Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty
89

Track List: 87

The Price Is Wrong: 85
Motormouth: 84
Marigold: 92
The Way the News Goes... : 82
Remain Indoors: 83
Habitual Line-Stepper: 80
Flatiline: 87
Absolomb: 94
Catch Fire: 84
Prayer Position: 93
Lune: 97

Mixing: 92

Drums: Natural and packs a real punch in the mix.
Bass: Grindy. Melds well in the others while having its own little pocket space and rumble.
Guitars: Clean and fills the mix with a nice wall of sound.
Vocals: Nice and clean.

Vibe: 90

Well-done metalcore album fusing ... read more

Periphery - Periphery IV: HAIL STAN
93

Track List: 91

Reptile: 98
Blood eagle: 94
CHVRCH BVRNER: 87
Garden in the Bones: 91
It's Only Smiles: 95
Follow Your Ghost: 89
Crush: 80
Sentient Glow: 85
Satellites: 96

Mixing: 95

Drums: Rock-solid snare, punchy kick, clean cymbals. Stays punchy and consistent but most importantly sounds natural.
Bass: Throaty distortion blends perfectly in the mix. Glues the drums and guitars while still having presence in the mix.
Guitars: Thick and riffy, though I find the mids to be just a little bit ... read more

Polaris - The Death Of Me
79

Track List: 82

Pray for Rain: 90
Hypermania: 79
Masochist: 85
Landmine: 86
Vagabond: 76
Creatures of Habit: 73
Above My Head: 85
Martyr (Waves): 80
All of This Is Fleeting: 84
The Descent: 77

Mixing: 80

Drums: Clean, with nice beef to it. Snare has a nice punch to it.
Bass: Sits tight in the mix. Could be more present in the mix.
Guitars: Decent tone. Very articulate but thin and digital at some times.
Vocals: Solid vocal mix, could use a bit of lift.

Vibe: 70

An all-round decent album. ... read more

Spiritbox - Eternal Blue
86

Track List: 86

Sun Killer: 85
Hurt You: 90
Yellowjacket: 83
The Summit: 81
Secret Garden: 90
Silk In The Strings: 77
Holy Roller: 93
Eternal Blue: 91
We Live In A Strange World: 76
Halcyon: 80
Circle With Me: 93
Constance: 92

Mixing: 90

Drums: Beefy snare, punchy kick and airy cymbals. Solid drum sound.
Bass: Glues the drums and guitars real nicely, great smooth but prominent distortion.
Guitars: Clean but retains a lot of beef and character.
Vocals: Crisp and clean.

Vibe: 80

Really ... read more

Silent Planet - SUPERBLOOM
67

Track List: 72

Lights off the Lost Coast: 70
Offworlder: 72
Collider: 84
Euphoria: 70
Dreamwalker: 60
Antimatter: 80
:Signal:: 70
Anunnaki: 63
The Overgrowth: 72
Nexus: 63
Reentry: 70
SUPERBLOOM: 95

Mixing: 65

Drums: Sounds too clean and artificial with way too much high-end presence. Punchy but without depth.
Bass: A little buried in the mix.
Guitars: Decent sounding guitars, fills in the space well.
Vocals: Clean but also too processed, loses a lot of vocal character

Vibe: 50

Most songs ... read more

ERRA - ERRA
85

Track List: 86

Snowblood: 96
Gungrave: 90
Divisionary: 85
House of Glass: 87
Shadow Autonomous: 91
Electric Twilight: 80
Scorpion Hymn: 83
Lunar Halo: 90
Vanish Canvas: 95
Eidolon: 75
Remnant: 77
Memory Fiction: 80

Mixing: 85

Drums: Clean and punchy, though it sounds a bit artificial and typical.
Bass: Solid bass tone, sits well in the mix between the guitars and drums.
Guitars: Glassy tone but sits well in the mix. Very pristine sounding, but like the drums it does tend to sound ... read more

Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
92

Track List: 92

Nihilist: 94
Deathwish: 90
Phantom Fear: 90
Downfall: 89
Gone With The Wind: 96
The Empty Hourglass: 85
A Match Made In Heaven: 97
Gravity: 94
All Love is Lost: 87
From The Wilderness: 89
Memento Mori: 99

Mixing: 90

Drums: Solid all-round drums.
Bass: Glues the mix together, nice and grindy.
Guitars: Massive wall of sound, huge tone.
Vocals: Crisp vocal mix, prominent throughout the songs.

Vibe: 95

Definitely a solid album. Tom's magic here is the best. Given the ... read more

Thornhill - Heroine
93

Track List: 92

The Hellfire Club: 100
Leather Wings: 89
Blue Velvet: 97
Arkangel: 93
Valentine: 89
Casanova: 92
Something Terrible Came with the Rain: 85
Hollywood: 91
Raw: 90
Varsity Hearts: 95
Heroine: 93

Mixing: 93

Drums: Nice with lots of punch. Crispy snare. Solid kick. Slick cymbals. A little too compressed for my taste.
Bass: Nice smooth distortion, fills in with a consistent low-end.
Guitars: Rhythm guitars nice and chunky. Ambient and lead guitars control the atmosphere.
Vocals: ... read more

Sleep Token - This Place Will Become Your Tomb
91

Track List: 89

Atlantic: 97
Hypnosis: 96
Mine: 85
Like That: 90
The Love You Want: 87
Fall for Me: 68
Alkaline: 95
Distraction: 83
Descending: 87
Telomeres: 95
High Water: 93
Missing Limbs: 90

Mixing: 95

Drums: Unique drum sound. Big fan of the crispy snare. Punchy kick. Silky cymbals and really articulated hats.
Bass: Served its purpose of holding the mix together, would've been nice to hear just a little more.
Guitars: Chunky rhythm tone and nice ambient guitars, fills up the mix real ... read more

The Devil Wears Prada - Color Decay
91

Track List: 90

Exhibition: 93
Salt: 95
Watchtower: 85
Noise: 93
Broken: 89
Sacrifice: 90
Trapped: 92
Time: 90
Twenty-Five: 91
Fire: 83
Hallucinate: 90
Cancer: 95

Mixing: 85

Drums: Nice and punchy. Not too flashy and lays a solid foundation for many songs.
Bass: Grindy. Really helps thicken the guitars and occasionally does some nice call and response with the guitars and drums.
Guitars: Solid Riffs. However, tone sounds a bit too artificial/digital to my taste.
Vocals: Really nice blend ... read more

Periphery - Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre
93

Track List: 90

Wildfire - 91
Atropos - 90
Wax Wings - 100
Everything Is Fine! - 89
Silhouette - 80
Dying Star - 85
Zagreus - 93
Dracula Gras - 95
Thanks Nobuo - 90

Mixing: 100

Drums: Possibly the best snare sound out there. Kick drum is beefy but with a nice slap to it, different from the stereotypical clicky drums. Cymbals are clean and crisp, bright but not harsh.
Bass: Gnarly. Perfect bridge between rhythm guitars and drums. Low-end stays consistent and mid to high frequencies blend ... read more

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