minutes magically pass and then they wrap up like the pros they are. Fantastic.   Oct 30, 2023

I loved the whole thing. Great death metal melodies and grindcore speed. The message of Anti-Homophobe was a pleasant surprise. These songs must really be in the hearts of the band members, because every moment sounds so golden.   Oct 28, 2023

Good emotion, and the album has a very live feel to it. That cover art is a triumph as well - execution and inspiration are top tier, not similar in appearance to most deathgrind covers but it conveys the same type of feeling. Good underground band for all to take notice of.   Oct 28, 2023

I like this one more than Heirs to Thievery. Track 10 stands out for me; it has a wonderful meditative quality while maintaining the grim heaviness. Very good all the way through.   Oct 28, 2023

I did a Deathgrind Friday and this was the best of the day. The drumming is so good, so fast, and so perfect. I loved everything about the album, and I was surprised how some of the later songs turn rather alternative metal. Now I learn that Cattle Decapitation makes interesting choices with sub-genres.   Oct 28, 2023

A very dank stoner doom album that goes out in style.   Oct 27, 2023

The genuine emotions come through so directly on this album, it brought my mind into a special zone. I don't hear any stoner element (which is why I tried it) but I'm glad I learned how great this is.   Oct 27, 2023

For a stoner metal Thursday I couldn't resist listening to an album from the masters. Those quivering notes - I cherish every millisecond. I really love this album.   Oct 27, 2023

Wonderful energetic music that sounds really hard to play. The stoner side feels somewhat like Hendrix and Page, but the noise rock side feels more contemporary and draws a captivating contrast. Also, oh how that last song stays in my head after the album finishes. This album is both impressive and immensely pleasing.   Oct 27, 2023

Fuzzy, rumbling, & swaggering. Stoner doom/sludge with interludes of country (and one of surf). A good way to start my morning.   Oct 27, 2023

Very good atmospheric black metal, and the ambient stuff at the end was great too, which I don't usually think. An hour & 16 minutes felt short. Great melodies. Also, that cover art gives me a nice puzzled feeling.   Oct 26, 2023

I enjoyed it more than their 2004 album. The horn section is particularly moving here. Very good and no weak parts.   Oct 26, 2023

It has that homemade feel, but has some good moments. Based on this cover photo, it's not the type of atmosphere I was expecting, but still cool.   Oct 26, 2023

The evil fury & darkness were so delectable. Truly astounding. The literary topic is handled so well, and it's a great way unite aficionados of different arts. This is a one-song masterpiece in a legendary discography.   Oct 26, 2023

They put some variety in this album; there's some blackened doom in the beginning, some straight black metal, and some songs have some moments of heavy metal, then there's a lot of atmospheric. All done well with very good guitarwork.   Oct 26, 2023

Respect to Slipknot; they devised their own version of nu metal without sounding like Koяn and it works very well. The drumming is mind-blowing and you can feel the enthusiasm from each member even though it's a studio album. Better than Iowa. A huge accomplishment.   Oct 26, 2023

2 fiery and quite wonderful songs even if Otep's harsh vocal technique is not as full as it got later. The spoken word track in the middle is too long and the poetry is rambling and not well worded. The last 2 tracks are okay. All in all, it's just kinda good, but it's their 1st EP. It would be so much better without track 3.   Oct 26, 2023

군제대 후 이 앨범을 듣고 충격을 받았던 기억이 생생...토비아스의 천재성이 드러난 앨범 바이올린을 전공했던 큰 애가 요즘도 가끔 연주하는 "Vain Glory Opera"   Apr 25, 2024

전작 "Cowboys from Hell" 에 이은 연타석 홈런...얼터가 판치기 시작하던 때 꿋꿋이 버텨 준...   Apr 30, 2024

very good album by Vanden Plas. These prog metallers know how to make a good album.   May 1, 2024

DT와 더불어 가장 활발한 활동을 하는 스틸 얼라이브 프록메탈 밴드로 영국의 대표밴드 스래쉬홀드와 더불어 독일을 대표하는 프록메탈밴드로 아주 훌륭한 연주력과 작곡력이 이번 앨범에도 퍼포먼스에 광을 내고 있다   May 3, 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

리치가 베이스를 1–3, 6를 연주했다. 그 외의 스튜디오는 밥 데이즐리 연주. 어렸을 때에는 1,5를 굉장히 좋아했었는데 문제는 5를 라센 시기에는 듣질 못했었다. 지금은 오히려 4번 같은 곡이 애청곡이 되었다. 앨범으로 기준으로도 1,2집보다 더 좋아했던 기억이 있다. 8번은 역시나 디오의 또 다른 보컬 맛을 느끼기 좋은 곡. 디오 재적시의 앨범은 영원할 것 같다.   Apr 20, 2024

3인조 코로너의 전 앨범 특히 2,3,4집을 좋아합니다. 옛날에 3집을 LP로 구입했었는데 속지에 시계, 스위스, 큰 글자로 '그로테스크' 라고 적힌 기억이.. 이후 90년대 중후반에 걸쳐서 전 앨범을 시디로 하나씩 모았죠. 30년간 신보를 안 내고 재결성 후에 아직도 활동하는 것도 특이한데, 그만큼 고정팬들이 많다는거 거겠죠.   Apr 25, 2024

올해의 명반!   Apr 28, 2024

간만에 듣는 수작 프로그레시브 젠트 앨범. 개인적으로 프록을 좋아하지 않음에도 불구하고 리프가 살아있고 복잡한 연주보다는 분위기나 리듬이 강조되어 듣는 재미가 배가 되었다. 보컬이 그로울링이었더라면 취향 100점 짜리 앨범이 되었지 않을까라는 생각도 드는 앨범.   Apr 29, 2024

카르카스 앨범 중 최고 명반이 아닐까!!!   Apr 30, 2024

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

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

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

밀레니엄 시기의 소위 '팝수성' 가득한 사운드로 청자를 타격한다. 특기할만한 것은 그 타격 지점이 RATM도, Limp Bizkit과 Korn, Slipknot도 내딛지 않았던 공간이라는 사실.   7 days ago

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.   6 days ago

very good album by Sepultura. Also, the front cover of Arise is excellent.   5 days ago

20세기의 끝을 알리는 멜데스의 걸작이다. 끝내주는 멜로디 하나로 메탈을 좋아하지 않거나 입문하는 사람들에게도 권해볼만한 작품   4 days ago

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.   4 days ago