Mastodon's latest release, Hushed and Grim, shows an overall improvement from Emperor of Sand with the first half being more consistent and having great moments but at 15 tracks by the time the album ends the track become more stale and predictable. There is still a lot to offer form this album to some great technical display and a more gloomy approach to their sound is interesting but Hushed and Grim starts on a strong path but starts to drift away by the end.
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A lot if not most music, comes across quite happy, upbeat and friendly to the listener, offering some form of escapism, a world of fantasy away from the reality which we all live some form of hope, freedom. However, The Origin of My Depression goes the complete opposite direction and chooses to face reality and its depressive nature in an experimental ambient record filled with harsh noise, industrial and death in such a disturbing listen but one which feels real and genuine. This isn't ... read more
ABBA's self-titled album sees them move in a more positive light and their biggest release at this point in their career with songs like Mamma Mia becoming smash hits and still recognizable to this name and although the pop group is making more better songs the album sin't necessary consistent for me unlike other records and some of the deeper cuts are enjoyable but can be forgettable
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Mamma Mia 9/10
Hey, Hey Helen 7.5/10.
Tropical Loveland 5/10
SOS 8.5/10.
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Abigor returned in 2020 with their 11th studio album and return with some impressive forms mixing in elements of symphonic and progressive metal to their core black metal sound makes for an epic journey of triumphant and despair packed into 51 minutes of of pure black metal bliss. Filled with great atmosphere, impressive technical display and gut punching vocals.
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Gomorrah Rising - Nightside Rebellion 9/10
Silent Towers, Screaming Tomb 8.5/10.
Orkblut (Sieg oder Tod) ... read more
Everything Everything returns after 2 years since Re-Animator and well I'm going to say it now this is their best album since Get to Heaven and I would argue may even rival it. Raw Data Feel is a clever indietronica / Alternative Dance project by the band filled with their standard progressive art pop. It has so many interesting ideas and sound when surrounding electronics and it comes off so well done with the production for such an abstract listen and with some of their strongest songwriting ... read more
After the very bland and boring, Everything Now, the question is what and how Arcade Fire will response to the criticism was apparent and after 5 years, they have their response, WE. Although the same undertones they had built over their career are still here from the alternative dance to the indie rock but comes of in such an artsy expression, filled with some many elements of progressioon, chamber pop and heartland rock for their first true dive into full art rock and its a mixed bag for me. ... read more
Florence + The Machine return with yet another great record continuing their impressive streak. Following a more poetic, sentimental and spiritual listen, Dance Fever is as emotional charged as Florence + The Machine has ever been and with some impressive stand out tracks like King and My Love, this record is well rounded and well produced for a lush but yet heavy album.
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King 10/10
Free 8.5/10.
Choreomania 8.5/10.
Back In Town 7/10
Girls Against God 7.5/10.
Dream Girl Evil ... read more
Whoa, who is this new artist coming into the scene? With he obvious joke out of the way, it has been a while since Kendrick has dropped a major project, although seen on some features it's been rather silent since DAMN and the black panther soundtrack but that wait does finally come to end. The hype surrounding this record is immense, every year since DAMN you already hear at the end of the year Kendrick Lamar dropping a new release this year that it just seem to become a joke but I'm glad ... read more
Brass sees Moor Mother and Billy Wood pair up together and bring the best out of each other with an avnt-garde abstract hip hop record which is both potent in its lyrical content and in its soundscape for a dark and cryptic listen which sticks with the listener with the great flow of billy woods and the impactful words of Moor Mother.
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Furies 8/10
The Blues Remembers Everything The Country Forgot 9.5/10
Maroons 8.5/10.
Rapunzal 9/10
Arkeology 8.5/10.
Blak Forrest 8/10
Gang ... read more
The Coral return in the 2020's with Coral Island and another good album by the Indie Rock band. Although there are many flaws with this record to the track length, many songs and interludes not adding much to the overall experience and the sound being quite safe. There are many positives such as the great hidden gems within the tracks list such as Faceless Angel and the story is well told and engaging but too many boring songs and interludes leaves me simply not wanting to return to ... read more
Circuit des Yeux continue their strong streak with -io, a mixture of the beautiful bliss of art pop and the darkness of Neoclassical Darkwave for a well defioned sound and album and although for me, the album is not as tight as some of their previous works or other acts in this genre of music, Circuit des Yeux still manages to bring a well round and consistent release.
