SYNAPTIC MADE ME HAVE DINNER LATE...
Just yesterday the kitchen sink drain broke at home.
My wife was cooking and the kids were hungry, so I ran to the nearest store on my bike to buy parts to quickly fix the problem.
I took the opportunity to listen to this album on the way there, which intrigued me without ever having heard of this German band, which actually started out with another name in 2004, but of which only one member remains and so this can be considered their official ... read more
Extremely well executed tech death. While not terribly original, it's super fun and solid.
Absolute necrophagist worship here, but also influences from some other bands. And WOW is this great, tons of nasty riffs, beautifully made guitar solos. This being a tech death album means that the guitarwork was going to be incredible no matter what so no surprises on that matter. The vocals here are actually really good too, both harsh and clean. Overall a short but very sweet album, highly enjoyable.
| 1 | Sleepless Dream (Intro) 1:14 | 70 |
| 2 | Malfunctional Minds 4:58 | 98 |
| 3 | The Lost Continent 5:29 | 88 |
| 4 | Memories of a Forgotten Future 1:06 | 93 |
| 5 | Architects of the Night 6:50 | 93 |
| 6 | Illucid Wake (Prologue to City of Glass) 2:31 | 85 |
| 7 | City of Glass 9:01 | 100 |
| 8 | Embrace the Void (Epilogue to City of Glass) 2:47 | 88 |