Existential Reckoning
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83
Existential Reckoning is certainly another worthwhile effort from the acclaimed singer and his ever-revolving musical collaborators.
5y
80
Although lacking the silly and immature content found in their early output, the group retain their cheeky spirit, using that irreverence to process a society on the verge of collapse in a manner that's still uniquely Puscifer.
5y
80
Maynard James Keenan and co find serenity beyond the silliness on Puscifer’s new album Existential Reckoning.
5y
80
It is more than enough that the music on Existential Reckoning is superb. But should you attempt to get under the skin and solve the puzzles within, there are vast riches to be had.
5y
80
Existential Reckoning is a magical and enigmatic album that may seem unassuming at first but if you let it, it will take you on a journey and back again.
5y
40
Too often, the melodies are listless, the song structures are underdeveloped, and the album’s weaknesses are masked by waves of synths and ambience that add nothing to the experience other than time – and that, unfortunately, is time that we’ll never get back.
5y
Existential Reckoning a-ka Self-Plagiarism: The Album.
No, seriously, why the second half (and the track Theorem) is mostly just the reiteration of the first one with slightly different bleeps and bloops?
Don't get me wrong – I love MJK, his voice is one of the most recognizable in the whole metal community. But the way he sounds on this record is just so monotonous and dull. That was one of the main reasons why the last A Perfect Circle record failed, and he returns again once more ... read more
Oh, hey, look! Puscifer released a new album. Okay, moving on.
...what, you wanted an actual review? For a Puscifer album? Of course you don't.
It's just another Puscifer album. I don't care what anyone says, Puscifer has always been well below anything Maynard has ever done. I fucking love MJK, and he's easily one of my favourite vocalists in the entirety of metal, with his work all throughout Tool's discography and those first two A Perfect Circle being fucking amazing. But Puscifer have ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Bread And Circus 6:28 | 78 |
| 2 | Apocalyptical 5:22 | 77 |
| 3 | The Underwhelming 5:04 | 78 |
| 4 | Grey Area 3:58 | 73 |
| 5 | Theorem 5:04 | 68 |
| 6 | UPGrade 4:53 | 76 |
| 7 | Bullet Train To Iowa 5:05 | 76 |
| 8 | Personal Prometheus 7:25 | 71 |
| 9 | A Singularity 5:30 | 72 |
| 10 | Postulous 3:41 | 70 |
| 11 | Fake Affront 3:28 | 60 |
| 12 | Bedlamite 4:50 | 72 |
Total Length: 1 hour
