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90
Thought Form Descent is a must-listen; an impressive case study in graceful evolution, and more importantly a masterful record in its own right.
80
Thought Form Descent takes a leap into previously uncharted lands, cementing Wake as one of today's most exciting extreme metal collectives.
70
Thought Form Descent is a record that really strives for a sound and audience that reaches far past the extreme heavy music that WAKE normally cater to.
60
Even in the midst of an almost unrelenting intensity, Thought Form Descent manages at times to find an even higher gear for chills-inducing moments.
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Wake - Thought Form Descent
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Canada
Final Verdict: 61% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 556th / 1000
Highlight: Bleeding Eyes of the Watcher
Made me think of:
Gaerea
Altars
Esoctrilihum
Just by being a grindcore group in the past, Wake is able to cultivate a sound few others in the black metal space can. The Calgary-based quintet started off not all too different from most other hardcore groups, short songs at lightning-speed tempos with intense, blood-soaked instrumentation, but it seems with the 2020 pandemic and its screeching halt to daily life caused Wake to reevaluate their sound, to start trying something new. What came of that early on was that year's Devouring Ruin, a ... read more
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Track List
Total Length: 46 minutes
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Added on: May 6, 2022