Album Rating: 5.0

botb has a very solid fucking point there

Album Rating: 5.0

ultimate page break, this is not black metal. not even really that much black metal influence tbh, if you wanna talk black metal influenced screamo listen to the two newest Portrayal of Guilt records and then get back to me and really try to say this is black metal

Album Rating: 4.5

genre issues aside, the desperation in the vocal delivery in that last part of devotion was just mental. I was not surprised to learn the backstory of his mother's passing through this review... makes more sense now actually

Album Rating: 5.0

I would argue there's a bigger element of blackgaze in this record. like i stated in the review, the very sunbather intro to Scaffolding and the middle of Runaway being very reminiscent of previous Deafheaven work. i wouldn't compare them to a band like alcest or AAFCC as much tho.



if you like this record, listen to the debut record from Heavenly Blue, great year for screamo so far.

Album Rating: 5.0

@catdragons if that hits you, you NEED to listen to their release before this, it's all about the passing of his mother and it's wrenching stuff



Also yes people go listen to that Heavenly Blue album it's so sick

Album Rating: 4.5

damm these guys pull no punches when selecting the theme of their songs huh.



the emotional burden is too real... especially with Devotion, Refrain and Horizon Line



this release is def up there with ojne for emotional vocal delivery. Tone delivery-wise I think this vocalist tops state faults, honestly



and will check out heavenly blue as well. amazing run of releases for me

Album Rating: 4.0

Finally got to listen to this and it was scrumptious

Album Rating: 5.0

melon head's review of this is absolutely criminal

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah whack opinion all around but it’s great for the band.

Album Rating: 5.0

melon sucks

Album Rating: 5.0

I mean again, even if he didn’t give it a 9 or a 10 it’s still great exposure for the band.

Album Rating: 5.0

Idc about Melon one way or the other but yeah he's always had fucking awful taste lol

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, i used to just say that he just has different tastes than me but god calling the Avenged Sevenfold record the worst album of 2023 just made me go “oh ok you’re wrong”



Even if you hate Avenged Sevenfold there’s at least five records from last year that are inarguably worse, and I’m not even including some that ranked lower on his list.

Album Rating: 4.0

Wait people are surprised Fantano doesn’t like something good

Album Rating: 5.0

I know it is unrelated but -



Thrice's Open Water and Helmet's Unsung have the exact same vocal delivery pattern.



In relation to this, this album is monstrous.

Album Rating: 3.5

holy shit guys



Thrice's Open Water and Helmet's Unsung have the exact same vocal delivery pattern.

Album Rating: 5.0

Will have to look into this lol

Album Rating: 5.0

5'd ahrd.

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeaaaaaaa boooooiiiiii

Album Rating: 4.0

Really close to bumping this, just need to give it a couple weeks to breathe and then come back.



But it's really something. Horizon Line is probably my SOTY right now.