etzharai

etzharai

From Navarre, currently in Madrid

Best of 2023

Hypno5e - Sheol
Hypno5e
Sheol
91
Feb 25
Haken - Fauna
Haken
Fauna
90
Mar 3

Recent Ratings

Raskas - Inside
Raskas
Inside
50
Jun 5
B.A.P - NOIR
B.A.P
NOIR
84
May 30

Pinned Review

The Ocean - Holocene
95
THIS, THIS IS THE AOTY for me.

It has everything I like in a good album; songs I like, good melodies and good riffs or harder moments when needed, wonderful transitions and a context (which this band has been exploring for several albums now). I already knew I was going to like it, but I didn't know it was going to become my favourite album so far in 2023. Congratulations, The Ocean.

FAV TRACKS: Any (there's nothing to much to say when the lowest score is an 85/100).

Recent Reviews

Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
91
Revisited: from 81 to 91. Unlike with City of Evil, which everyone seems to appreciate but me, with the self-titled I agree with the general opinion. I really connected with this one from the first listen, more than 10 years ago now. Except for Lost, which seems to me to be a song that is totally superfluous on this album, it's one of those that I've listened to from beginning to end without getting tired of it.

FAV TRACKS: Critical Acclaim, Scream, Afterlife, Brompton Cocktail (underrated ... read more

Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
66
Revisited and stayed the same. I don't really know why, but this album never really caught my attention, and after listening to it years later, I can understand a little better why. It sounds like the most generic metal possible, done very well, but generic nonetheless, and unnecesarily long. I've only managed to enjoy a couple of songs. The others, to a greater or lesser extent, are pretty forgettable to me.

FAV TRACKS: Sidewinder and M.I.A., and also consider that Blinded in Chains and ... read more

Avenged Sevenfold - Waking the Fallen
93
Revisited: from 91 to 93, a small improvement of this album that for me has always been my favourite of the band. It may not be the best or most mature lyrically, and Matt's voice at this time may not be to everyone's taste, but for me it has the most unique A7X songs in their earlier discography.

FAV TRACKS: Unholy Confessions, Second Heartbeat, I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 (Radiant Eclipse, Clairvoyant Disease and And All Things Will End are pretty underrated too tbh).

Raskas - Inside
50
A curious Moroccan project that deals with the claustrophobia some of us feel in the confinement of the pandemic. The pretext is fine, the execution and the result don't tell me anything.
Guckkasten - STRANGER
60
Even if I loved Pulse, I'm not the biggest fan of their more electronic turn on this EP.

Shoutbox

1mo
Thanks, I appreciate it! The list might not be out for a bit but I'll let you know when it's done.
1mo
A fellow tyranny enjoyer ⁉️⁉️⁉️
1mo
Hey etzharai, for my upcoming 700 follower special I wanted to do a list based some research on AOTY user's most listened to albums. All you need to do is send me a link to your last.fm account. If you don't have one, no worries. If you could tell me what is (probably) your top 10 most listened to albums that would great instead. Thanks for your time in advance!
2mo
hii! i just dropped a new single. it’d be amazing if you could check it out. let me know what you think!
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/626146-shorewood-by-your-side.php
https://linktr.ee/shorewood
2mo
Hello etz, I've released my last Metal single before the album! https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/633224-remark--embrace-the-failure.php

Would really appreciate if you checked it out/reviewed it/rated it, whatever :)
2mo
Oh hello neighbour, como estás?
3mo
You are welcome mate!
3mo
Great SOAD reviews!
5mo
You're welcome. If you have time feel free to check my track. :) cheers

About

100 = Perfect album
90 = Almost perfect album (fav from each year or band)
80 = Really good album I'll come back to
70 = Good album with relistens from time to time
60 = Meh album with more good than bad songs
50 = Meh album with overall meh songs
40 = Meh album with more bad than good songs
30 = Bad album with maybe one or two listenable songs
20 = Bad album overall
10 = Really bad album
0 = Pure dogsh*t

Expect a lot of varied music, post-rock and my personal addition of local (Basque) bands.

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Rating Distribution

90-99
 
190

80-89
 
421

70-79
 
517

60-69
 
234

50-59
 
112

40-49
 
41

30-39
 
33

20-29
 
30

10-19
 
35

0-9
 
34

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