A repulsive and tiring album to listen to: if you get into the mood, you'll probably love it... but that wasn't the case for me. I found some songs more interesting, others left me with nothing.
Interesting but not memorable.
This album marks the beginning of Cannibal Corpse's modern era, with cleaner production and darker atmospheres. The album flows and is easy to listen to, but by the end, very little really caught my attention, and nothing stuck in my head.
A decent album, but nothing more.
This is the album I discovered the band with way back in 1998: a small gem of symphonic/progressive metal, even if it suffers slightly from a lack of cohesion in the second half.
It does, however, contain some of my favorite songs by the band, like Church of the Machine and Through the Looking Glass.
With Ultraviolence, the artist abandons sampling to embrace a darker, more psychedelic sound with distorted guitars and smoky drums.
A cohesive and mature work that, however, slows down a bit in the second half of the album.
In my opinion, this is their best album: here the band finds the best formula for mixing thrash, prog and groove metal, creating instrumentally complex but accessible songs with a higher average quality.
Dry Cleaning continues on their path without introducing any new musical elements compared to their previous album, Stumpwork, and with Florence Shaw continuing with her unemphasized spoken word and monotonous tone: this means that even the songs that have some standout elements are undermined.
It's definitely not my style, at least not done this way.
The band's second album marks a musical evolution with the addition of more refined elements... the problem, certainly for me, is that Florence Shaw's spoken-word is tiring after prolonged listening and dulls everything.
There's something interesting here: the instrumentals work quite well, but they get a bit repetitive in the long run, as does Florence Shaw's chilly vocals.
In the end, the best part of the album is in the first two tracks.
Another Pink Floyd masterpiece, where the band begins to blend progressive rock and art rock.
It's hard to say which album is better, The Dark Side of the Moon or this one... maybe the previous one is more my taste.
A great album where the band manages to find the perfect balance between aggression and melodies, all supported by a clear and professional production, a huge leap in quality compared to their previous album, Stormblåst.
Excellent for those looking to get into black metal.
It's not a simple album, requiring attention and repeated listening, but it rewards with interesting soundscapes.
An experimental and deeply personal album.
An excellent album from the Italian band that blends power metal, progressive metal, and a pinch of thrash metal, managing to mix melody and technique without the latter being an end in itself.
Track List:
1. Fall from Grace 65/100
2. No Direction Home 88/100
3. Heretic Beholder 78/100
4. Scar 76/100
5. Bleed Mask Bleed 82/100
6. The Last Days of the Year 70/100
7. From Dusk till Dawn 86/100
8. To Be or not to Be (God) 80/100
9. El Niño 85/100
Some tracks are enjoyable, others are completely forgettable, especially "Clear Pools," a nearly twenty-minute medley that starts well but continues with a verse repeated until the listener is exhausted. If it had lasted a quarter of the way, it would have been a pretty good song, but this way, you can't wait for it to end.
One of this band's best albums: solid, with sometimes intricate but enjoyable compositions that aren't ends in themselves.
An ambitious project packed with guests who seem to be as driven as Damon.
But after the first three songs... it was just okay: some good lyrics, some nice melodies, and interesting instrumentation, but nothing truly memorable imho.
What can be said about this album that hasn't already been said?
There's no point in wasting words or analyzing it; just listen to it.
This album marks the transition from a "simple" performer of jazz standards to a songwriter whose influences, in addition to jazz, are also evident in blues and pop.
A pleasant album.
While it's a fairly enjoyable album, it's very unoriginal and heavily influenced by Judas Priest, especially their Painkiller period.
It's decent, but it certainly wouldn't be an album I'd deliberately play.
Tracklist:
01. Primal Fear 30/100
02. Chainbreaker 68/100
03. Silver & Gold 71/100
04. Promised Land 64/100
05. Formula One 61/100
06. Dollars 54/100
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The album starts off with a bang, featuring two of the album's best tracks.
Then the album slows down a bit, but it's still a pleasant listen.
Good