am i black enough to review this?

why do north americans always fuck everything?

mmh the only thing that can be said:
why?

let's talk about overrating.
this album.
i've just won.

epic, but not a masterpiece

lyrically, this album is well elaborated as previous behemoth's albums, but i think this one is more intimate. it's quite emotionally taxing as well [none of their previous records have done that to me]

there are plenty of tremendous moments in the album, like the outro in 'in the absence ov light', which is almost difficult to listen to because it's so intense that I never know whether to head bang or contemplate how the world collapses.

the satanist is empty somehow though [i noticed that ... read more

my first thought was 'i've listened to something like this before'
my final thought was 'have i been listening to a looping of the same song?'

impressive, concise, emotional, but way too much ambitious

we lost her

i'll take the guardian's words, and i quote: it’s often compelling, but you occasionally find yourself gripped by an overwhelming urge to turn it off.
can't be more precise than that

having in mind that rap derived from funk helps to understand this record, hence its tight relation with african-american culture. Snoop Dogg is taking everything back to its roots. Songs like the ones in this lp, songs that emulate the 70's and 80's atmosphere, were the most sampled songs by rappers back on those gold days.
with so many pros [like the collaborations, a strong and steady production from Pharrell, the music itself and its smoothly realization] there must be some cons. well, i ... read more

completely unnecessary

oh my...