The music itself is pleasant enough, but all the song structures are practically the exact same and nothing stands out. Takes all the fun out of it when I can predict exactly what's coming next. Harsh vocals are great, but the clean vocal melodies aren't strong or memorable enough for me. Riffs are pretty nice, even if they're all pretty much recycled from other bands within the scene. Would be fine as background music but I'm not going to remember it tomorrow and have no ... read more
The fact that Periphery have managed to produce something pretty different from their norm without compromising their signature sound is very impressive. A lot less progressive than I was expecting, but still plenty of hard-hitting chuggy grooves and lovely vocal melodies. I feel like Spencer is at the top of his game here. Nothing on here is absolutely perfect by any means, but there aren't really any skippable tracks for me, which is more than I can say for the most recent Periphery ... read more
Production is pretty bad and musically it's so disjointed, but I guess that's part of the fun with Darko. There are moments I enjoy, but as a full package, it just doesn't land for me and I'm not sure it ever will. Can't fault the experimentation and they're undoubtedly very talented, but I can't get on board.
Can't say I know this band's entire discography, but I LOVED Death Cult Armageddon, so thought this would be worth checking out, even with it being 23 years since that release. The mix on this is considerably worse somehow. Drums are almost completely drowned out at points. Musically, it's pretty much along the same lines as DCA, but a lot less enthralling. Doesn't feel as exciting from a songwriting POV. It gets better as it goes on, but don't see myself ever going ... read more