Likely the last At The Gates project and its a pretty decent way to go out. At The Gates are at this point are grandfathered into the metal scene and put together a final send off to Lindberg after his death.
Now I don't want to let the context of this record colour my review and sadly much like my thoughts on the rest of At The Gates post comeback material I find this record a touch one note. Its well performed solid death metal and if you're a bigger fan of the band than me ... read more
I could write some extremely long review here but simply it's the single greatest album ever made to me and I really hope one day I'll get to experience an album I find this flawless again.
Despite being a bit of deathcore hater can confirm this is pretty damn good and flat out one of my favourite deathcore records (general) although it does lean into the beatdown side a lot which is more my speed.
I want to say I listened to this before a second predator hit the Balmora tower.
The reality is however this is a bland deathcore record I never truly got the Balmora hype if I'm honest. Far from a terrible band but just sort of there, some cool riffs but unless you're super into deathcore or predators its very skippable and a pretty huge step down from the ep's that I was already lower on than most. Needles & Rags and Ophelia the highlights here most reminiscent of some of ... read more
It works in some places doesn't in others it leans more good than bad but doesn't fully stick.