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Tonglen / In Vain 6.5/10
Vanishing 7.5/10.
Dogma 8/10
The Chase 7/10
Sculpting the Exodus 8/10
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An emotional powerful record by Sadness, ______, is a great example of how powerful songwriting and atmosphere can be to create such an emotional response with boths its uplifting moments and melodic downfalls and all the range inbetween there is so much going on in this album and so much to enjoy.
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see you in the orange light 9/10
orange love 8.5/10.
on a green 8/10
i can't say goodbye 9/10
Average: 8.6/10
Origami Angel follow up their impressive debut with their sophomore release, GAMI GANG, and it sees the band go into more pop punk territory and for me is a step backwards for the band. Firstly, with such a bloated tracklist many tracks don't add much to the overall experience and alongside this many tracks don't stand out and don't have that edge and for me it has weaker songwriting and being less memorable. The energy is still present and the little math rock influence makes for some ... read more
Archspire returns in 2021 with their 4th studio album, Bleed the Future, continuing their aggressive, energetic and complex technical death metal sound for great effect with a consistent and well rounded album which packs a punch but knows not to over stay its welcome with some amazing stand out songs such as the opening track and the self titled track it loses a bit of steam in the second half but still memorable and a highlight for modern death metal.
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Draconian's latest release, Under a Godless Vein continues their great run of albums for their already impressive catalog and continues their Gothic death doom metal sound for a grand ethereal album filled with nothing but atmosphere and which such an interesting story intertwined beautifully for a great concept record, this album leaves nothing but punches and memories.
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Sorrow of Sophia 9.5/10
The Sacrificial Flame 8.5/10.
Lustrous Heart 8.5/10.
Sleepwalkers 9/10
Moon Over ... read more
Undeath improve on all front from their already impressive debut with their sophomore alum, It's Time... To Rise from the Grave. A thick, infernal aggresive death metal release which sees better production, songwriting, vocals and technical abilities for an album which plummets you into the delves of violence with strong riffs, crushing bass and drums for such a dense listen.
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Fiend for Corpses 8.5/10.
Defiled Again 9/10
Rise from the Grave 10/10
Necrobionics 9.5/10
Enhancing the ... read more
Fontaines D.C. returns with their 3rd studio album, Skinty Fia, which sees them continue their gothic post-punk sound which i love and i have adore the band approach to the sound since their debut and Skinty Fia is the full realization of this sound and how impressive it can be with their most focused, consistent album to date, with a beautiful yet dark and twisted pessimistic view on love which comes off so cold but yet understandable and with the how rhythmic the whole soundscape is, it makes ... read more
After 4 years since his huge success of DAYTONA, Pusha T finally returns with his 4th solo album, It's Almost Dry, which continues his boostful southern gangsta rap style filled with some of the best modern production has to offer and with Pusha bringing some strong bars and the features adding a lot more diversity and edge to the record. It was worth the wait for this album. I do find it less focused as DAYTONA but it is another strong addition to his already impressive catalog.
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GUMBO is another strong set of tracks by the upcoming underground hip hop star, Pink Siify, filled with a dreamy, abstract mellow atmosphere and beats which works so well with the mellow soundscape and more introspective lyrics and although the tracklist is a bit too long most tracks don't overstay their welcome but some don't add much to the overall experience mainly some interludes but still a strong project.
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Gumbo'! 4 tha Folks, Hold On 8/10
Wayans Bros 8/10
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ROME returns back in 2020 with The Lone Furrow and although he doesn't stand much to their best projects it is a welcome album within their discography with many highlights especially within the first half but often doesn't have the consistency for me to say it is great, but with clever use of features, dark and cold atmosphere and great us of suspense. The Lone Furrow packs a punch.
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Masters of the Earth 6/10
Tyriat Sig Tyrias 7.5/10.
Achtung, Baby! 8.5/10.
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