Outer Isolation

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Based on 2 reviews
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Based on 307 ratings
2011 Ratings: #64
November 22, 2011 / Release Date
LP / Format
Byron Filson, VektorProducer
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80
The Needle Drop

Vektor's latest album continues further down the road the Arizona band set for itself on 2009's Black Future.

Trisumun
90

For the final Vektor album i had listen too the one thing i will say is that they sure are consistent with their music all their albums so far i have given all a 9. The main thing ill say about this album is in my opinion is probably their best or second best since Black Future is also really good i do hope they release another album soon as they rare probably my second favourite thrash band. This album is also their shortest and i don't think that made them focus more in the thrash parts ... read more

LZGray
80

Vektor's style reminds me a lot of the new Star Trek films, where they are capitalizing on the old-school nostalgia and simplicity of the original TV shows with newer aesthetics, production value, and up-to-date advancements in sci-fi storytelling. Outer Isolation is like that, where its musical style is very indebted to classic thrash, but with progressive song structures and futuristic concepts about space, alien lifeforms, life above death, and the existentialism of the vastness of the ... read more

JackTony
87

Every song is so powerful and very creative. Vocals are amazing.

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FantanoGay67
89

he gave them a 9 in 2009

Lucamous
82

Really interesting thrash album

Codak_002
97

No sophomore slump for Vektor. Shifting things thematically toward the cosmic as opposed to the apocalyptic suits the band’s inherent grandiosity perfectly. Tetrastructural Minds, and I acknowledge the scale of this statement, likely the best Thrash track of at least the last fifteen years- truly a definitive anthem for Vektor

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