Atheist

Unquestionable Presence

Athiest's sophomore album, Unquestionable Presence sees the band expand everything they have built upon on they're debut with a more focus on progression and jazz which gives the album a slight edge for me,as their is more to indulge and experience within the album and standing at just over half an hour and with so much depth and complexity gives this record so much replay-ability.

Track Review

Mother Man 9.5/10
unquestionable Presence 9/10
Your Life's Retribution 9/10
Enthralled in ... read more

It's true that Unquestionable Presence lacks a bit of the youthful aggression of predecessor Piece of Time, and has less of those thrash and tremolo riffs, but there are plenty of other death metal albums in that vein. There's only one Unquestionable Presence. Like many other extreme metal albums recognized as masterpieces, what makes this album special is the band's ability to fit genuinely memorable songwriting (dare I say catchiness) into their particular brand of brutality/technicality in ... read more

SONGS RANKED:
8. The Formative Years
7. And the Psychic Saw
6. Enthralled in Essence
5. Brains
4. An Incarnation's Dream
3. Your Life's Retribution
2. Unquestionable Presence
1. Mother Man

Kind of an overrated pick from people, but I do see why metalheads become crazy when mentioning this record. Mother Man is god-tier progressive metal and bass playing.