In Vain (NO) Solemn
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PortalofPerfection
April 29th 2024


3170 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

The opener (Against the Grain) is one of the best metal songs of all time. Can't tell you how many times I've listened to it.



I can tell they 100% went for an opener like that with this album but it was a tall order.

bloc
April 29th 2024


70174 Comments


^That is a good ass song, I'll give you that

PortalofPerfection
April 29th 2024


3170 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Lyrics are badass too.



I spun this twice and both times got super bored after the first two tracks up until Blood Makes…



Will give it another spin after I let it breath for a bit.

DDDeftoneDDD
April 30th 2024


22322 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Ahah live time reaction here. First track in and I started to think "ahah no way this shit is too polite for me". Second track was another story and it got really dirty on me XD



So...definitely divided here

Gmork89
April 30th 2024


8660 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I like the NFL breakdown in the first track.

DDDeftoneDDD
April 30th 2024


22322 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Third track - The riffs and solo after the sax saves the track again, here we goo

DDDeftoneDDD
April 30th 2024


22322 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

was all this...In Vain? (NO not really hehe...)

DDDeftoneDDD
April 30th 2024


22322 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

(NO)? ahah okay then

lucazade22
April 30th 2024


803 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is really great! Only track I don't care for is Beyond the Pale

Groundking
May 1st 2024


2279 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I hadn't heard of these before this review, I've since span Aenigma and the debut a couple of times. I like Aenigma a lot, don't care much for the debut but this album is so much better than either and it makes me wanna give it a 5.

Gmork89
May 2nd 2024


8660 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Ive listened to so much melodeath at this point that it will take something miraculous to really blow my mind, but this is still very solid and growing on me.

demigod!
May 2nd 2024


49613 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

m/

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
May 2nd 2024


10015 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

m//////

Hawks
May 2nd 2024


87876 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

This might become a 5 for me in time. Its pretty much flawless to me.

Gmork89
May 3rd 2024


8660 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

God damn I need to dig into this harder then, Hawks were usually pretty aligned haha.

Hawks
May 3rd 2024


87876 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Agreed bro lol.

PortalofPerfection
May 3rd 2024


3170 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Gave this another try. Still a 3 😅



I can easily skip like 2/3rds of this and have a better experience.



Just realized though, Swampborn reminds me of these guys' sound, but they do it better.

Hawks
May 3rd 2024


87876 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Damn son.

DDDeftoneDDD
May 4th 2024


22322 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Well, I can honestly see the 4.5 on this. I'm not sure I will though. Many tracks that go from that average melodeath, I do not care much about, to amazing prog and death hooky moments.

Gmork89
May 4th 2024


8660 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Exactly ^ some mid alongside some 6/5 moments, hard to pin a rating. Blood Makes the grass grow is amazing



A few riffs I feel I have heard elsewhere too, even the song above has a moonsorrow riff in the verses.





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