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Automata I was a superb sequence, no doubt, but Automata II is a downright masterpiece. Exploding with captivating melodies/lyrics, vibrant antics, genre-splicing resourcefulness, and remarkable cohesion and consequence, it exemplifies perfectly what makes Between the Buried and Me so skillful, striving, and singular.
90
Continuing from the first part of Automata, progressive metal masters Between the Buried and Me bring a whole new set of musical twists and turns to conclude the epic concept record. Although more melodic and experimental than its predecessor, Automata II delivers a satisfying ending and shows the band are capable of balancing all of their various influences.
80
Automata II can be listened to on its own, but it holds much greater power when taken together with its predecessor. It is easily the more musically adventurous of the two recordings, making it an indispensable part of Between the Buried and Me's provocative catalog.
80
In just four tracks part II really sees their creative juices given a hit of nitrous oxide, effectively covering their entire career to date as well as plunging over the edge of new realms.
80
To start off, there should be absolutely no question that AII is damn good. After all, it’s BTBAM. But although it’s a great album, it’s going to take you more time to digest than AI because, to be blunt, AII is fucking bizarre even by progressive metal/BTBAM standards.
My thoughts on this have changed quite a bit and I will just have to admit that I find this album decent overall. It's got a lot of interesting ideas and does better for me than Automata II, but it's just not as strong as some of their other efforts.
The second installment from Automata proves to be more efficient and less predictable, with more different elements added to it.
Auto service mat-A tame revise outA ‘there’…⬅️👈🫲
Read(y) backup truth; hear(t) frontal honest(a)y.🆙☝️
How did these guys come with this much heat across essentially 3 songs?? Well, Hypersleep Dialogues happened to, so this should be expected. An epic love letter to old school prog, a swingy finger snapper and one of their best album closers ever. What a time to be alive.
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Track List
| 1 | The Proverbial Bellow 13:16 | 99 |
| 2 | Glide 2:13 | 69 |
| 3 | Voice of Trespass 7:58 | 96 |
| 4 | The Grid 9:45 | 95 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
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Added on: May 25, 2018