i only have myself to blame for this one...

1. this was what i got from the R.A.G after Jónsi’s “Go”...it was never gonna be as good.

2. i didn’t like metal at the time and while a certain Metallica album might have changed that (probably for both better and worse)...
it’s no magic pill that was ever gonna make listening to this anything close to a pleasant experience.

3. i hate to kick a man when he’s down but... wtf is that album art! ... read more

there really is no comparing this album to his previous release huh...
not that it matters cause i dig this!

the industrial/glitchy vibe of this album is amazing! like it’s really different from what he did on “Go” and in some ways reminds me of the new Sufjan Stevens album (i’ll get around to reviewing soon...i think) but it’s even more different than that.
there’s this weirdly anthemic tone to much of the songs here as well but it’s less ... read more

overall pretty enjoyable experience
nice songs here and there

it's really just a solid K-Pop album...
no more...no less...

i legit listened to this by accident...and wow...

i really thought i was the kind of person that didn’t enjoy metal...given how little interest i had in checking out the genre. the many (mostly false) ideas of what metal was and sounded like didn’t help either. aggressive devil music was probably what i would say if i were asked to describe metal prior this album. oh sweet religious propaganda. but no. turns out it’s just kick-ass music.

now...i’m not going to make ... read more