Memorial

Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 19 ratings
April 21, 2006 / Release Date
LP / Format
Steamhammer / Label
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Critic Reviews

80
PopMatters

Everything on Memorial is first-rate, from the band’s robust performance, to Ribeiro’s charisma, to the graceful production, to the songwriting.

oblvr8
90

An album to savor. When I first heard Memorial it sounded very forbidding and uncharismatic. It is heavy on chugging guitars and combined with some high pitched strings the songs are surrounded in a somewhat noisy atmosphere. But beneath that, it is like it opens up into uninterrupted greatness. It helps to listen to with headphones. The songs are monumental in scale yet very raw and visceral.

The majority of the album is very harsh-sounding, with the above-mentioned guitar/string combos and ... read more

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