Finally managed to give Panopticon a try with his new release and wow, I mean, what isn't there to say about it. One thing I don't see anyone talking about is the production, for some reason, it seems a bit rushed and not mixed through properly, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just wanted to point that out, because I definitely believe this had the potential to be a 10/10 with proper mixing. That out of the way, the mix here with Atmospheric Black Metal with Post Metal with ... read more
Why did I pick this album out of all Power Electronics options to get a bit further into the genre, that was uh, definitely not a pleasant listen. Before you even begin listening to this album, looking at the cover is enough to tell you that this is absurd and wild on its own. If it wasn't obvious, that's Mike Dando or the man behind Con-Dom's mother on their death bed and not only that but you can hear samples of Dando's dying mother's sounds, mostly heard in between ... read more
You're telling me this album was supposed to be played with a different one after I finished the album?? 😭😭
Either way, I wasn't left with a good impression from what Atmosphreic Sludge Metal was after listening to A Sun That Never Sets, but decided to give it another shot, choosing this album and after listening to the raw version, I think I underestimated the genre a bit. I definitely like this album more than A Sun That Never Sets but I'll revisit this album soon enough ... read more
And here I thought I wasn't gonna like this for some reason, damn was I wrong. I might even say this is probably one of the heaviest, most brutal albums I've ever heard to come out of this genre. To some this sounds like your typical, generic bdm everyone's heard, but have you heard the breakdowns of this thing? Absolutely nasty shit going on here.
And Converge is back with their new album, 5 years after the release of the collaborative album with Chelsea Wolfe. Converge proves yet again that they still have it in them with this, I was excited to give it a listen immediately after hearing the first single out of it, got hooked in right away, definitely will be a contender for AOTY.