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Fuath - III
Fuath
III
75
Jan 1

Recently Rated

Diapsiquir - A.N.T.I.
Diapsiquir
A.N.T.I.
2011 • LP
75
Feb 12
Saor - Forgotten Paths
Saor
Forgotten Paths
2019 • LP
75
Jan 8
CHAEYOUNG - LIL FANTASY vol.1
CHAEYOUNG
LIL FANTASY vol.1
2025 • LP
45
Jan 7
Distant - Nothing Left to Hate
Distant
Nothing Left to Hate
2026 • Single
80
Jan 7
Deathspell Omega - Paracletus
Deathspell Omega
Paracletus
2010 • LP
75
Jan 5
Mugshot - Empty Heaven
Mugshot
Empty Heaven
2021 • EP
70
Jan 5
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances
Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances
1984 • LP
90
Jan 2

Pinned Review

Worm Shepherd - Ritual Hymns
100

I'll be honest, is the music actually worth a 100? Nope, an 85 would be more accurate but this album just means so fucking much to me. It felt like a musical representation of how I felt with my depression and now more than 2 years after its release, I've nearly completely recovered from my depression but I still absolutely love this album to death.

It's so incredibly bleak, dark and fills you with a feeling of utter hopelessness and that's exactly how I felt in my day to day life when it ... read more

Recent Reviews

Ingested - Merciless Reflection (feat. Damonteal Harris)
85

Ingested is back to slamming away, May 8th can't come soon enough!

Saor - Forgotten Paths
75

More solid atmospheric black metal. I loved the piano and the more folky instrumentation on here but it's a little short. The perfect length for an atmospheric black metal album for me is between 50 and 70 minutes so the album has the chance to completely engulf you in the atmosphere.

CHAEYOUNG - LIL FANTASY vol.1
45

It's nice, calm, soothing and the production is great... BUT it's way too short. The songs don't get any opportunities to flow and evolve which just makes me feel like there's a lot of potential on this album that's just wasted. Why? Shorter songs do well in streaming in our current day and age where the attention span of the average human is going down and down. Pair that with the fact that it's k-pop and the fact that music and artistry play second fiddle to pure ... read more

Distant - Nothing Left to Hate
80

I'm Dutch and I'll admit, I've got a soft spot for bands from my country. Distant's music is simple, it just chugs along while throwing some monstrous vocals your way and yet, I enjoy it so much. Literally some of the heaviest music that exists.

Nox Intempesta - Die Lieder von Tod und Ewigkeit
40

Okay riffs but the production is too raw. Raw black metal can be great but the production can be too bad. The lazy ass drummer who is constantly dragging and rushing isn't helping at all either.


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