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For as jazzy and experimental as Atheist's Unquestionable Presence got, this album nearly makes that one sound straightforward in comparison. The vocoder clean vocals are a divisive choice but they give an interesting futuristic tone to this jazz kid's idea of death metal. The metal scene at the time didn't really know what to do with them so it flopped, they weren't prepared for this level of experimentation in their death metal, but I consider it a massive success. ... read more
CURSE YOU SHITTY PROD! Phenomenal ideas brilliantly played with some of the most enter the Wu tang 36 chambers ass production ive ever heard. WHYYYYYYYY?! I don’t think it helps that I listen to lateralus and the sound of perseverance 5 times a week, either (damn those albums sound so good). Definitely worth a listen if you can fight the mediocre sound quality. Would be like a 96 or something.
A unique metal album, especially for its time. Apparently when Cynic would play with other death metal bands in the 90s, they would get a lot of negativity surrounding them from the metal community. Now, they’re respected for the creativity and progressive elements that they had brought to the genre. It’s a mix of jazz fusion with death metal. The album refuses to decide if it wants to be death metal or a jazz fusion album, so it goes ahead and does both. It’s got drums that ... read more
The band isn't trying to make the most rhythmic sound, and it makes it disjointed, offput, or not in sync, its amazing to me. It's what makes it so alien and hypnotic—authentic.
The jazz fusion is honestly genius. The only reason I found this is because I thought it'd be funny if there was slow jazz with metal vocals, while this isn't entirely what I expected, it's mind-blowing because of that.
It seems they've diverged in a time of influential projects ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Veil of Maya 5:23 | 89 |
| 2 | Celestial Voyage 3:40 | 82 |
| 3 | The Eagle Nature 3:30 | 80 |
| 4 | Sentiment 4:23 | 78 |
| 5 | I'm But a Wave To... 5:30 | 81 |
| 6 | Uroboric Forms 3:32 | 81 |
| 7 | Textures 4:42 | 85 |
| 8 | How Could I 5:29 | 83 |
Total Length: 36 minutes
