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Suffocation - Despise the Sun
Suffocation
Despise the Sun
1998 • EP
95
Jul 18, 2025
Exivious - Exivious
Exivious
Exivious
2009 • LP
95
May 16, 2025
Lady Gaga
ARTPOP
2013 • LP
90
Jan 27, 2025
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Lady Gaga
Born This Way
2011 • LP
90
Jan 7, 2025
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga
The Fame Monster
2009 • EP
95
Dec 11, 2024
Lady Gaga - The Fame
Lady Gaga
The Fame
2008 • LP
100
Nov 27, 2024

Recent Reviews

Suffocation - Despise the Sun
95

The 'gateway' I took to brutal death metal. Musicianship is excellent and the production is solid, if maybe less sonically 'rich' than I would prefer.

If I had to single out one particular aspect that stands out *most*, I'd give it to Terrance Hobbs' guitar work. Fans of Suffocation will also appreciate the musical clarity this EP gives to the ass-kicking 'Catatonia' compared to its original.

The only genuine qualm I have with this EP is its length, but ... read more

Exivious - Exivious
95

Instrumental technical death metal with a heavy jazz fusion influence: try saying that five times fast.

In a less pithy and more detailed explanation, the musicianship across the board is excellent, and unlike earlier techdeath groups (not blaming here since budgets fluctuate), the production here allows every instrument to shine without it becoming an overwhelming mess of sound. The vibrancy of the bass in particular is delightful.

My personal preference would have been to *slightly* ... read more

90

Don't you know her ass is famous?

Lady Gaga - Born This Way
90

I don't speak 'Born This Way' slander, and I won't even if you like.

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
95

Note: This review is speaking purely of the eight-track standard issue version.

A worthy sequel to an iconic debut album and this one also leads off with the sledgehammer of 'Bad Romance': one of, if not *the* most essential song that anyone who listens to Gaga should hear. Much the same as its predecessor, The Fame Monster is also effortlessly replayable and 'fun'.

While shorter than The Fame, The Fame Monster also benefits from its brevity: it is pure, unrestrained, ... read more


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