Really dig how sludgy this was. Makes it feel much heavier and packs so much more of a punch than other deathcore releases this year.

I was worried about the last song being 13 minutes, as a lot of music in this genre doesn't work a that length, but I was pleasantly surprised, to the point it may be my favorite song on the album. Love the buildup and the contrast between this moment of the album compared to what came before it.

I don't quite love this as much as others seem to do, but it's still a very fun and enjoyable comeback album. Never heard of these guys before, but apparently they've made some bangers in the past, so I'll need to check them out at some point.

Quite a lot of punch in this short project. It's pretty, it's zany, and it's quite great.

It's also all over the place, but for a debut project to still swing for the fences like this is pretty admirable and shows how much they are not messing around with their sound.

Just like a lot of people, I was introduced to Simz on Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. I need to relisten to that one, as it has been a few years since I've spun it in full, but I remember it being fucking phenomenal.

This is great as well. The combination of the emotional vulnerability with the lush soundscapes, alongside the goofy tongue-and-cheek bangers led to a very dynamic listen.

And yes, I admit that I thought Young was funny. I find the British experience to be quite humorous.

End of the World was the big highlight for me, but the rest of the album was very enjoyable as well. Fair to say I was in the same boat and wasn't expecting much going in, but damn, quite a lush and energetic album from Miley.

Every time he said fuck, I felt like he was directing it towards me and I felt really sad and ashamed of myself.

Really glad I found this before the end of the year, because this fucking rules. I think people really like to write off country because the genre is so oversaturated with dogshit, but like, a lot of genres are like that. If you dig through the mud, you will find the heat, and this is heat.

There is a whole lot of emotion in this one: anger, love, sadness. Best part? It's not ... read more

Not quite as seamless as From Mars to Sirius, but still an elegant and heavy as fuck album.

Gojira still to this day is the best concert I've ever been to. Seeing and hearing The Art of Dying live was euphoric. Their best song and one of the best metal songs ever made.

There are also a number of great highlights on here. Toxic Garbage Island, Esoteric Surgery and the title track are all excellent. Listen to this with the fattest headphones or speakers you have, you won't get the ... read more

Definitive album for me when it comes to my enjoyment of metal. Forty Six & 2 blew my mind the first time I heard it in high school.

This album is packed full of bangers. Stinkfist, Eulogy, Hooker With A Penis, the title track, and so on. So many great songs I love dearly that ooze with creativity, humor and tasteful edge.

I really hate the intermissions on this album though. TOOL intermissions usually aren't that problematic or noteworthy, but they tend to get in the way a lot on ... read more

Agalloch nails the desolate, cold, vibe of winter more than any other band I've listened to. The combination of the black metal aggression and the folksy slower section leave a dynamic experience that is beautiful and harrowing.

While I still find myself enjoying The Mantle more, this was still an amazing listen and deserves a lot more recognition.

Quite great actually, especially considering how early this is in the band's career.

Much more locked in and cohesive compared to Petitioning The Empty Sky. However, the aggression has only increased since the last album and it is glorious.

I find that Petitioning The Empty Sky has much stronger highlights, but as a full album experience, When Forever Comes Crashing is definitely much stronger.

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Wanted to start a Converge discog dive and I had no idea where to start so I'm going with this one. Good lord that album cover is nightmare fuel.

It's all over the place, but there is a lot of great stuff here. Much groovier than I was expecting and that's pretty neat to see, but there is still that punch-you-in-the-jaw aggression you know Converge for.

The Saddest Day, Forsaken and Color Me Blood Red are definitely the standouts for me, but the rest of the songs are pretty ... read more

Very nice breath of fresh air when it comes to deathcore. A lot of great performances and interesting writing decisions left me intrigued on where the album was going to go next.

I do think there is a lot of fat to be trimmed, as I don't think the album justifies it being this long, but there is still a lot here that that I enjoyed and see myself coming back to.

There are definitely blackgaze and atmospheric black metal albums that are better than this, but for what it is, it does present a very moody and oppressive atmosphere the whole runtime, even if disjointed.

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I think the topic of The Great War being explored by a black metal band is really fitting and interesting. At the very least, I want to check out 1914's other albums now as they seem to be even better than this one, which is really exciting to see.

As for this one, it's really good, but I did find the album's flow to be off. I feel as if the album should have ended with 1919, as that is a much more dramatic and fitting closer that War Out is.

I have some other complaints as ... read more

I find that the greatness of this album doesn't come from its creativity, but it's ability to culminate the best aspects of modern metalcore.

Performances? Phenomenal. LaPlante's vocals are some of the best metalcore has to offer. Her cleans are beautiful, her screams are brutal, just all around fantastic.

The riffs are groovy, the drumming kicks ass, pretty much everything about this album is enjoyable. Yeah, it's not the most creative or groundbreaking release, but you ... read more

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As much of a prog guy I tend to be, I always struggled to sit down and listen to this one all the way through. I feel the main reason for that is because there is just a lot going on. This album takes so many twists and turns it can be a bit disorientating, especially as we reach the second half of the album and the songs get super long.

Finally getting through it all the way, yeah, I like it a lot. So many ideas and they all flow into one another very well. White Walls is especially great. ... read more