Album Rating: 5.0

Okay but I would consider a few (not a lot) of these tracks to contain post-rock elements, particularly "The Apostate." I wasn't attempting to deliberately draw comparisons between Swans and GYBE, but I can see why someone might think that I guess.

Album Rating: 4.0

What Pitchfork wrote about this album is one of the best things I've ever read in a review:



Is this music primal? Yes. Intense? Absurdly so. On "A Piece of the Sky", Gira sings that "the sun fucks the dawn." Why the sun can't just come out normally is unclear. But there's still room for music like this, music that claws its way unapologetically toward wherever it thinks answers might be hiding.



Your review was great Sowing really truly, but that just made my day.

OMG WHATS REVIEW 200 GONNA BE

the post rock references aren't silly at all, and they're not a focal point of the review. surprise surprise, users blowing one line of a staff review out of proportion just to be internet d-bags

Album Rating: 5.0

Also, I just want to say that I did elaborate after the much-debated line containing the GYBE comparison:



The Seer is as massive of a record as Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven, but it is decidedly less structured. Instead of building towards one climax after another, The Seer opts for sudden, quick tempo changes. The way that ‘The Wolf’ transitions into the thirty-two minute title track is evidence of this, suddenly departing from hushed vocals to loud bagpipes that are just jarring enough to send a jolt up your spine.



And no offense taken, SeaAnemone. I can stand to be questioned, it seriously isn't a big deal. I think Soby was referring to Graveyard because he and Riff don't make any sense when they try to argue.



And yeah, my fantasy team was auto drafted but I'll still compete with ya'll

yeah, i really fail to see how the post-rock references are 'silly'. it seemed pretty damn obvious to me. anyhow, loved the review dude. looking forward to number 200

Album Rating: 5.0

ENTHUSIASM

Album Rating: 5.0

also thanks gyro and soby for defending my honor ;)

Album Rating: 5.0

Sowing, I love you.

Album Rating: 5.0

also im drunk so don't take me seriously, but this album rules

Much like Taylor Swift's 2008 breakout album Fearless, powerviolence behemoths Iron Lung's latest also has track titles and cover art. Curiously though, where Taylor opts to let her boobs and sparkly dresses do the talking on her album cover, Iron Lung opts to display a picture of a dead guy lying on the sidewalk.

four paragraphs later

There's a moment during "Brutal Supremacy" where one can't help but think of, once again, Taylor Swift's "Love Story" as both tracks display a keen sense of affection and longing for the subject of the song.

ok sorry I'll stop now. good review : )

Album Rating: 5.0

HAHAHAHAHA



That's the funniest thing I've read tonight, props Eric. I see your point, trust me - and maybe it detracts slightly from my credibility by making those reference. I might have to be a little more careful about the comparisons I make in the future, but hopefully (and I personally think) that it doesn't really have much of an effect on the overall quality of this review. But I guess that's for the readers such as yourself to decide.

lol sea that's harsh

damn i wish i could read

this'll be a fun thread

Album Rating: 5.0

Awesome review. Love how you discussed each track, nearly every other review i've read (not on this site) didn't mention any of the

The suspense...

What was Cyanade1 going to say?

Album Rating: 4.0

riff do you like this album. i trust you and need your approval pls.

this album is pretentious garbage